ATLANTA (Feb. 4, 2010) – Members of the Democratic House and Senate Caucuses today announced the Transportation Jobs Development Act.  The proposal includes a Constitutional Amendment levying a one percent sales tax to fund transportation projects within newly defined special tax districts.  In addition, the amendment will dedicate the forth penny collected on motor fuel to any general transportation purpose.

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ATLANTA (November 14, 2008) – Sen. Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) joined fellow members of the Joint Legislative Panel on the Future of Manufacturing for their third meeting, hosted by Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The panel toured the campus’ Manufacturing Research Center and heard presentations from the university’s professors, students and industry experts. Presenters addressed the current state of Georgia’s manufacturing industry and their current research and development of new factory technologies and support strategies.

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