Official Press Releases
ATLANTA (January 24, 2011) – Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) will host a town hall meeting in Sandy Springs on Saturday, Jan. 29, where he will deliver a presentation of legislative updates. Attendees will then have the opportunity to participate in a question and answer session. All residents of the 56th Senate District are invited to attend.
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By State Sen. Greg Goggans
Our newly elected Governor Nathan Deal has released his budget for the upcoming year. This is the budget year that everyone has worried about so much. Possibly the next bright spot is that tax collections are predicted to grow by 6% for Fiscal Year 2012 starting next July. Agency cuts of 7 percent on average coming on top of median cuts of 19 percent over the past two years will force closure of some facilities and reduction of some services. Higher education will take reductions totaling over $300 million including zero “growth” funds for institutions showing enrollment growth. Technical colleges also will not receive growth funds totaling $62 million and $19 million in cuts. Continue reading “South Georgia at the State Capitol”
MACON (January 20, 2011) – Sen. Robert Brown (D-Macon), the Senate Democratic Leader, will speak Saturday at a Macon meeting of JUSTGeorgia, a juvenile justice advocacy coalition seeking changes to Georgia’s juvenile code.
Where: Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church
2656 Napier Avenue
Macon, Ga.
When: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22.
What: The meeting will provide an overview of the Children’s Code Rewrite Project – the Child Protection and Public Safety Act.
JUSTGeorgia is a statewide juvenile justice coalition created in 2006. Its purpose is to advocate for change to Georgia’s juvenile code and the underlying social service systems to better serve Georgia’s children and promote safer communities.
For more information on JUSTGeorgia, please see the organization’s Website www.justga.org.
ATLANTA (January 19, 2011) – Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) made the following statement today regarding AdvancED’s decision to put Atlanta Public Schools on probation:
Continue reading “Sen. Fort Gives AdvancED an “F” for Biased Report”
ATLANTA (January 13, 2011) – Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) attended Governor Nathan Deal’s State of the State address at the State Capitol and commended his commitment to conservative, fiscally-responsible leadership. Continue reading “Sen. Albers commends Governor’s Commitment to Conservative Leadership”