President: Barack Obama
U.S. Senate: Jim Martin
Public Service Commission, District 4: Jim Powell
Fulton County Sheriff: Ted Jackson
Georgia Court of Appeals: Christopher McFadden, Michael Meyer von Bremen, Bruce Edenfield, Sara Doyle.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Amendment No. 1, to allow lower property taxes on Georgia forest land: Yes.
Amendment No. 2, to allow local school districts to ...
Oct
30
Atlanta, Oct. 30, 2008 – The Supreme Court of Georgia today upheld James R. Powell’s right to run in Tuesday’s election for a seat on the Public Service Commission.
Secretary of State Karen Handel had appealed a Fulton County Superior Court ruling that sided with Powell and overturned her decision finding ...
The state Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that Public Service Commission Democratic nominee Jim Powell can stay on the ballot.
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Source: Creative Loafing Blog, Written by Thomas Wheatley
GEORGIANS WHO care about rising costs for electricity and natural gas should pay attention to two races for seats on the state's Public Service Commission.
The five-member PSC is charged with regulating the state's utilities. While candidates for each seat must live in specific districts of Georgia, they run statewide. So ...
Jim Powell for Public Service Commissioner
Jim Powell will stop the systematic deregulation of the power industry, which has increased power prices by about 40 percent. Once again power producers will be required to practice least-cost planning so that our rates are kept low. Fuel source diversity and energy efficiency are ...
Oct
27
Specifically citing the elimination of the state office that advocates for consumers in utility cases, Republican out-going Public Service Commissioner Angela Speir on Thursday endorsed Democrat Jim Powell to replace her.
Powell faces Republican Lauren “Bubba” McDonald, who has served as chairman of the utility board.
The Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs, ...
HIAWASSEE, GA: Jim Powell, Democratic Candidate for the Public Service Commission, calls on his opponent, Lauren McDonald, to join him in pledging to the voters that if elected the candidate would not participate in any closed door communications with representatives or lobbyist of the utility companies regulated by the Public ...
As you may know, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
(ACEEE) released the 2008 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard earlier this
month. The comprehensive state energy efficiency scorecard is presented to
document best practices and recognize leadership among the states. The
scorecard can serve as a means of benchmarking state efforts, with the goal
of ...