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South Georgia at the State Capitol

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”

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Sen. Brown to Speak at Juvenile Justice Coalition Meeting

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.

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Goggans named Chairman of Senate Insurance & Labor Committee

ATLANTA (Jan, 12, 2011) – State Sen. Greg Goggans (R-Douglas) has been named Chairman of the Senate Insurance & Labor Committee for the 2011-2012 Term by the Senate Committee on Assignments. 

Goggans will also continue as Vice-Chair of the budget-writing Senate Appropriations Committee and as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Community Health.  He will serve as Secretary of the Senate Health and Human Services, will hold a vote on the powerful Rules Committee and sit on the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs committee.

The 152nd Legislative Session of the Georgia General Assembly convened Monday at the State Capitol. 

Sen. Greg Goggans serves as Chairman of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee and as Majority Caucus Secretary.  He represents the 7th Senate District, which includes Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Lanier, Pierce and Ware counties and a portion of Cook County.

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
January 12, 2011
For Information Contact:
Matt Colvin, Broadcast Director
matthew.colvin@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028