STATESBORO, Ga., Sept.

By Josh White ATLANTA, Ga. - The 2008 Georgia General Assembly kicks off Monday, and legislators are reconnecting with colleagues and setting their agendas for changes in the law and how to allocate taxpayers' money. But they're not the only ones who can engage in Georgia politics.

By JOSH WHITE ATLANTA - The 2008 Georgia General Assembly kicks off today, and legislators are reconnecting with colleagues and setting their agendas for changes in the law and how to allocate taxpayers' money. But they're not the only ones who can engage in Georgia politics.

By Matt Wilson, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Dec. 3--The chairman of the Georgia Senate's chief medical committee said stem cell research will likely be an issue in this year's legislative session, despite the fact that previous bills on the topic have stalled out.

By Andy Miller, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Apr. 10--A bill that slipped through the Georgia General Assembly without a dissenting vote could make nonprofit hospitals and nursing homes pay hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in new taxes. Health industry groups are asking Gov.