Official Press Releases
Named “Legislator of the Year” by Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals
TIFTON, GA (October 27, 2009) – The Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals announced today that Sen. Greg Goggans (R-Douglas) has been named as its 2009 “Legislator of the Year.” Continue reading “Goggans Recognized for Health Care Service”
By: State Sen. Greg Goggans
ATLANTA (October 26, 2009) – Over the last year, Georgia has seen historic drops in revenue. Our state has had only 10 years of revenue declines since 1952, and 2009 proved to have the most significant decline of those 10 years. Looking ahead to the 2010 Legislative Session, creating a fiscally responsible state budget will be our most critical task. Here’s an overall look at our current budget situation, how other states are managing their revenue shortfalls, and what the Senate is doing to prepare for the upcoming budget process. Continue reading “South Georgia at the State Capitol”
By Sen. Chip Pearson
ATLANTA (Oct. 23, 2009) – Over the last year, Georgia has seen historic drops in revenue. Our state has had only 10 years of revenue declines since 1952, and 2009 proved to have the most significant decline of those 10 years. Looking ahead to the 2010 Legislative Session, creating a fiscally responsible state budget will be our most critical task. Here’s an overall look at our current budget situation, how other states are managing their revenue shortfalls, and what the Senate is doing to prepare for the upcoming budget process.
By President Pro Tempore Tommie Williams
October 22, 2009
While I often quote our founding fathers for their wisdom in creating a Constitution of almost divine qualities, there is one glaring issue that they overlooked. They should have required a balanced budget or at the very least limited debt except in time of war.
ATLANTA (Oct. 8, 2009) – Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) has been named Vice Chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Budgets and Revenue Standing Committee. Georgia Senator and NCSL President Don Balfour made the appointment. Seabaugh’s appointment now makes the sixth Georgia legislator in a national leadership role with NCSL.