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

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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.

And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office...

And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how...

But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how...

We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.

We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.

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...

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...

I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.

I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.

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...