Today’s Headlines

Perdue: Most Teachers Support Pay For Performance Plan; 2/8/10
Measure dropped on Monday

In This Climate, Candidates Can't Afford To Pass Up Debates ... And They Don't; 2/8/10
Five gubernatorial debates or forums in last two weeks, and most have showed up

DOT Board Does Turnabout On Funding Switch; 2/5/10
Vote is 9-0 with two abstentions

GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Side With DOT Board; 2/5/10
Four of five candidates at debate back board over governor and auditor

Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Let Governor Appoint Four Top Officials Who Are Elected Now; 2/5/10
Insurance, labor, agriculture commissioner and school superintendent would be appointed by governor elected in 2014

Lawmakers Want To Renew Debate Over Slavery Apology; 2/5/10
Will launch campaign for the measure in the Legislature next week

Dems Transportation Plan More Rail-Oriented Than Perdue's And On Faster Track; 2/4/10
Governor's spokesman said it also would require deeper budget cuts

Perdue Calls Georgians To A 'Culture Of Conservation' On Water; 2/4/10
Georgians will be asked to adopt a new mindset to help resolve water issues

Senate Votes To Get Tough On Involuntary Microchip Implantation; 2/4/10
A solution in search of a problem, says critic

Richardson Gone But Not Forgotten Under Gold Dome; 2/3/10
Ethics commission looking into fund transfer to his PAC, newspaper reports

Vouchers Would Be Expanded Under Senate Majority Leader's Bill; 2/3/10
Kids in foster care, children of military families would also be eligible

Dem Debate: Collecting Unpaid States Sales Taxes The Defining Issue So Far; 2/3/10
Education funding also takes center stage

Bills Approved Tuesday Would Give Educators Wiggle Room In Tight Economy; 2/3/10
Six bills easily clear separate chambers

Slowpokes, Get Outa That Fast Lane! 2/3/10
Legislation would fine turtles who won't move over

Senate Majority Leader Rolls Out Tax Relief Plan; 2/2/10
Would bring "basic changes" to make system fairer, says Chip Rogers

Hospital Funding Overhaul In The Works; 2/2/10
Observers say something could come soon

Is The Third Time The Charm For Transportation Tax? 2/1/10
A lot of savvy people are hopeful

Ralston Announces New Chief Of Staff; 1/29/10
Spiro Amburn will replace Clelia Davis

Source: DOT Accounting Vote A Colossal Political Miscalculation; 1/29/10
Step unifies Republican leadership against the board, sources say

Ralston Revolution Moves Into High Gear; 1/28/10
Hawks gone, Rules Committee powers altered, press regains floor access

Lawmakers Ready Another Try At Passing Jobs Bills; 1/28/10
Last year's effort vetoed by the governor as too costly to state treasury

Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: A Tale Of Bias And The Washington Mentality; 1/28/10
This will tell you more about Washington and its biases than anything you've come across in a while

Rail Grants: Train Has Left The Station And We're Not On It; 1/28/10
Florida is big winner in high-speed rail grants

Jobs, Tax Cuts Take Center Stage At Latest Gubernatorial Debate; 1/28/10
Few fireworks but debate may hint at what a general election forum will look like

Rules Changes Would Move House Further Away From The Culture of The Past; 1/28/10
Reporters will get floor privileges again, Rules Committee process will see some changes

House Panel Considers Ban On Texting While Driving; 1/27/10
Bills before committee also would impose sanctions on using cell phone while driving

Plan To Sell Off GEFA Portfolio Is Raked By Dems And Republicans; 1/27/10
Proposal is part of governor's strategy to plug budget hole

Legislators Will Take Six More Furlough Days; 1/26/10
That makes 11 no-pay days for all but seven in this budget year

House Republicans, Dems Team To Host Fundraiser For Haiti Relief; 1/26/10
Event will take place next month

Ethics Hearing Yields A Scolding For Republicans From One Of Their Own; 1/26/10
Didn't made good on decades-old promise to clean up government

Gubernatorial Debate Before Municipal Officials Strikes Few Sparks; 1/26/10
Red-meat partisanship largely absent as candidates from both parties speak

On Background: Deja Vu ... And Please Pass Sonny The Pepto; 1/25/10
End of term resembles beginning, but that may not be what keeps him up at night

Tom Baxter: Buckshot But No Silver Bullet For Candidates So Far; 1/25/10
Up to now it's been a 12-gauge affair

Hospital Tax On Life Support In House; 1/25/10
Ralston asks budget panel to write budget without it

Perdue Budget Rife With Fee Increases, New Charges; 1/25/10
Some already under fire from budget writers

Rasmussen Poll: Gov's Race A Toss-Up If Barnes Is Dem's Nominee; 1/22/10
Former governor's favorables outweigh his unfavorables

Middle Georgia Businesswoman Seeking Marshall Seat; 1/22/10
Two former Marshall challengers backing Angela Hicks

Who Wins, Loses Under Hospital Tax; 1/22/10
Many lobbyists don't like what they see

Rhonda Medows: Georgia Medicaid Will Go Bust In 2011 Without New Revenue; 1/21/10
Can't fill $507 million hole any other way, she tells budget writers

The Ox And A Certain Talent For Getting Into The News; 1/21/10
Sometimes it's planned, sometimes - as is the current case - it's not

More Bad News In State Unemployment Numbers; 1/21/10
Rate is unimproved since it hit a record last July


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