Roy Barnes 2010

Lawmakers approve ‘culture of conservation' water bill (AJC)
Governors release draft for K-12 core standards (AJC)
Parents in struggling school districts partner with national firms to launch charters (AJC)
Senator proposes cutting 19 superior court judges (AP)
Water bills clear Legislature chambers (AP)
Prospect of layoffs sends a shudder through rural Georgia (AJC Political Insider)
A state lawmaker hasn’t paid taxes for eight years (AJC Political Insider)
Columbus unemployment rate jumps to 10.4 percent in January (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)
Proposed national standards: Ready for your review (AJC Get Schooled)
Senate backs governor's water conservation bill (Rome News-Tribune)
Unemployment rises in 30 states in January; Ga. hits record-high of 10.4 percent (Macon Telegraph)
DeKalb could close up to 12 schools (AJC)
Jobless rates up across Ga. (Access North Georgia)
Unemployment at nearly 11 percent in Rome (Rome News-Tribune)
Augusta metro unemployment rate at 10 percent (Augusta Chronicle)
BOE members agree ethics legislation needed (Douglas County Sentinel)
Cuts would hurt lives, Fulton school board told (AJC)
Proposed school closures divide DeKalb (AJC)
Protesters to state Legislature: No new taxes (AJC)