Tag Archives: Buddy Carter

Purcell will leave the House, Floyd wants to stay

Rep. Ann Purcell will retire from the Georgia House, but Rep. Hugh Floyd will run for another term . . .

Tags: Ann Purcell , Buddy Carter , General Assembly , Hugh Floyd

Carter pulls solar bill, looks for alternate path

Sen. Buddy Carter’s solar energy bill is pulled from committee after he loses the votes of several senators . . .

Tags: Buddy Carter , David Shafer , Georgia Power , solar generation

Carter tries end run on solar power bill

Sen. Buddy Carter keeps his bill promoting solar generation of electric power in play by shifting it to another committee . . .

Tags: Buddy Carter , Casey Cagle , Georgia Power , solar generation

Prospects are dark for solar energy bill

With a big assist from Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Georgia Power keeps the lid on a bill that would promote cheaper, solar-generated electricity . . .

Tags: Buddy Carter , Casey Cagle , Chris Clark , Georgia Chamber of Commerce , Georgia Power , Ross Tolleson , solar power , Tim Echols

GOP, Dems clash over HOPE trends in Senate fracas

Democrats and Republicans in the Georgia Senate argue over the course that should be taken with the HOPE scholarship program . . .

Tags: Buddy Carter , Cecil Staton , Emanuel Jones , HOPE scholarships , Jason Carter , state senate

Lawmakers urge more action on Ogeechee cleanup

A group of lawmakers from southeast Georgia send a letter to EPD Director Jud Turner asking him to institute stronger measures to clean up the Ogeechee River . . .

Tags: Buddy Carter , chemical spill , fish kill , Jon Burns , King America , Ogeechee River

Political Notes – Is Georgia shrinking?

Geographical data released by the U.S. Census indicates that Georgia’s land area decreased by nearly 400 square miles over the last decade . . .

Tags: Buddy Carter , Census , Georgia land area , Nathan Deal , Nikki Haley , Savannah River dredging , Sonny Perdue , Sunday sales

Carter, Bethel get committee chairmanships

Buddy Carter and Charlie Bethel are given committee chairmanships in the Georgia Senate, replacing two recently resigned legislators . . .

Tags: Buddy Carter , Charlie Bethel , committee chairmanships , Georgia Senate , Jim Butterworth , Mitch Seabaugh , Tommie Williams

Political Notes – Lawmakers steamed over EPD’s handling of Ogeechee spill

South Georgia legislators are unhappy with how the EPD handled a chemical discharge into the Ogeechee River and want to bring in an independent monitor . . .

Tags: Buddy Carter , chemical discharge , EPD , Jack Hill , Judy Manning , King America Finishing , Marietta Square , Ogeechee River fish kill , revenue department , tattoo parlor , underaged tobacco enforcement

Political Notes — Perry swings at Romney, gets swung at in return

Rick Perry and Mitt Romney take jabs at each other as the Texas governor drops by Georgia to talk about policy matters . . .

Tags: Buddy Carter , EPD , Georgia Rural Health Association , GOP nomination , Healthcare reform , King America Finishing , Mitt Romney , Ogeechee River fish kill , Rick Perry , small business grant , troy davis