There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.

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One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough...

One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough...

We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.

We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.

Enhancing revenues will help us improve education and solve our infrastructure problems.

Enhancing revenues will help us improve education and solve our infrastructure problems.

Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.

Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.

By creating a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, we will give local governments a...

By creating a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, we will give local governments a...

And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make...

And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make...

Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth.

Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth.

After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government...

After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government...

The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.

The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or...

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or...

We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for...

We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for...

We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from...

We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from...

As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive...

As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive...

In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun...

In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun...

Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a...

Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a...

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels.

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels.

I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity.

I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity.

Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.

Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.

As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development.

As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development.

We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is...

We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is...