Official Press Releases
Senator David Shafer (R-Duluth) today delivered the following remarks in support of his motion to override Governor Sonny Perdue’s veto of Senate Bill 1, the Zero Based Budget Act:
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ATLANTA (Jan. 27, 2011) – In its January 2011 issue, Georgia Trend Magazine released the 13th edition of the “100 Most Influential Georgians,” honoring the states most powerful and influential citizens, drawn from business, industry, government, politics, education, science and the arts.
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By Sen. Jack Murphy
My colleague, Sen. Bill Heath, possibly said it best. Georgians, he said, are known world wide for our hospitality and common sense. But when we look at the rising rates of illegal aliens and the staggering financial burden it places on our residents, it is time for our common sense to take precedence over our hospitality.
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ATLANTA (January 26, 2011) – With the first week of the 2011 General Assembly completely turned upside down due to the ice storm that paralyzed much of north Georgia, State Sen. Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) still had plenty of duties to fulfill. Mullis, who begins his sixth term in office, officially started work as one of Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle’s appointees to the Senate Committee on Assignments which governs the Senate’s day-to-day operations. Continue reading “Mullis: Busy First Days of Session despite Ice Storm”
ATLANTA (January 26, 2011) – Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) announced today that middle and high school students are eligible to enter the statewide annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest sponsored by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Education. The contests “What Are the Lessons of the Holocaust?” began in 1995 and include Music for the first time this year. Continue reading “Sen. Albers Encourages Students to Enter Contest”