ATLANTA (Feb. 11, 2009) – State Senator David Adelman wants Georgia to be in a strong position to take advantage of the more than $70 billion dollars for renewable energy initiatives in the federal economic stimulus plan. To meet this objective, Senator Adelman today introduced a renewable energy bill requiring electric service providers to gradually increase the amount of renewable and recoverable energy generation in their portfolios. Renewable energy sources include biomass, solar and wind energy, geothermal, and hydrogen. Continue reading “Adelman Introduces Renewable Energy Bill”
Notes from the Georgia Senate
By: Sen. Bill Hamrick
ATLANTA (Feb. 9, 2009) – Last week, I introduced Senate Bill 57, which reforms the Georgia Fair Lending Act (GFLA). As Georgia continues to set record foreclosures, I am reaching out to homeowners, renters and lenders to make a positive difference. Georgia needs to protect its homeowners and tenants in the event of foreclosures. It also needs to prevent unscrupulous mortgage brokers from encouraging their clients to take on loans with higher interest rates than they really qualify for.
Notes from the Georgia Senate
By: Sen. Don Thomas
ATLANTA (February 9, 2009) – Georgia is now the only state to specifically exempt adults from required seatbelt use in pick-up trucks despite the fact that more traumatic injuries and deaths from automobile accidents occur each year from people failing to wear them. In Georgia alone, 67.4 percent of occupants who died in a pick-up related accidents were not wearing safety belts.
Sen. Mullis Continues Quest to Solve Georgia’s Transportation Woes
ATLANTA (February 6, 2009) – State Senator Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) is leading the way for Georgia to establish a state-of-the-art, magnetic levitation rail system connecting Chattanooga to Atlanta.
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From the Capitol . . .
By: Sen. Cecil Staton
ATLANTA (February 6, 2009) – The state Senate had another very productive week under the Gold Dome with 5 legislative days and a busy committee meeting schedule. I can assure you that there is an overwhelming sense of urgency as we sort through the state budget crisis and make these unfortunate but necessary cuts to balance the $2.2 billion shortfall in revenues. This year is not a time for partisan politics and I’m confident we will come together as one legislature to make our decisions financially responsible and beneficial for the state’s long-term growth and prosperity. Continue reading “From the Capitol . . .”