Leaders of some Augusta groups are getting sick over proposed budget cuts. Arts and culture groups are going before city Commissioners, this week, making the case why they should not have their budgets slashed.

WJBF News Channel 6 wants to hear about your experience with the health care system, good or bad. Tell us what works, and what doesn’t, and why you support or oppose health care reform. Also, take part in our web poll.

Going to electronic medical records is one of the requirements of the healthcare bill. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker talked to a hospital administrator with a big budget leading a conversion and a small town physician with a much smaller budget. They’re doing the same thing, but it’s a much different process.

For many it was the error when it came to the plan for the downtown baseball stadium. It did not call for a referendum to allow the public to say yes or no. But, you can still weigh in on the ballpark by logging into the City of Augusta’s website. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story. Let us know in our web poll if you think the proposal should be put to the taxpayers in a referendum.

President Obama is painting a dire picture of the economy…warning that, unless Congress acts quickly, the crisis will become a catastrophe. In his first primetime message from the White House, and on the road, the President is driving home his economic message, while the Senate prepares for Tuesday’s vote on the economic stimulus plan. ABC News’ Viviana Hurtado has the latest on the stimulus and the billions of dollars set aside to bail out the nation’s banks…from Wall Street to your Wallet.

Governor Sonny Perdue announced Thursday that Rep. Jimmy Pruett, one of the Governor’s floor leaders in the House, has introduced the Governor’s “Access to Flu Vaccines Act” legislation, HB 217, to the General Assembly. The legislation improves Georgians’ ability to receive a flu shot.

SC State Senator Robert Ford is hoping to outlaw lewd language and is pushing for a bill that would prohibit profanity. Under the pre-filed bill, profanity could land you in jail for up to 5 years and/or cost you up to $5,000 in fines.

The Georgia Lottery Board is set to meet for the first time since an Atlanta developer pitched a $450 million proposal to help fund the HOPE scholarship.

Atlanta soon could be the latest city to outlaw sagging pants. The City Council is set to consider the issue at its Monday meeting. Council members C.T. Martin, Ceasar Mitchell and Lamar Willis are proposing the new law, which would “make it illegal to expose one’s undergarments in a public setting.“

In Augusta, it’s never been done before…using sales tax funds to pay for Richmond County Sheriff’s Office cars. A large part of the current fleet needs to be upgraded and officials are looking to the sales tax because it is not always cheaper to keeper.

To help law enforcement, Augusta City Administraotr Fred Russell recommends a ten percent property tax hike, as the budget battle for 09 begins.