Weekly Legislative Update

Weekly Legislative Update Week Six — February 15-19, 2010 This weekly legislative update is brought to you by the Douglas County Chamber Government Affairs Committee through their affiliation with the Regional Business Coalition. Governor’s Regional Transportation Sales Tax Legislation Introduced in House This week, HB 1218 was introduced in the House and was co-sponsored by [...]

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Weekly Legislative Update – Week Five

February 8-12, 2010 This weekly legislative update is brought to you by the Douglas County Chamber Government Affairs Committee through their affiliation with the Regional Business Coalition. Governor, Lt. Governor and Speaker Announce Joint Support for Regional Transportation Tax On Thursday, Governor Perdue held a joint press conference with Lieutenant Governor Cagle and Speaker Ralston [...]

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West Georgia Regional Update (from University of West Georgia)

Like the state and the nation, the West Georgia economy has been hit hard in the current recession, considered by many economists to be the most severe economic downturn in the U.S. since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. As of December 2009, all of the counties in the region had unemployment rates in excess [...]

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