Archive for April, 2007
« Previous EntriesRLC State Convention Announcement
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007I want to invite you to attend our state convention being held with the Georgia Republican Party State Convention. Our convention will be an informal affair, but we do have some important business to address along with an update on the General Assembly by Sen. David Shafer.
The order of Business will be as follows:
Welcome and [...]
RLC Georgia 2007 Legislative Update
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007I wanted to update the membership on the 2007 Legislative session which adjourned Sine Die on Friday. Lost in the drama over the budget, vetoed tax cuts, and a possible constitutional crisis, were several good bills which passed and some bad ones which were killed.
This year the RLC Legislative Committee took a position on 10 [...]
Republican Liberty Caucus statement on the budget veto
Friday, April 20th, 2007The Republican Liberty Caucus of Georgia strongly condemns the Governor’s veto of HB94 - the 2007 Supplemental Budget and the $142 Million dollar tax cut to the citizens of Georgia. While the Governor might believe that “politics got in the way of doing the right thing,” and “The late night, quick fix was the wrong [...]
RLC Statement on Budget Veto
Thursday, April 19th, 2007While the Governor might believe that “politics got in the way of doing the right thing,” and “The late night, quick fix was the wrong solution for Georgia” the Governor should also remember that it is never bad policy or the wrong solution to return money individuals who worked hard to earn it.
Budget Deal Reached!
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007A budget deal with reached last night between the house and the senate. The up-shot is that $140M in pork now becomes a property tax credit. I want to thank those of you who sent your Senator an email.
Kudos to both Lt. Governor Cagle and Speaker Richardson for devising a tax-cut that is offset [...]
