Editorial: Publicizing jackpot recipients important to game, its players
A recent editorial in Milledgeville's Union Recorder echoes the opinion that the names of lottery winners should be made public. A bill by state Sen. Steve Henson, D-Stone Mountain, had proposed granting anonymity to lottery winners, including mass jackpot winners. Disclosure, the editorial states, is important to the lottery and aboveboard players. It points out that state Rep. Wendell Willard, R-Sandy Springs, has suggested possibly delaying the release of the winners' names to allow them to prepare for the notoriety and do the financial planning that may be required. "We can live with that compromise," the paper states.
Augusta commissioner: Georgia needs tighter gun laws
Bill Fennoy, a member of the Augusta Commission, is asking his fellow commissioners to plead with Gov. Nathan Deal for tighter gun laws. Fennoy told News 12 that "innocent children" and "innocent people" are dying. "At some point in time," Fennoy said, "we have to put our constitutional rights of victims, innocent victims, over the right to bear arms." The station said Hardie Davis Jr., Augusta's mayor and a former state legislator, supports the idea.
GSU looking forward to new multipurpose building
The Signal, the independent student newspaper at Georgia State University, writes that the downtown university could have a new state-of-the-art building for graduation ceremonies, athletic events and other large gatherings in three years if all goes as planned. The center, proposed to be built with $60 million in state funding and $20 million in private money, "will be a multiuse facility and could be used for large assembly events, academic and research conferences, convocations, graduation ceremonies, athletic programs, and concerts," said Ramesh Vakamudi, GSU's vice president for facilities management services. The 200,000-square-foot building will be located at Fulton Street and Capitol Avenue, the newspaper reported.
Fifth Gwinnett lawmaker is bowing out
Republican state Rep. Joyce Chandler of Grayson has become the fifth lawmaker from Gwinnett County to announce plans to leave office later this year. Chandler told The Gwinnett Daily Post that she wants to enjoy traveling with her husband and spending more time with her grandchildren. Chandler, a retired educator, has been a member of the Georgia House since 2003. Already announcing they will not be seeking re-election are state Rep. Buzz Brockway, R-Lawrenceville,state Rep. David Casas, R-Lilburn,state Rep. Brooks Coleman, R-Duluth, and state Sen. David Shafer, R-Duluth. Shafer is running for lieutenant governor, and Brockway is making a bid for secretary of state.
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