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GOHS grant helps DDS stay current with criminal convictions Georgia Department of Driver Services (Source: WALB) By Kim McCullough | February 24, 2021 at 2:17 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 2:17 PM ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) was awarded a grant of over $300,000 from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to support, maintain, and upgrade the State of Georgia Electronic Conviction Processing System (GECPS), according to Commissioner Sp...

Before you start searching for cheap SR-22 insurance in Georgia, you should know that SR-22 insurance doesn’t actually exist. An SR-22 is an order by a court or the state of Georgia to send proof of [...]

New scam: Texts offering Illinoisans Real ID upgrades by Zeta Cross, The Center Square  | February 22, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article Illinois scammers are texting people, offering to update their drivers licenses to Real IDs. “Don’t fall for it,” Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White warns. The scammers are just out to get people to click on their link and give them personal information, the Secretary of State says. “I have zero tolerance for sc...

Illinois scammers are texting people, offering to update their driver’s licenses to Real IDs. “Don’t fall for it,” Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White warns. The scammers are just out to get people to click on their link and give them personal information, the Secretary of State says. “The scam has nothing to do with getting a Real ID,” Illinois Secretary of State’s office spokesperson Henry Haupt says. “It is a phishing scam.” An Illinois resident cannot upgrade a driver...

By Maya J. Carter I am so tired (as I am sure some of you) after the long election slog, and the Big Lie regarding voter fraud, and the horrific insurrection, and the impeachment, and the acquittal of the orange monstrosity by the majority of the GOP Senate. On a positive note, scores of citizens to

February 12, 2021 By David Murray For inland towboat captains, probably the most basic difference in working conditions is between long-haul and harbor captains. Capt. Tom Hanes, long-time harbor captain for Upper River Services, has no doubts about which he prefers. “I like going home at night,” he told The Waterways Journal. Hanes, a native of Linwood, Minn., a town of about 1,200 people near St. Paul, began decking at age 1...

Committee Reports Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee The Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee, chaired by Representative Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta), met this morning to consider two measures. HB 76, authored by Representative John Carson (R-Marietta), amends O.C.G.A. § 46-4-164 to increase the percentage limitation of EMC investments in a gas affiliate. Current law allows investments up to 15%. T...

House Insurance Committee — Property and Casualty Subcommittee Chairman Steve Tarvin (R-Chickamauga) and members of the Property and Casualty Subcommittee took action on some legislation this morning: HB 241, authored by Representative Matthew Gambill (R-Cartersville), seeks to amend O.C.G.A. 33-7-6, relating to property insurance, contract requirements, rules and regulations, and exemptions, so as to revise the meaning of property insurance and also to change the parameters under which certa...

After an election that saw record voter turnout, some GOP state lawmakers are proposing a wave of new voting laws that would effectively make it more difficult to vote in future elections.

After an election that saw record voter turnout, some GOP state lawmakers are proposing a wave of new voting laws that would effectively make it more difficult to vote in future elections.