Press Releases 2006
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January 5, 2006
January 13, 2006: 2006
Session Off To a Fast Start
February 13, 2006:
Governor Perdue
& Brown announce
Local Road Projects
February 23, 2006: Session Continues to Go Well
March 10, 2006: Busy
Off Day
March
22, 2006: Legislative Aide's Experiences
April 3,
2006:
Collegiality/Compromise/Retribution
April
20, 2006: Jeff Will Not Seek Re-Election
October
2, 2006: Representative Jeff Brown and Senator Sam Zamarripa Join GBPI’s
Board of Directors
October 17, 2006: Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services Honors
Jeff Brown
January 5, 2006
I am pleased to announce that my legislative aide for the 2006 session is
Paige Guy. Paige is from LaGrange and the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Daniel
Guy. She graduated from LaGrange High School in 2003 and is currently a
third year Management major at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Paige
is the sixth student from Troup schools that I have had as a legislative
aide during my twelve years of being a legislator. Last year Jesse
Weathington from Carrollton was my aide. They have all been outstanding
which reflects very favorably on our area.
Please contact Paige if you have any concerns pertaining to current or
upcoming legislation and she will be happy to help you in any way that she
can. During the legislative session she can be reached at 404.463.2247.
Note my new email address is
jeff.brown@house.ga.gov. My website, repjbrown.org, will be
continuously updated throughout the session.
We have several openings for pages during the session. Call my legislative
office for information.
2006 Session Off To A Fast Start
January 13, 2006
Contrary to
what many expected, the legislature began the 2006 Session very quickly. I
serve on the Ways and Means Committee, and we passed out, on Day One, the
decrease of the state tax on natural gas and propane. At the same time the
Judiciary Committee started work on legislation to prevent the right of
eminent domain to be used to the benefit of private developers. Also at the
same time, the Government Affairs Committee passed a bill to require a photo
ID to vote.
Day two the
Governor announced a package for public education which included pay raises
for teachers, funding for smaller class sizes, etc.
Day three
the House passed the natural gas/propane tax reduction by a vote of 169-2.
Also, the Governor delivered his State of the State and Budget Address to a
Joint House and Senate meeting. The state of the state is good. Our tax
revenues are up significantly which is making the job of those of us who
serve on the Appropriations Committee much easier this year versus the past
three as we were in a recession.
Thursday was
Day Four, and after four and a half hours of debate, by a vote of 110-64, SB
84 requiring a photo ID to vote passed. Also, my Appropriations Committee
began the process of reviewing, modifying and passing the Amended 2006
Budget. This budget started July 1, 2005, but each year when we return,
unforeseen things have happened over the nine months since we passed the
budget, so we make adjustments. The 2007 Budget is our primary task as a
legislature this session.
On Day Five,
a bill that I cosigned significantly increasing the sentence for sexual
predators and monitoring them after serving their time was introduced in the
House.
Even before
the session began there were several consequential actions taken. Most
significantly was the Governor’s announcement of an almost 300% increase for
local governments to use to improve roads. One survey I saw recently ranked
improved roads as the number one desire of Georgia voters in
regard to their state government.
Given the
above, any notion of a “do nothing” session has been dispelled. 2006
promises to be a very good year for the people of Georgia relative to
what your government will do for you.
Please note
a new email address: jeff.brown@house.ga.gov.
Governor Perdue
& State Representative Brown announce
Local Road Projects
for Heard, Carroll and
Troup
Counties
February 13, 2006
ATLANTA- Governor Sonny Perdue and Rep. Jeffrey Brown today
announced a list of 2006 local road projects for Heard, Carroll and
Troup
Counties that will be
funded through his Paving the Way Home transportation initiative.
“These road improvement projects are investments in the
communities in this county,” said Governor Sonny Perdue. “Local
roads account for nearly 84 percent of the state’s entire road system.
Improving local roads will lead to greater economic prosperity and
ultimately a better quality of life for
Georgia’s
citizens.”
The 2006 statewide local road projects released today, funded
through the Local Assistance Road Program (LARP), total $60 million, only a
portion of the $234 million that will be a part of Governor Perdue’s two
year initiative. At a later date, 2007 LARP and State Aid projects will be
announced to complete the Paving the Way Home initiative.
“Road improvements are important to my district, and it is my
opinion that road paving and road improvement projects are one of the
greatest factors to our region for economic growth and development,” said
Rep. Jeff Brown.
Georgia
counties prioritize their transportation improvement needs each year and
submit a list to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to
determine how much funding they will receive under LARP and State Aid. The
2006 LARP projects were selected from these prioritized project lists.
Road improvement projects for
Heard
County are as follows:
