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Distracted Driving: What’s the Government’s Role in Accident Prevention?

Saturday’s show focused on the danger’s of “distracted driving”. We discussed such distractions as passenger’s, daydreaming, pet’s, small children, talking on cell phones, tv/movie watching, texting and most recently, manufacturer installed “infotainment” systems. Missing from […]

WAOK-AM–2013/04/28

Ga. Hopes To Avoid New Delays For Harbor Expansion

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia officials say they’re taking a closer look at having state taxpayers pay a larger upfront share to begin deepening the waterway to the bustling Port of Savannah. The nation’s fourth […]

2013/04/15

Obama Sending Congress Long-Awaited 2014 Budget

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is sending Congress his long-awaited budget, an effort to achieve an elusive “grand bargain” to tame runaway deficits that have soared above $1 trillion for each of the past […]

2013/04/10

Anti-abortion protesters attend the March for Life on Jan. 25, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Ala. Lawmakers Approve Measure Placing Stricter Regulations On Abortion Clinics

Alabama lawmakers late Tuesday gave final passage to a measure placing stricter regulations on clinics that provide abortions.

2013/04/03

File photo of a shooting range. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Georgia City Council Approves Mandatory Gun Ownership Ordinance

Backers of a newly adopted ordinance requiring gun ownership in a small north Georgia town acknowledge they were largely seeking to make a point about gun rights.

2013/04/02

Georgia City Council To Vote On Making Gun Ownership Mandatory

A north Georgia city is set to vote on an ordinance that would make gun ownership mandatory.

2013/04/01

New Director Appointed To Oversee Ga. Parolees

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles has appointed a new director for its field operations division. David Morrison will lead the division responsible for the supervision of nearly 24,000 parolees across […]

2013/03/14

Georgia Gun Proposal Could Close Legal Loophole

ATLANTA (AP) — A proposal to change Georgia’s gun laws would close one loophole potentially allowing mentally ill people to purchase firearms. Still, state judges are concerned the proposal could open another gap allowing mentally […]

2013/03/13

Union Of Unemployed Workers Protests Cut In Unemployment Benefits

Reduced Ga. Unemployment Benefits

ATLANTA (AP) — State officials have announced extended jobless benefits for the unemployed are being reduced because of automatic budget cuts. Georgia Department of Labor Spokesman Sam Hall Monday said the U.S. Department of Labor […]

2013/03/05

Photo provided by Office of Congressman Hank Johnson

Voting Rights Argued Before U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP/WAOK) — The Supreme Court is wrestling with the fate of a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to vote. In an argument at the court on Wednesday, liberal […]

WAOK-AM–2013/03/02