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David Pennington: Georgia is Expanding the Girth of State Government
May 12, 2013Despite the tough times in Georgia, our leaders keep expanding state government by centralizing more power in Atlanta, spending more of our tax dollars, and increasing our taxes. The state funded portion of our budget has grown from 17.4 billion dollars to 19.9 billion dollars in 3 years. Significant taxing authority has been transferred from [...]
Rep. Phil Gingrey on Zoller and Bryant today.
Mar 14, 2013Rep. Phil Gingrey appeared on Zoller and Bryant this morning on Cox Media Group. He talked about the budget proposal, welfare reform and his possible senate race. On the budget, he acknowledged that Rep. Ryan left in all the taxes for Obamacare while assuming the repeal of the plan. In addition, he noted that a [...]
Senator’s retirement shocks legislature
Jan 28, 2013A frenzied competitive race to the primary surrounds the Republican Party, as U. S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss announces his resignation from at the end of his term in 2014.
“Lest anyone think this decision is about a primary challenge, I have no doubt that had I decided to be a candidate, I would have won re-election,” [...]
School Superintendent Faces Budget Challenges
Jan 25, 2013School superintendent John Barge will face a difficulty this fiscal year, after his campaign opposing the restoration of charter schools in Georgia.
Barge defended his budget in front of state congress this past week, after Gov. Nathan Deal reduced his budget in the new $19.8 billion plan. Barge lost nearly 69% of his budget, from $87 [...]
See How your Representative Voted: House Approves Bill to delay talks regarding the federal borrowing limit
Jan 24, 2013The U.S. House of Representatives cleared passage yesterday of legislation to postpone talks addressing the elimination of the governments borrowing limit until May 19. Following this legislation is the heated debate between a clause within it coined as the “No Budget, No Pay” clause that would dock pay for Congressional members if they fail to [...]
Body Scanners vs a Woman of a Certain Age
Jan 24, 2013I wrote this column three years ago when the scanners came out. Now, we’ve found out that some TSA employees have been in back rooms making fun of people’s images on the scanners. However, I’ve started using the scanners due to the time issue of being patted down. Not that I don’t love being groped in [...]
Thomas Wolfe: Back to Blood
Jan 23, 2013My friend, Ron Hart, send me this quote from Tom Wolfe’s new book. It sums up the ideological battle we are in today and I had to share it:
From Tom Wolfe’s new novel, “Back to Blood”
“If you ask me, newspaper reporters are created at age six when they
first go to school. In the schoolyard boys [...]
Officials Predict Positivity for State Economy
Jan 23, 2013
Contrary popular connotation of stagnation, state economists predict steady growth for the economy within the next four years.
Officials predicted a sluggish growth in the economy due to the improvement of both the job and housing markets.
Despite economists’ positivity, lawmakers will continue to proceed cautiously. Gov. Nathan Deal announced on Tuesday that the state would continue [...]
Senate Resolution puts fate of Georgia’s income tax to question as it reaches committee
Jan 22, 2013Senate Resolution 8 within the Georgia State Senate will face strong debate as it enters the Finance Committee. The resolution, first prefiled in the Senate back in December of 2012, is one of many that discusses the state of Georgia’s income tax policy and most importantly it provides a method to phase out the tax [...]
State Senate pass Rules and Laws however with Separate Agendas for upcoming sessions
Jan 18, 2013Yesterday the Georgia State Senate and House adjourned after its 4th full day of legislative action concluding with Governor Deal’s State of the State Address.
His address, which overlapped his intentions of committing to a $19 billion plus budget to provide for education, research, infrastructure, and specifically the Savannah River canal project, overshadowed a day of great [...]
Senate Approves Bed Tax Plan
Jan 18, 2013.
State senate approved Gov. Nathan Deal’s solution to the Medicaid crisis as its first order of business of the new legislative session
Deal created Senate Bill 24, which advocates to extend the two-year bed tax that helps to fund the healthcare program. Prior to the beginning of the new session, Medicaid faces a $374 million shortfall [...]
Medicaid Budget Dominates Gold Dome Agenda
Jan 16, 2013The Georgia Legislature kicks of a new congressional term with a full agenda including a deficient Medicaid budget.
The healthcare program will face $374 million shortage for the remainder of the fiscal year. Officials report that the program will also begin the new fiscal year on Jul 1 with a $400 million deficit.
Medicaid is a federal [...]
Governor Deal has high hopes in seeing funds put back into HOPE fund
Jan 15, 2013Atlanta, GA–Students around the state of Georgia hope to receive an increase from the HOPE scholarship in 2013 if a proposal by Governor Nathan Deal receives approval by the State General Assembly in Atlanta. Unlike what most college undergrads and pre-K programs heard from the Governor a few years ago, the HOPE scholarship and grant [...]
M.A.P for Prosperity
Jan 12, 2013Former congressional candidate Martha Zoller devised a three-step plan to improve government efficiency called Martha’s Action Plan For Prosperity (MAP).
MAP outlines three main factors as necessary components of functional government. These principles include accountability, reform, and citizen engagement. The plan proposes to implement new policies such term limits for members of congress and federal bureaucrats [...]
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