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  • Probably the most obvious thing you’ll read about the session

    Walter Jones points out that a tough session lays ahead for legislators: Past sessions became known for the dominant legislation debated, such as school reform in 2000, the statewide water plan in 2008 and redistricting in countless years. The 2010 session, which convenes Jan. 11, will be characterized not by a [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 4:57pm EST
    by Jason Pye

  • It’s not even Thanksgiving, but we have prefiles for the General Assembly

    It’s that time of year again, members of the Georgia General Assembly are prefiling legislation for the 2010 session. Insider Advantage already has an article up about them, though only a handful of bills have been prefiled for either Chamber and almost exclusively by a few members. House prefiles can [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:15pm EST
    by Jason Pye

  • Democrats outraising GOP in Georgia in 2009?

    Georgia Democrats raised more than Republicans in the month of October, and have raised more for the entire year-to-date. However, Republicans have well over $1.6 million cash-on-hand compared to the Democrats $147k. [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:41am EST
    by Jason Pye

  • Speaker Richardson acknowledges suicide attempt

    Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) recently attempted suicide and is admitting to suffering from depression: Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) suffers from depression and recently tried to take his own life. Richardson, in a statement to the media, said he has been suffering from depression for the past two-and-a-half years since separating [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:19pm EST
    by Jason Pye

  • Results for Legislative Special Elections

    As I mentioned this morning, there are seven seats (five in the House, two in the Senate) in the Georgia General Assembly that will be filled, assuming a candidate reaches the 50%+1 threshold. You can find results for each of these races by click the link: SD-1* SD-35 HD-58 HD-75* HD-129 HD-141 HD-159* *two person race, tonight’s winner [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:44pm EST
    by Jason Pye

  • Election Day Open Thread

    Voters in Georgia living in municipalities, five state House districts and two state Senate districts will head to the polls today to decide on representation for the next term years. We’ll be live-blogging races with national implications tonight over at United Liberty, such as gubernatorial races in New Jersey and [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:00am EST
    by Jason Pye

  • Property taxes will come up again in 2010 session

    Georgia lawmakers will again attempt to address property taxes next year: Members of a Senate study committee on tax reform heard from property owners, tax consultants, tax officials and lawyers during more than three hours of testimony at the Capitol. Legislative leaders say tax reform will be a major issue in [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:51am EST
    by Jason Pye

  • Rasmussen: Barnes leads in Dem primary, Baker surges

    On the heels of the poll in the GOP primary, Rasmussen released the results for the poll from likely Democratic primary voters. Former Gov. Roy Barnes stayed about the same, while Attorney General Thurbert Baker more than doubled his support from the previous Rasmussen poll. House Minority Leader Dubose Porter [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:11pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Rasmussen: Oxendine below 30%, still leads

    Rasmussen has a new poll out for the Republican primary for Governor of Georgia. It’s about as significant as a poll can be eight months before the primary because it shows a decline for Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, who is now under 30%. In the previous poll from Rasmussen, Oxendine [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 10:26pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Early preview of 2010 legislative session

    Travis Fain of the Macon Telegraph has an early preview of the 2010 session of the Georgia General Assembly, which begins in January, after Republicans met last week to discuss priorities. What can you expect?: Lindsey said the details of a transportation funding plan, which has divided House and Senate Republicans [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 5:06pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Municipal Elections: Early voting underway

    Voters in municipalities around the state will head to the polls to decide their representation and leadership. You may can take advantage of advanced voting, which began next week and runs until Friday, October 30th. You can check here to see the hours for your county. Also, seven seats in the [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 11:00am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • September revenues down 16%

    Here is the press release from the Governor’s office: Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that net revenue collections for the month of September 2009 (FY10) totaled $1,371,956,000 compared to $1,632,334,000 for September 2008 (FY09), a decrease of $260,378,000 or 16.0 percent. The percentage decrease year-to-date for FY10 compared to FY09 is 14.2 [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 8:39pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Voter registration deadline is October 5th

