Official Press Releases
By Sen. Jim Butterworth
“Leave no stone unturned.” This has become the theme of the budget process during the past few weeks. With Georgia facing an unprecedented slide in revenue numbers for the last 18 months, we have no choice but to make tough spending cuts. With education accounting for over 60 percent of state spending, our choices to cut are dismal at best. Continue reading “No Stone Unturned”
By Sen. Bill Hamrick
This week, we heard a presentation from the chancellor of the Board of Regents in response to the legislature’s request that our colleges and universities reduce spending. To meet these needs, their ideas include massive layoffs, cutting essential programs, limiting future freshmen admissions and cutting research programs. They said that an additional reduction in spending would be devastating. Continue reading “Hamrick: Sharing the Burden”
As we continue to work through the budget crisis in Georgia, one thing is for certain: We must concentrate on economic development in Georgia to get the thousands of Georgians back to work by creating jobs. Job creation is a key component to turning around this economy and moving Georgia forward as the Empire State of the South.
ATLANTA (March 5, 2010) – Sen. Preston Smith (R-Rome) has been named the 2010 Legislator of the Year by the Georgia Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (GSASC) for his work this session to reform Georgia’s health care system using consumer and patient-focused solutions. Smith was honored during the center’s semi-annual meeting in Atlanta, which brings together professionals in ambulatory surgery centers from both Georgia and South Carolina.
Continue reading “Sen. Smith named Legislator of the Year for Health Care Reform Efforts”
By State Sen. Greg Goggans
The 2011 Budget and Higher Education
I want to thank all my constituents for your phone calls, letters, and emails to my office on your concerns for our current budget crisis, especially when it comes to education funding. As the General Assembly is considering ways to fill over $1 billion in revenue shortfalls, I share your concern for the investment into education. With over 60 percent of revenues going toward our schools (K-12 and the Board of Regents), it is essential we find ways to reduce spending without sacrificing the quality of our children’s education. Continue reading “South Georgia at the State Capitol”