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The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.

The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.

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...

What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily...

What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth.

Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth.

So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.

So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.