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Ga. Republicans gather in Athens for convention
As the state GOP convention officially came to order Friday, a small group of tea party and other activists stood outside to announce a large-scale voter outreach effort this year in part because they feel they can't depend on national Republicans to win elections. While the convention message has been ...
SC, Ga. senators voice MOX support to White House
Republican senators from South Carolina and Georgia have called on the Obama administration to continue funding a program to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel, saying that slowing or ending the project would harm international and domestic relationships. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott of South Carolina and ...
Ga. avoids limit on reservoir use in Senate bill
Georgia legislators thwarted on Wednesday an attempt by Alabama and Florida to limit how much water metro Atlanta and North Georgia can take from federal reservoirs. The U.S. Senate voted 83-14 to approve a changed version of the Water Resources Development Act without including an earlier restriction backed by Sen. ...
Senate bill would clear Savannah harbor obstacle
A water-projects bill approved Wednesday by the U.S. Senate contains a provision that would remove a bureaucratic obstacle to deepening the Savannah harbor if the measure becomes law. Georgia Republican Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss both praised passage of the new Water Resources Development Act, which still needs approval ...
Tri-state water feud plays out in Congress
The water dispute between Alabama, Florida and Georgia is provoking hardball politics in Congress, where Georgia lawmakers derailed a proposal that could restrict metro Atlanta's water supply. A provision initially tucked into a water projects bill would make it harder for metro Atlanta and North Georgia communities to take drinking ...
Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands
The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success. The measure, backed by the National Rifle Association, represented one of two efforts Wednesday by gun rights supporters to take the ...
Deal signs ethics bill
Gov. Nathan Deal signs sweeping ethics reform legislation into law at the state Capitol surrounded by House and Senate members. When the law takes effect January 1, lobbyists will no longer be able to spend more than $75 dollars on state or locally elected officials. Exceptions will be made for ...
Isakson in favor of Internet sales tax
The state of Georgia has lost out on sales tax for decades, but the U.S. Senate is planning on changing that this afternoon. And one Georgian is strong supporting the measure. Johnny Isakson, speaking to the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce at the Galleria, says it's about time. "In some ...
Isakson believes Atlanta is ready for July 4
The Boston marathon bombings will not disrupt this year's Peachtree Road Race. So says U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, who believes local, state and federal police will be ready on July 4th. "You don't leave a single I un-dotted or a T uncrossed," Isakson says. "You don't leave a manhole cover ...
Ga. politicians urge Obama to support port project
Three Georgia politicians have written to President Barack Obama urging him to include the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project authorization increase in his budget amendment to Congress. Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, and Rep. Jack Kingston, of Georgia's first congressional district, wrote to Obama Monday saying they're concerned with the ...
A Deficit of Trust
Working for then U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell (R-GA) in the early 90s, and even later with U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), you often heard them humorously relating stories of the days when Georgia’s GOP could hold its state convention in a phone booth...with a little room to spare. Not anymore. ...
Isakson does not believe sequester will last long
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Georgia, tells state lawmakers he does not believe the sequester will last very long. He says public outcry will be so great that Congress will be forced to make meaningful cuts to the budget rather than those across the board. “When you do across the board ...
What they said: Georgia officials respond to Obama’s State of the Union
Here is what some of Georgia’s elected officials had to say about President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Republican of Georgia: “I am pleased that President Obama is once again pivoting to jobs, but was disappointed in his larger message. Bigger government and more ...
Isakson: Georgians will not support weapons ban
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., says any ban on weapons or high capacity magazines will be a tough fight in Congress. Speaking with reporters after the annual Eggs and Issues Breakfast, the Republican from Marietta said a similar ban in 1994 did nothing to prevent the massacre at Columbine High ...
Senate Budget Votes
After months of complaints by Republicans in the Congress, the Senate will vote Wednesday on five different budget plans, four from Republicans and one which represents the latest budget from President Obama. The agreement for the votes was announced with little fanfare Tuesday evening on the Senate floor, coming just ...
Student advocate: Doubling federally backed loan rate costly
Phillip Hawkins helps students arrange financing at Kennesaw State University. He says for many of them, the only way to get an education is to get a government-backed loan. "The student loan program has certainly helped them meet the costs" associated with college, he said. But the price of those ...
Isakson Sees Bankruptcy as Option For States
By ERRIN HAINES Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Sen. Johnny Isakson said states straining under pension debt should not fear what may sound like a drastic solution: bankruptcy. The idea has become part of a growing discussion about how states will grapple with their budget woes, some due in large part ...
Isakson, Senate To Back US-Russia Nuclear Pact
(WSB Radio/AP) Story revised by Pete Combs 12/22/10 1:49pm WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama locked up enough Senate Republican votes Tuesday to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia that would cap nuclear warheads for both former Cold War foes and restart on-site weapons inspections. Eleven Republicans joined Democrats ...
Chambliss, Isakson Back Earmark Ban
By SHANNON McCAFFREY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson showed their support Tuesday for a two-year moratorium on pork barrel earmarks, joining fellow Republicans in a push to halt a popular political practice which lawmakers have used for years to fund projects at home. Both ...
Sen. Isakson Wins 2nd Term
By ERRIN HAINES Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia voters are set to decide whether to send U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson back to Washington for a second term. The Republican incumbent is facing Democrat Mike Thurmond, the state's labor commissioner, and Libertarian Chuck Donovan in Tuesday's general election. Isakson has branded ...
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