Archive for March, 2007
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Friday, March 30th, 2007The Senate removed all local projects, known as pork, from the midyear budget. Those projects include nearly $6 million for local museums, $1 million for the Tour de Georgia, $125,000 for a West Georgia tourism group, $19,000 for library equipment on St. Simons Island, and $350,000 for a new animal hospital at Zoo Atlanta.
The Senate [...]
Republican Liberty Caucus opposes mandatory HPV vaccination.
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007ATLANTA, GA, March 14, 2007– The Republican Liberty Caucus of Georgia, a grassroots organization promoting individual freedom, limited government and fiscal responsibility, has issued a position in opposition to Senate Bill 155 – Mandatory immunization against human papillomarvirus for all female students entering the sixth grade.
This bill would require female students entering the sixth [...]
Sunday Sales out of Committee
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007SB137, which would allow localities to decide if they want to permit sales of alcohol on Sunday, passed out of the Senate Regulated Industries committee yesterday. It is expected to make it through the Rules Committee and to the Senate Floor.
Senate Bill 12 Passes the Senate
Sunday, March 11th, 2007From Senator Shafer’s Blog:
Senate Bill 12, the Zero Based Budgeting Act, unanimously passed out of the Senate yesterday.
As I have discussed before, Georgia’s budget is currently prepared on a continuation basis. Once a new appropriation is approved, it is automatically rolled over into the next year’s budget under a single line item labeled “continution.†[...]
Blogs for Ron Paul
Sunday, March 11th, 2007Our own Jason Pye and Josh Patterson have setup Blogs for Ron Paul to promote the Congressman’s campaign for President.
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