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The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Mr. Menendez [inaudible] and after having had the benefit of having a hearing on the pipeline ive decided to oppose this bill for four basic reasons. First, on the bill i am deeply concerned that if approved, this pipe lynn will be the first of many pipelines opening one of the largest sources of carbon on earth to exploitation. Second contrary to what many believe, im convinced this pipeline will simply not enhance, help, or in any positive way improve our energy profile. Third, in my view, it is completely absurd for congress to take the r...

This is curtourtesyurtourtesy of public broadcasting. Lt. Governor cagle, speaker ralston, president pro tem shafer, speaker pro tem jones, members of the General Assembly, constitutional officers, members of the judiciary, members of the consular corps, my fellow georgians today marks the fifth year that i have reported to you, the peoples representatives, on the state of our state. This is our annual checkup exam on the body politic, where we measure our vitals, celebrate areas of great health and seek cures for what ails us. In each succeeding year, weve seen the green shoots of our economy...

Revenue. Last year we based our budget on an anticipated Revenue Growth of 3. 4 percent. That was in keeping with our pattern of conservative budgeting. So when fiscal year 2014 ended, our actual revenue was 4. 8 percent. That differential between what we spent and what we collected is deposited into our Rainy Day Fund. Every budget cycle since i have been governor we have added to that fund so that it has increased by 643 percent since i took office. [applause] annual Revenue Growth, coupled with conservative spending and a growing Rainy Day Fund are positive evidence that georgia is better t...

We still have very substantial infrastructure revenue needs that have to be addressed. We have studied every option. Some have advocated raising the state gas tax. Yes, we do have the third lowest gas tax in america. Gas prices are now down to their lowest level since 2009. NonSouth Carolinans who visit our state would pay a portion of the tax and we would boost the are revenue stream thats dedicated to improving our roads and highways. But there are also major problems with it. We have not gotten to where we are as a state with our strengthening and growing economy by raising taxes. Quite the...

A news about Climate Change, nasa and the National Atmospheric Administration Says that 2014 was the warmest year on record since Record Keeping began in 1880. We will ask you to comment on that. Here is how we are dividing the lines today. If you believe in Climate Change, if you consider yourself a Climate Change skeptic, if youre not sure and you want to wait in any way, please call in. On a social media, you can post your thoughts on our twitter page, facebook, or you can email us. Some of the highlights from the findings that were released yesterday are highlighted in the papers of mourni...