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Friday, May 17, 2013  Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued a statement Friday morning regarding the recent national discussion surrounding the Internal Revenue Services’ examination of 501(c)(4) organizations.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party; government watchdog blames lax management

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Acting IRS commissioner repeatedly failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were targeted

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Attorney General Sam Olens announced Wednesday via press release that an 18 month prosecution of an extensive tobacco trafficking ring spanning several counties has concluded with the prosecution resulting in the collection of more than $1.3 million in unpaid tobacco taxes and the sentencing of 49 defendants.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Updated with video; It's crunch time for last minute tax filers as the march April 15 file deadline is just days away.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Update with video; It is two weeks before tax day and the Internal Revenue Service is giving out tips for those who are in a rush to get their taxes done.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Eyes on Facebook mobile event as social network evolves from Web-based roots

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Updated with video; The 7th annual Albany Marathon kicked off bright and early Saturday morning.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  It's been a busy weekend for downtown Albany with Mardi Gras, the Marathon, and the Turtle Race.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  Updated with video; All across America folks are smack dab in the middle of tax season, and although you may be waiting till the last second to file, experts say that's not the best way to go.

Friday, February 15, 2013 

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Updated with video; Ben Hill County commissioners met Wednesday night and came up with a solution to implement a system of checks and balances for their finances.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  On January 29, 2013, a Fulton County Grand Jury returned indictments against Kimberly Banks (a/k/a Kimberly Conley), Monique Bussey, Melissa Helm, Brittany Banks and Shaneka Richards for their role in a conspiracy to steal money through the use of fraudulent state tax returns.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Updated with video; Tax season is here and people who would like to file for free can do so online through the Internal Revenue Service.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Now that the federal government has passed a new tax law, in our Facebook story of the day people wanted to know how local tax preparers are getting ready for this tax season.