University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.daltondailycitizen.com http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/local/x1984797476/State-Senate-passes-bill-creating-the-Zell-Miller-Grant State Senate passes bill creating the Zell Miller Grant Submitted by the Senate Press Office The Georgia Senate on Thursday approved House Bill 697, a bill that establishes the Zell Miller Grant and defines additional opportunities for taxpayer contributions towards educational assistance nonprofits. The bill […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.mdjonline.com http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/24821495/article-SPSU-leader-Rossbacher-takes-post-in-California?instance=secondary_story_left_column SPSU leader Rossbacher takes post in California by Rachel Gray MARIETTA — Southern Polytechnic State University’s president, who was about to be displaced after a mandated merger with Kennesaw State University, has accepted a new position at a northern California school. Lisa Rossbacher will become the first female […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.forest-blade.com http://www.forest-blade.com/news/education/article_1ac1f9e0-b126-11e3-9f49-0019bb2963f4.html Reject anything less than your dream–pursue college A college degree provides opportunity, but completing one requires intentional preparation and perseverance. Additionally, the navigation of admission, financial aid and degree requirements is often a troublesome maze. Consequently, many capable people go through life without completing a college degree. Recognizing […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/what-bills-made-the-cut-in-georgias-2014-legislati/nfJKj/ What bills made the cut in Georgia’s 2014 legislative session? By Aaron Gould Sheinin and Kristina Torres The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Lawmakers’ 40 days are up. The 2014 legislative session ended Thursday with the gavel banging at midnight in the House and Senate chambers signaling death […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-gun-bill/nfHn6/ Georgia lawmakers pass sweeping gun bill By Aaron Gould Sheinin and Kristina Torres The fate of a sweeping expansion to Georgia’s gun laws, the subject of much debate and consternation over the course of the past two legislative sessions, was decided in the final hour […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-lawmakers-make-final-push/nfHHf/ Georgia lawmakers make final push By Chris Joyner and Jeremy Redmon The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The last day of this year’s 40-day legislative session – a furious race against the clock known in Latin as sine die – has begun with the fate of several controversial […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/budget-passes-with-a-last-minute-surprise/nfGFL/ Budget passes, with a last-minute surprise By James Salzer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution With primaries two months away, the House and Senate gave final approval Tuesday to an election-friendly budget that gives a little something to pretty much everyone. Including, at the last minute, the Atlanta […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/house-senate-negotiators-agree-to-208-billion-budg/nfFb4/ House, Senate negotiators agree to $20.8 billion budget deal, extra pay for Senate staffers By James Salzer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Legislative budget negotiators agreed late Monday to a $20.8 billion budget for the upcoming year that plows more than $300 million extra into schools and […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.myajc.com http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/bills-in-play-for-final-days-of-georgia-legislatur/nfC37/?icmp=ajc_internallink_invitationbox_apr2013_ajcstub1 Bills in play for final days of Georgia Legislature BY AARON GOULD SHEININ AND KRISTINA TORRES – THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION After 38 days in session, the 2014 General Assembly will meet Tuesday and Thursday before lawmakers head home to campaign and transition back to private […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.gpb.org http://www.gpb.org/news/2014/03/13/house-and-senate-at-odds-over-key-bills House And Senate At Odds Over Key Bills By Jeanne Bonner ATLANTA — We told you Thursday that the pace of business at the State Capitol had quickened. That’s especially true in the scramble to push through controversial measures. Lawmakers are grafting parts of those […]