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    The following is a press release from the Georgia Secretary of State reminding citizens to register to vote for the upcoming municipal and special legislative elections. Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel today reminded citizens who reside in districts holding municipal or special elections on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 that they [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 11:00am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Candidates qualify for SD-1 and HD-159

    Candidates for SD-1 and HD-159 qualified this week for a special election to fill vacant seats left by legislators hoping to move up the ladder of elected office. The special election will be held on November 3rd. Senate District 1: (to fill the seat left vacant by Eric Johnson) Candidate   Party   [...]
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    Posted: September 26, 2009, 1:04pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • New Strategic Vision poll in Dem, GOP primary

    Strategic Vision, a Republican-friendly firm, has a new poll out today in the Democratic and Republican primary for Governor. The margin of error is +/- 3 percent. You can view our poll archive here. Democratic Gubernatorial Primary: Candidate % of vote Roy Barnes 45% Thurbert Baker 30% David Poythress 5% DuBose Porter 2% Undecided 18% Republican Gubernatorial Primary: Candidate % of vote John [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 12:12pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Special election dates announced for SD-1, HD-159

    As expected, the Secretary of State set the special election date for SD-1, left vacant by Eric Johnson, will take place on November 3rd. Also, the special election for HD-159, which was left vacant by Buddy Carter (R-Pooler), will be held the same day. Qualifying for these two seats begins next [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2009, 8:19pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Johnson to resign from State Senate

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    Just got a phone call from a very reliable source that telling me that Eric Johnson (R-Savannah) is resigning from the State Senate to concentrate on his run for Governor. This move allows Johnson to raise funds during the 2010 legislation session, where as other state elected officials will not. [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 1:42pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Candidates qualify in SD-35 and HD-75

    The Secretary of State’s office has released the names running in special elections in SD-35 and HD-75. These two seats will be placed on the November 3rd ballot along with HD-58, HD-129 and HD-141. Senate District 35: (to fill the seat left vacant by Kasim Reed) Candidate Party Kezmiche Atterbury   Democrat Benny Crane Democrat Rosie Jackson Democrat Donzella [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2009, 4:14pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Revenues down 13.1% in August

    Revenue figures for August came out yesterday: Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that net revenue collections for the month of August 2009 (FY10) totaled $1,052,466,000 compared to $1,259,631,000 for August 2008 (FY09), a decrease of $207,165,000 or 16.4 percent. The percentage decrease year-to-date for FY10 compared to FY09 is 13.1 percent. You [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • HD-75 qualifying begins next week

    Qualifying for HD-75 will begin next week: Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel has announced the qualifying dates for candidates seeking to fill the vacated House District 75 seat, once held by Jonesboro Democrat, Celeste Johnson. Qualifying for the seat will take place Tuesday, Sept. 8 from 9 a.m., to 5:30 p.m., [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 12:34pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • HD-75 qualifying begins next week

    Qualifying for HD-75 will begin next week: Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel has announced the qualifying dates for candidates seeking to fill the vacated House District 75 seat, once held by Jonesboro Democrat, Celeste Johnson. Qualifying for the seat will take place Tuesday, Sept. 8 from 9 a.m., to 5:30 p.m., [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 12:34pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Jeff Chapman is running for Governor

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    State Sen. Jeff Chapman (R-Brunswick) is running for Governor: State Sen. Jeff Chapman, a Republican from Brunswick who’s made a name for himself in the fight over Jekyll Island, has filed paperwork necessary to run for governor. We haven’t talked to him yet, but his wife Angela just confirmed the fact over [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 12:31pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Jeff Chapman is running for Governor

    State Sen. Jeff Chapman (R-Brunswick) is running for Governor: State Sen. Jeff Chapman, a Republican from Brunswick who’s made a name for himself in the fight over Jekyll Island, has filed paperwork necessary to run for governor. We haven’t talked to him yet, but his wife Angela just confirmed the fact over [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 12:31pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Candidates qualify for House special elections

