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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