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Sen. David Shafer Will Run for Lieutenant Governor State Senator David Shafer has announced that he will be a candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2010.  He says he has 120 current and former members of the General Assembly, from every corner of our great state, ready to endorse his candidacy. Read More...

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Seasons Greetings from Georgia Beat The editor and staff of Georgia Beat and our gabeat.com website wish to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  We'll be back on the job covering the news and getting ready for the Legislative Session right after the Holidays.   Read More...

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Former PSC Commissioner Mac Barber Died Sunday

Funeral services will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Commerce First United Methodist Church for J. Mac Barber, 91, a former State Representative and longtime member of the Public Service Commission.

Barber was one of Georgia's longest serving state officials, as a member of the Georgia House from 1949 to 1973.  He ran for Insurance Commissioner (Comptroller General) and lost to fellow representative, Johnnie Caldwell.  He would go on to be elected to the PSC five times.

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