    Here is a list of the candidates from the Secretary of State’s office that have qualified in three of the four special elections to be held on November 3rd. If a candidate fails to win a majority, a special election will take place on December 1st. HD-58 and HD-141 were held [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 4:19pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Candidates qualify for House special elections

    Here is a list of the candidates from the Secretary of State’s office that have qualified in three of the four special elections to be held on November 3rd. If a candidate fails to win a majority, a special election will take place on December 1st. HD-58 and HD-141 were held [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 4:19pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • GLW is back online

    We had a hiccup that lasted almost a day because of a server issue. Sorry about that. [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 11:47am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • 2010 Primary Polls for Governor

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    We’ve complied a list of polls up to this point for the 2010 party primaries, which are 10 months away. We’re not including head-to-head polls between candidates from opposing parties right now, though we may add them down the road. Any new primary polls that come out will be added [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2009, 4:36pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • New polls out for Georgia

    Rasmussen is out with two new polls in the Democrat and Republican primaries for Governor. It doesn’t tell us anything new really. Roy Barnes is still well on his way to securing the Democratic Party’s nomination. John Oxendine is still the frontrunner for the GOP, though he still is hovering [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2009, 11:37am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • GPPF: School Choice can help Ease Budget Woes

    The following commentary is from Daniel Groce for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. The GPPF publishes a column weekly, it can be found here. If there’s one way to hurt student performance, it’s to strike at teacher morale. As teachers around the state scramble to get classrooms ready, many are working, [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2009, 10:00am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Harbin wants a special session

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    Ben Harbin, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, sees the need for a special session to address budget shortfalls: The chairman of the Georgia House Appropriations Committee told Columbia County officials Tuesday that a special session of the Legislature is needed to address the state’s expected $900 million shortfall in revenue. During [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 11:54am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Thompson out at Ethics Commission

    Rick Thompson is leaving the State Ethics Commission: Rick Thompson, executive secretary of the State Ethics Commission, resigned his post today. The commission handles campaign finance and lobbyist disclosure reports and judges complaints filed against politicians, lobbyists and political groups. Thompson has been with the commission since January 2004 and took over at [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 11:41am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Long confirmed by House Transportation Committee

    Todd Long was unanimously confirmed this morning as the director of planning at GDOT by the House Transportation Committee: Long made some of the same comments Wednesday that he made last week, assuring the committee that while the director of planning has a close relationship with the governor, he would weigh [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 11:36am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Committee to vote on planning nomination

    The House Transportation Committee will vote today on the nomination of Todd Long as the director of planning. You should be able to tune in here. [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 9:58am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • HD-75: Rep. Johnson resigns

    State Rep. Celeste Johnson (D-Jonesboro) has resigned her seat: Gov. Sonny Perdue has confirmed that State Rep. Celeste Johnson (D-Jonesboro) officially tendered her resignation from her House District 75 seat this week. On Friday, Perdue issued a writ of election and said a special election will take place on Nov. 3 to [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 6:30pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • GLW looking for writers

    We’re looking for a couple bloggers or writers to help keep new content on GLW. Please drop us a line if you’re interested. [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 11:35am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • July revenues down 10%

    Revenues for July, the first month of the new fiscal year, were down 10 percent: State revenue collections in July fell nearly 10 percent compared to July 2008, a negative harbinger to the beginning of the new fiscal year. Gov. Sonny Perdue announced last Tuesday that the first full month of the [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 5:38pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Sub-committee clears planning nominee

    Todd Long, Gov. Sonny Perdue’s choice to be the new State Planning Director, cleared sub-committee this afternoon and his nomination will move to the House Transportation Committee next week. [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 5:36pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • State Transportation Planner Confirmation Hearings

    You can watch today’s hearings live at the Georgia Legislative Network by clicking on this link. It should open up in Windows Media Player for many of you, but if that doesn’t work you can download VideoLan’s VLC media player free and use its ‘Open Network’ feature with this address: [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 10:04am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Special elections announced for HD 58, HD 129 and HD 141

