The Georgia Chamber of Commerce assigns its letter grades to legislators for the 2011-12 term . . .
A sampling of comments from Georgia political figures on the president’s state of the union speech . . .
Several Georgia congressmen voted this week to repeal a tax law and bragged about killing a regulatory requirement that was “onerous” and a “burden” on small businesses; they neglected to say that they voted, twice, to pass that same tax law. . .
Georgia congressmen take credit for repealing a tax withholding requirement, but don’t mention that they voted to adopt it in the first place . . .
Tags: Eric Cantor
, government contractors
, Jack Kingston
, Jim Marshall
, John Barrow
, John Lewis
, Lynn Westmoreland
, Phil Gingrey
, repeal tax provision
, tax withholding requirement
, Tom Price
Doug Collins has outraised Martha Zoller in the early stages of the 9th Congressional District race; a look at the money flowing in to the other congressional races . . .
Tags: Austin Scott
, Doug Collins
, Jack Kingston
, John Barrow
, John Lewis
, Lee Anderson
, Martha Zoller
, Paul Broun
, Phil Gingrey
, Rob Woodall
, Tom Graves
, Tom Price
Although Georgia’s new congressional plan was drawn up by legislative Republicans, there are some GOP congressmen who will be displeased with it because of the way their districts were reconfigured . . .
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 . . .
Three congressmen from the Georgia delegation make the annual list of the 50 wealthiest members of Congress . . .
U.S. Rep. Tom Price is the second Georgia congressman to come under the scrutiny of the Office of Congressional Ethics, which is looking at his fundraising activities and possible connections to votes on financial reform legislation . . .
Statewide candidates have one more chance to make their case to the voters in televised debates this weekend; some activity in the 8th Congressional District race . . .
