ATLANTA (AP) - A special election has been scheduled to fill Chip Rogers' seat in the state senate following his abrupt resignation.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://bit.ly/UGq3dm ) reports the special election is scheduled for Jan. 8.
Rogers, a Republican from Woodstock, announced he was leaving the state senate Tuesday for a job with Georgia Public Broadcasting. He is slated to lead a radio show focused on Georgia business and economics.
He was elected to the state senate in 2002 and represented District 21, which covers parts of Cherokee and north Fulton counties.
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Three people remain at an Atlanta hospital a day after they were injured aboard a hotel shuttle bus that crashed with a tractor-trailer near the city's airport.
Three people remain at an Atlanta hospital a day after they were injured aboard a hotel shuttle bus that crashed with a tractor-trailer near the city's airport.
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:19 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:19:38 GMT
Georgia stands to lose $1.8 million in funding because state officials refuse to participate in a federal survey that asks high school and middle school students about their sexual history.
Georgia stands to lose $1.8 million in funding because state officials refuse to participate in a federal survey that asks high school and middle school students about their sexual history.
