Savannah Politics

On Thursday, January 28th we adjourned after our eighth legislative day of the 2010 session.  This week consisted of short days of legislative action followed by committee hearings reviewing legislative initiatives.  Bills are currently being drafted and introduced by legislators and the committee process is beginning to take full swing as we debate introduced legislation [...]

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State Senator Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Pooler)-is voluntarily taking a furlough day a month for the remainder of the fiscal year.   With these additional days, legislators will have taken a total of eleven furlough days in fiscal year 2010.  The money will be returned to the State Treasury to help fill additional budget gaps.    Carter [...]

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Join us Thursday, February 4, 2010 6:00 – 7:30 pm at the home of Billy and Kim Farmer 1132 Irongate – Irongate Subdivision – Macon Directions: From Macon, take Zebulon Road into Monroe County. Cross Estes Road. Go 1/2 mile. Subdivison is on right. Suggested Donation: $100 RSVP: Contact Robin Wheeler at 912-433-1824 or robin@simonspoliticalgroup.com E [...]

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Many legislators filled the Capitol this week although we were not in session.  Our agenda consisted of Joint Appropriations Committee hearings.  During these joint hearings, each state agency presents their budget to both the Senators and Representatives of the Georgia General Assembly.  Now that the agencies have presented their budgets, the House and Senate Appropriation [...]

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Scott Brown’s Victory is Canary in the Coalmine for Democrats By Ralph Reed Barack Obama was inaugurated as president one year ago today to the hosannas of the mainstream media. He strolled down Pennsylvania Avenue hand-in-hand with his wife Michelle, exuding the confidence of a man basking in sky-high poll numbers that approached 70 percent. [...]

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ATLANTA, GA — Senator Eric Johnson, Republican candidate for Governor, today released the following statement regarding the new list of legislators that failed to file their state income taxes: “Last year, I was proud to lead the fight to make sure that every member of the General Assembly paid their taxes. I believe that politicians [...]

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Representative Ron Stephens Weekly Capitol Update January 16, 2010   The first day of the 2010 legislative session started on Monday,  January 11th.  During the first week of the session, the work that  takes place is mostly procedural. Elections for vacant leadership positions took place on Monday.  We elected a new Speaker of the House, Representative David [...]

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Tuesday 5 January 2010 Carl Smith for Congress today announced that former congressional candidates Ray McKinney and Ben Crystal have added their names to the growing list of 12th district leaders who stand behind Smith’s candidacy. McKinney, who secured 32% of the vote in the 2008 12th District GOP primary and is highly regarded for [...]

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Smart money continues backing dark horse candidate for Governor ATLANTA, GA—Senator Eric Johnson, Republican candidate for Governor, today filed his December 31st campaign finance report with the State Ethics Commission disclosing total contributions of $726,362.32 for the period. Johnson’s total for the entire campaign now stands at $1,695,682.51. Notably, the Johnson campaign has a “cash [...]

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Representative Ron Stephens Pre-Session Update January 7, 2010  As we quickly approach the beginning of January and are embarking on the start of a new year and another legislative session, it is time for us as legislators to focus on setting our agenda for the 2010 session.  The budget will be our priority during the [...]

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