Official Press Releases
By Sen. Chip Pearson
ATLANTA (June 5, 2009) – Just a day before President Obama promised another $30 billion of taxpayer money to bail out General Motors, he and the First Lady jetted to New York City for a night out on the town. They enjoyed a lavish dinner and choice seats to a Broadway show – all on the taxpayers’ dime.
Continue reading “The Continuing Crisis (of Common Sense): Dining out on the taxpayers’ dime”
ATLANTA (June 2, 2009) – Governor Sonny Perdue recently signed into law Sen. Gloria Butler’s (D-Stone Mountain) legislation to strengthen revenues for public transit. The measure legalizes the consumption of food and beverages in Georgia’s rapid rail stations and intermodal bus stations at the discretion of each transit system.
Continue reading “Governor Signs Sen. Gloria Butler’s MARTA Legislation”
ATLANTA (May 29, 2009) — Sen. Jim Butterworth (R-Cornelia) was recently appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue as a member of the Senate Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee. The committee is made up of 11 members total with five appointed by the governor. Continue reading “Governor Perdue Appoints Sen. Butterworth to the Senate Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee”
ATLANTA (May 29, 2009) – Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) this week joined U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) in a series of events around Atlanta to encourage support for Sen. Conyers’ universal health care bill (House Resolution 676). Dubbed “health care for all” legislation, the bill would create a publicly financed, privately delivered health care system that improves and expands the already existing Medicare program to all U.S. residents. Continue reading “Sen. Orrock Joins U.S. Rep. John Conyers in Support of Universal Health Care Legislation”
BREMEN (May 28, 2009) – Three of northwest Georgia’s state-run historic sites will see significant changes this summer as part of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) restructuring efforts. As part of this restructuring, the Pickett’s Mill Battlefield site in Dallas, Etowah Indian Mounds site in Cartersville and Red Top Mountain Lodge in Cartersville are on the list of affected parks. Continue reading “Heath: State Park Changes Unfortunate but Necessary to Protect Vital Services”