NEW
Notes
Friday From The Campaign Trail; 3/19/10
Dick Anderson joins Karen Handel; Clay Cox touts legislative
endorsements
NEW
Adelman
Confirmed As U.S. Ambassador; 3/19/10
DeKalb County Democrat will serve in Singapore
Balfour
Bails Out Of Race For Linder's Seat; 3/19/10
Will not seek re-election to legislative seat
Legislative
Wheels Turning On Proposal To Let Governor Appoint Four Top Officials Who Are
Elected Now; 3/18/10
Measure clears Senate committee, but faces uphill fight
to get two-thirds approval in both chambers
Water
Conservation Bill Heads To Governor's Desk; 3/18/10
House gives final passage to 'culture of conservation'
measure
Bill
Backed By House, Senate Leaders Sets Framework For Tax Overhaul; 3/18/10
Measure sets extraordinary process for developing recommendations,
submitting them to Legislature
Fee
Increases On Fast Track In House; 3/18/10
Would put more than $90 million on the table
State
Constitutional Ban On DC Health Reform Efforts Still Alive - Just Barely; 3/18/10
Senate agrees to reconsider, but in all likelihood it's
had its high water mark
Matt
Towery's Inside The Numbers; 3/18/10
Inappropriate portrayal of First Lady helps no one
Cigarette
Tax Bill Going Nowhere This Year, Sponsor Says; 3/18/10
Can't get the votes, he tells WABE's Denis O'Hayer
Other
States Use 'Flow Of Funds' Method To Finance Transportation; 3/17/10
But now, it may be up in the air whether lawmakers allow
G-DOT to return to that process
Senate
Republicans Fail To Pass Amendment Blocking Federal Health Reform In Georgia;
3/17/10
They needed a two-thirds vote and didn't get it
Senate
Passes Online Voter Registration Bill; 3/17/10
GOP needed only a simple majority - and they got it
Cagle
Task Force Recommends Spending Cuts; 3/17/10
Some viable, others not, LG says
Guest
Editorial - James K. Glassman: Georgia's Grand Conversation Is About To
Begin; 3/16/10
Telecom regulations need to change with the times
Chief
Justice: Judiciary At A Crossroads Because Of Budget Cuts; 3/16/10
Rule of law in peril?
Students
Rip Tuition Increase In Capitol Protest; 3/16/10
"Chop from the top," they cry
Ox
Shuffles The Campaign Deck Again; 3/16/10
Third major campaign shakeup announced
Guest
Column - D.A. King: Illegal Immigration Still A Big Issue For Many Georgians;
3/16/10
Media ignoring bills in the Legislature that would do
something about it
Rat
Ad Creator Making Waves In California; 3/15/10
Latest from the mind of Fred Davis portrays Barbara Boxer
as a blimp
On
Background: The Legislature, The Budget And Calendar Creep; 3/15/10
Since Republicans have been in power, most sessions have
stretched into April instead of ending in March
Walter
C. Jones: Hospitals Now Feeling The Political Heat; 3/15/10
First it was lobbyists, then DOT board. Who's next?
Lottery
Corp. Urged To Reconsider Incentive Payments, Bonuses; 3/15/10
Lawmakers say they're inappropriate when state employees
are taking furloughs
Christian
Coalition Leader: How About A Sales Tax On Lottery, Movie Tickets? 3/15/10
But cigarette tax won't deter teens, adults from smoking,
he says
Ralston Endorses Tom Knox In GOP Primary To Replace John Oxendine; 3/12/10
House member faces two senators and a Cobb County lawyer
in primary for insurance commissioner's job
Perdue
Drops Revenue Estimate, Raises Ante In Bed-Tax Struggle With Hospitals; 3/12/10
Another round of belt-tightening follows February revenue
report
Matt
Towery's Inside The Numbers; 3/12/10
Crist-Rubio battle now bellwether for GOP direction in
2010
Senate
Takes Aim At Out-Of-Whack Property Tax Appraisals; 3/11/10
Reform bill clears without a single dissenting vote
Milton-Fulton
Divorce Bill Clears Committee; 3/11/10
But proposed constitutional amendment will need two-thirds
vote in both chambers to reach ballot
Tom
Baxter: In A Mess Like This, WWTMD? 3/11/10
Honors for Tom Murphy come at a time the state he loved
so well is in deep financial distress
Senate
Republican Whip Would Cut 19 Superior Court Judges To Help With Budget Shortfall;
3/10/10
'Nobody is exempt from cuts,' says Mitch Seabaugh
Identical
Water Conservation Bills Clear Both Chambers; 3/10/10
Governor's bills designed to help resolve tri-state water
war
Reed
Not Running For Congress; 3/10/10
Former Christian Coalition executive director takes a
pass on Linder seat
Panel
OKs Shorter DOT Terms, Wrangles Over Funding; 3/10/10
Funding bill still seems to be facing uncertain future
House
Gives DOT An Official OK For Multi-Year Contracts; 3/9/10
Issue was at heart of blow-up when DOT board did it on
its own
Harbin:
Let Agencies Raise Own Fees In Future Without Prior Approval Of Legislature;
3/9/10
House-sponsored legislation would take some of the politics
out of the picture, he says
With
Budget Problems A-Plenty, Session's Going To Take Longer This Year; 3/9/10
Lawmakers set new schedule to slow the clock
Organizers
Of Anti-Tax Rally Slammed For Accepting Tobacco Money; 3/9/10
Anti-tax rally today partially funded by Philip Morris
USA
A
Dismal Revenue Report For February; 3/9/10
Figures offer no comfort to those hoping for financial
slack
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