From a press release: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Wole Ralph, former Clayton County Commissioner, entered a guilty plea to filing false campaign disclosure reports in violation of the Ethics in Government Act and received 24 months of probation. The court sentenced Ralph under the First Offender Act. “As elected officials, we have
From a press release: ATLANTA, GA –Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan group of twenty-five state attorneys general urging President-elect Donald Trump to rescind the “Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States” (WOTUS Rule)—which was promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Georgia has dethroned Texas. First when Georgia created a more business friendly environment and now in the number of executions. America saw 20 executions in 2016, nine of which came from Georgia. That’s nearly half of the executions nationwide. It’s the most inmates Georgia has put to death in the 40 years since the Supreme
Newly minted Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr rolled out his picks for senior leadership today. Replacing Solicitor General Britt Grant, who was appointed by Governor Deal to the Georgia Supreme Court, Carr is promoting Deputy Solicitor General, Sarah Hawkins Warren. Warren also served as the Special Counsel for Water Litigation and was heavily involved in
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued a statement today in support of a decision by the US District Court to issue an injunction against enforcement of an updated rule from the Department of Labor that changed the way overtime pay would be applied to certain workers. I commend the court’s preliminary injunction. The overtime rule
Today, President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to the position of Attorney General. Sessions has been a supporter of Trump from the start of his campaign, and has been credited by many as a major influence on Trump’s positions on immigration. While the reaction on social media to the nomination has been mixed,
Attorney General Chris Carr was sworn in today at the Capitol to become Georgia’s 54th Attorney General. Governor Nathan Deal appointed Carr after former Attorney General Sam Olens stepped down to serve as President of Kennesaw State University. Carr will fulfill the remainder of the approximate 26 months left on Olens’ term. Carr previously served as
Now that it’s all over but the shouting, (from some dopey college kids who ought to be locked up for disrupting a public meeting) and Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens been appointed President of Kennesaw State University and Chris Carr, the former Commissioner of the State Department of Economic Development, has been announced as Olens’ replacement, we should
Following several months of rumors, The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported this afternoon that Attorney General Sam Olens will take the helm of Kennesaw State University. Sources anticipate that Chris Carr, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, will be appointed as Attorney General by Governor Deal. Former KSU President Dan Papp retired in June following an audit
Attorney General Sam Olens annnounced today that Georgia has joined with 20 other states in opposing a new federal Labor Department rule that doubles the salary an employee must earn in order to be exempt from paying overtime wages. Under the new rule, anyone who makes $913 per week or less is entitled to overtime
