Tag Archives: zero-based budgeting

House votes for zero-based budget bill

By Tom Crawford | Published: April 12, 2011

House votes yet again to approve a zero-based budget bill, but that may be as far as it goes . . .

Tags: zero-based budgeting

Bogus issue?

By Tom Crawford | Published: March 21, 2011

Why the clamor to pass legislation that would require the use of a zero-based budgeting process? The Legislature already has the ability to do it . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: David Ralston , Jimmy Carter , Sonny Perdue , zero-based budgeting

Political Notes: Newt, the eternal tease

By Tom Crawford | Published: March 2, 2011

Here we go again: the latest round of media reports and denials about a Newt Gingrich presidential “campaign” . . .

Tags: Casey Cagle ethics complaint , David Shafer , Harold Stassen , Nathan Deal , Newt Gringrich , zero-based budgeting

House crushes Franklin on veto override

By Tom Crawford | Published: January 31, 2011

Bobby Franklin’s attempt to get the House to override a Sonny Perdue veto fails by a vote of 164-1 . . .

Tags: Bobby Franklin , David Ralston , Larry O\'Neal , Sonny Perdue , veto override , zero-based budgeting

Ralston: We like zero-based budgeting, but not just yet

By Tom Crawford | Published: January 27, 2011

Speaker David Ralston said he supports zero-based budgeting, but won’t call a House vote on a veto override passed Thursday by the Senate . . .

Tags: David Ralston , Senate veto override , Sonny Perdue , zero-based budgeting

Senate overrides Perdue veto of budgeting bill

By Tom Crawford | Published: January 27, 2011

The state Senate votes unanimously to override a 2010 veto of a zero-based budgeting bill; will the House also vote on it? . . .

Tags: David Ralston , David Shafer , Sonny Perdue , veto override , zero-based budgeting