ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia House Speaker David Ralston said leading up to the General Assembly's opening gavel that he wanted his re-election to be free from the drama that his counterpart in Washington, D.C., saw earlier this month.
He got his wish Monday, winning the gavel for another term by an easy 160-18 vote.
Rep. Jan Jones, R-Milton, won a 118-57 vote for another term as speaker pro tempore, the No. 2 job in the lower chamber.
Those margins mean Ralston and Jones each drew several dozen votes from Democrats in the overwhelmingly Republican chamber.
That's a far cry from Congress, where House Speaker John Boehner couldn't get fellow Republicans to vote for him on the heels of his latest tax deal with President Barack Obama.
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Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma. Those shelters could mean the difference between life and death when faced with one of these powerful storms.
A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian.
Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian.
