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Perdue defeats Kingston in Georgia Senate runoff

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014, 9:19am

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Monday, June 30th, 2014, 1:25pm

Early voting for July runoff begins Monday

Early voting for several state and local races begins Monday, June 30th. It will continue through Friday, July 18th. Election day is Tuesday, July 22nd. Here's a overview of who you'll find on the ballot when you go to cast your vote. U.S. Senate Race: Republican Runoff Rep.

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Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff

Monday, March 17th, 2014, 8:07am

Jeff Reeves, Special for USA TODAY

There's a general conception that the Internal Revenue Services is too understaffed at tax time to go after anyone but high rollers and blatant cheats.

Don't believe it.

While it's true that the IRS only audits a small percentage of returns, government officials are getting smarter about which taxpayers are the likeliest to be overstating deductions or underreporting income.

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Senator Tolleson: Update from the Capitol

Submitted by Senate Press on Friday, March 14th, 12:44 pm

By: Sen. Ross Tolleson (R- Perry)
Week 9 Column

It is that time of year again, the time of the year when Dublin is filled with visitors to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the end of the legislative session is near. The pace is continuing to move quickly as we completed the 38th day of the legislative session on Thursday, March 13th. The 40th day, also referred to as Sine Die, will be on Thursday, March 20th, until then we will continue to pass legislation and work on the balanced budget late into the night.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, March 13th, 2014, 7:31am

Central Georgia's unemployment rate continues to dip, falling from 7.8 to 7.7 percent from December to January.

The rate has declined mostly because the amount of new layoffs decreased by 41 percent, according to a release.

In January 2013, one year ago, the unemployment rate was 9.3 percent.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, February 27th, 2014, 2:54pm

Each Thursday, a Georgia Department of Labor representative joins 13WMAZ toshare several open jobs in the Central Georgia area.

You can watch this on 13WMAZ-TV on Thursday mornings and again at 5 p.m.

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Tolleson: Update from the Capitol

Submitted by Senate Press on Friday, February 7th, 5:02 pm

We are continuing to move quickly in Atlanta as the Georgia General Assembly moved through day 19 of the legislative session. This week, bills continued to move through the legislative process, the Senate took up the amended budget and multiple special guests made visits to the Capitol.

On Monday President of the Brunswick Golden Isles Chamber M.H. “Woody” Woodside and members of the Chamber visited the Capitol. As the Jekyll Island bill continues to move through the legislative process, this group remains a contributor to the ongoing discussions regarding conservation.

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