Governor Appoints Top Staffer's Wife to SBWC

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed the wife of his administration's chief operating officer to become one of the three members of the State Board of Workers' Compensation (SBWC), The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Friday.A spokeswoman for SBWC Chairman Richard Thompson confirmed Elizabeth D. Gobeil was sworn in as one of the board's three members on Thursday. Thompson's office did not provide details on her background on Friday.The Journal Constitution reported Gobeil will replace former Republican State Rep. Warren Massey, who was appointed to the $150,000-a-year...