    Yesterday, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced special elections for three seats in the Georgia General Assembly left open due to resignations. Today, the Secretary of State’s office sent out a press release with details on where the elections will be conducted in the respective districts: Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel announced [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2009, 6:05pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Legislators tax problems continue

    Some lawmakers could face problems because they failed to pay or file their income taxes: Three members of the House of Representatives and one or two senators could be expelled, censured or imprisoned for not paying their 2007 Georgia income taxes, and ethics committees in both chambers are considering the next [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2009, 11:43am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • 40 legislators fail to file disclosures

    Last week, Atlanta Unfiltered pointed out that 40 state legislators have failed to file their financial disclosures. [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2009, 9:45pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • State Rep Ed Rynders To Chair Confirmation Hearing

    As I reported three weeks ago today, SB 200, the Transportation Reorganization bill, gave the House Transportation Committee a very unusual power - the power to confirm one particular appointment of the Governor. Normally in the General Assembly, as in the US Congress, the Senate has the confirmation power and [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 8:17am EDT
    by Jeff

  • FEC Financial Disclosures: GA-9

    Below are the disclosures for Georgia’s 9th Congressional District. We’ll have the other districts posted soon. A couple of notes before you read, in case you aren’t familiar with how to read fundraising numbers. - “Individuals” are contributions received from an actual individuals. - “PACs” are contributions from established entities. This is [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2009, 12:29pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • June revenues down 15%

    Revenues are off by more than $250 million since June 2008: Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that net revenue collections for the month of June 2009 (FY09) totaled $1,364,350,000 compared to $1,618,879,000 for June 2008 (FY08), a decrease of $254,529,000 or 15.7 percent. The percentage decrease year-to-date for FY09 compared to [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 8:32pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • GPPF: State Tax Incentives a Bad Business

    The following commentary is from Phred Barnet for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. The GPPF publishes a column weekly, it can be found here. Giving a tax incentive to a business to encourage economic development sounds like a great idea, but it is not. Tax breaks for businesses are little more [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 4:10pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Campaign Disclosures - Democrats

    Below are campaign disclosures filed with the State Ethics Commission for the reporting period ending on June 30, 2009 for Democratic candidates for state-wide office. Candidates have until July 7th to file their disclosure. Candidates that file between July 8-14 are subject to a $25 fine. They are subject to [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2009, 12:24pm EDT
    by Jeff

  • Campaign Disclosures - Republicans

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    Below are campaign disclosures filed with the State Ethics Commission for the reporting period ending on June 30, 2009 for Republican candidates for state-wide office. Candidates have until July 7th to file their disclosure. Candidates that file between July 8-14 are subject to a $25 fine. They are subject to [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2009, 11:44am EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Contribution limits increase

    As campaign disclosures begin to come in, we should point out that contribution limits have increased pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 21-5-41(k). The new limits for state-wide office are: - $6,100 for a primary election - $6,100 for a general election - $3,600 for run-off election (primary or general) For all other offices: - $2,400 for a [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2009, 9:20pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Georgia celebrates 120th anniversary of state Capitol

    The State of Georgia will celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Georgia Capitol in the Rotunda on Wednesday, July 8th. You can find details here from the press release from the Secretary of State’s office. [...]
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    Posted: July 05, 2009, 2:41pm EDT
    by Jason Pye

  • Nine candidates to fill GA Supreme Court vacancy

    The nine candidates to replace Leah Ward Sears on the Georgia Supreme Court have been released. There are a couple recognizable names, but word is William Ray is the favorite. Here are the candidates: Stephen Louis A. Dillard (39, lawyer) Jim Kelly (53, lawyer) David Nahmias (44, United States Attorney for North Georgia) Samuel Ozburn [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2009, 10:13pm EDT
    by Jason Pye
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