Archive for March, 2009
RLC-GA Legislative Endorsements
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009The Executive Board of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Georgia has endorsed the following measures currently under consideration in the Georgia General Assembly.
We OPPOSE HB277, SB39 & SR44 – These measures will levy a 1 percent sales tax, statewide or regionally, for specified transportation projects. The Republican Liberty Caucus of Georgia stands with Governor Perdue [...]
Support SB1: Senator Shafer’s Zero Based Budget Act
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009Zero Based Budgeting is one of the most important measures being considered by the General Assembly this year.
Under Georgia’s current system of continuation budgeting, once new spending programs are approved, they are automatically rolled over into succeeding state budgets under the line item, continuation. Legislators focus on how much extra to spend and not [...]