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Military, overseas citizens can e-vote this year

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Saturday, January 14th, 2012, 12:02pm
Military, overseas citizens can e-vote this year

ATLANTA -- Georgia's military and overseas citizens will be able to participate in the state's upcoming presidential primary by e-vote starting later this month.

Secretary of State Brian Kemp said those voters can access their absentee ballots electronically starting Jan. 21 for the Mar. 6 election.

Kemp and Georgia National Guard Adjutant General Jim Butterworth will conduct a joint outreach and education effort to promote voting opportunities for military personnel and their families.

Go here for more information: www.sos.ga.gov/mvp.

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Rep. Price to address Kennesaw State students

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, November 7th, 2011, 10:27am
Rep. Price to address Kennesaw State students

KENNESAW, Ga. -- U.S. Representative Tom Price (R-Ga.) will speak at Kennesaw State University on Monday.

Price represents Georgia's 6th congressional district, which includes Cherokee County, east Cobb, north Fulton and Dunwoody, as well as Roswell, Sandy Springs and Vinings.

He will speak to KSU students who are majoring in political science and/or taking classes centered on Congress and the legislative process. Rep. Price is expected to discuss his career in politics, give an update on Congress and his priorities, and take questions from students.

All KSU political science majors and those in Congress-related classes are encouraged to attend. The lecture will begin at 3:30 p.m., followed by a reception at 5 p.m., in Prillaman Hall, the school's health sciences building.

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Early voting available now for city elections

Submitted by mariettapio on Saturday, October 22nd, 9:15 am
Early voting available now for city elections

 

The municipalities of Kennesaw, Powder Springs and Smyrna will hold elections Tuesday, Nov. 8, and early voting is open now through Nov. 4. Any voter in any of the three cities may vote in person 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, at the main Elections Office, 736 Whitlock Ave., Marietta.

Advanced voting will also be available 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 31-Nov. 4 at the following locations:

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Perdue to address Coles College of Business

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, October 3rd, 2011, 1:03pm
Perdue to address Coles College of Business

KENNESAW, Ga. -- Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue will address alumni, faculty, staff, students and business partners of the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University.

Perdue's talk, entitled "From Chopsticks to Wood Pellets: Made in Georgia Goes Global," marks the 20th annual Tetley Distinguished Leader Lecture Series for the business college.

The lecture will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta).

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7 named to Deal's immigration review board

Submitted by Associated Press
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011, 9:42am
7 named to Deal's immigration review board

ATLANTA -- Seven people have been appointed to a newly created board to look into complaints about state and local officials failing to comply with state laws related to immigration.

The Immigration Enforcement Review Board was created by the state's tough new law targeting illegal immigration.

Appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal are Americans for Immigration Control spokesman Phil Kent, former Fulton County GOP chairman Shawn Hanley and lawyer Ben Vinson. Appointed by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle are Dallas Mayor Boyd Austin and Coweta County Sheriff Mike Yeager. Appointed by House Speaker David Ralston are lawyer Robert Mumford and Colquitt County Commissioner Terry Clark.

The board will have the power to investigate complaints, hold hearings, subpoena documents and witnesses, and take disciplinary action.

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LOCAL PROFILE: Clayton County Commission Chairman, Eldrin Bell

Submitted by Eden Godbee, Where U Live Producer
Thursday, September 1st, 2011, 4:08pm

JONESBORO, Ga. -- Eldrin Bell is a local legend in Atlanta local law enforcement and politics.

Recently, the Where U Live spoke with him about his history in Atlanta and his current position in Clayton County.

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Tracking programs created to bring jobs to Georgia

Submitted by Jerry Carnes, 11Alive Reporter
Friday, August 26th, 2011, 11:33am
Tracking programs created to bring jobs to Georgia

ATLANTA -- With Georgia's unemployment rate remaining in double digits, 11Alive journalists are busy digging into three programs that promised to create jobs.

One of them is the federal stimulus program.

According to the state's Stimulus Accountability website, the federal government has granted Georgia approximately $3.2 billion in stimulus funds. Georgia's unemployment rate was around 8.8 percent just prior to the start of the stimulus program. Two years later, unemployment has risen to the current rate of 10.1 percent.

Where are the stimulus jobs?

In Paulding County, the stimulus program is getting mixed reviews.

Paulding County has received approximately $46 million in federal stimulus funds. The unemployment rate there was 6 percent in 2008 before the stimulus program. Unemployment in Paulding has risen to its current rate of 10.6 percent.

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