Tag Archives: Savannah harbor dredging

Political Notes – Deal plows ahead on port project

Gov. Nathan Deal says the state will move ahead with the Savannah harbor dredging project, even if federal funding isn’t there . . .

Tags: federal funding , health rankings , Nathan Deal , Savannah harbor dredging , Walter Williams

Deal proposes 3 business tax cuts

Gov. Nathan Deal proposes some modest tax breaks for businesses to help generate more economic development in Georgia . . .

Tags: energy tax elimination , job tax credits , Nathan Deal , Savannah harbor dredging , T-SPLOST

Political Notes – Cain-mentum continues to build

Herman Cain finishes atop independent polls of Republican voters in three states as Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s numbers collapse . . .

Tags: GOP presidential candidates , Herman Cain , Mitch Seabaugh , Newt Gingrich , Paul Smith , Rick Perry , Savannah harbor dredging

Political Notes – Scott’s divorce records disclosed

Austin Scott’s divorce records finally make it into the public domain; the Georgia Conservancy won’t oppose the dredging of Savannah harbor . . .

Tags: Austin Scott , Carol Hunstein , divorce records , Georgia Conservancy , Pierre Howard , Savannah harbor dredging

Political Notes – Kasim Reed’s on the roundtable

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is added to the transportation roundtable of Metro Atlanta officials; candidates step forward for the 10th Congressional District seat on the State Transportation Board; Deal puts the money down to dredge the Savannah harbor . . .

Tags: birthers , Kasim Reed , Nathan Deal , Orly Taitz , regional roundtable , reservoirs , Savannah harbor dredging , Tom Graves , transportation tax referendum

Political Notes – Board of Regents’ Jenkins dies

Felton Jenkins, vice chairman of the Board of Regents and a retired King & Spalding partner, dies of brain cancer; Tom Price acknowledges that a House vote to repeal healthcare reform won’t stick . . .

Tags: Board of Regents , earmarks , Felton Jenkins , healthcare repeal , Ralph Hudgens , Savannah harbor dredging , Tom Graves , Tom Price , Willis Potts

Political Notes — Graves, Rogers deal with tax lien

Tom Graves and Chip Rogers may have to deal with an IRS tax lien; Austin Scott gets his committee assignments; the Savannah harbor dredging may drag out for a couple of years more . . .

Tags: Austin Scott , Chip Rogers , David Doss , Gordon County hotel , IRS tax lien , Savannah harbor dredging , State Transportation Board , Technical colleges , Tom Graves