Georgia Legislative Watch

News is still coming on the State of the State address, so I may add articles throughout the day. Here is today’s news dealing with the legislatures and issues that may come into play in the legislatures.

- Perdue outlines budget plan, cuts in annual address to Legislature
Travis Fain, Macon Telegraph

- Perdue: $1.2 billion needed to create jobs
James Salzer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

- Georgia’s Gov. Perdue wades back into tort reform
Associated Press via Augusta Chronicle

- Perdue asks for reserves, new fee to ease budget crunch
Dave Williams, Atlanta Business Chronicle

- Perdue says tort reform needed
Travis Fain, Macon Telegraph

- Teacher bonuses proposed
Shannon McCaffrey, Associated Press via Athens Banner-Herald

- ‘Eggs and Issues’ breakfast with Perdue, Cagle, Richardson
Thomas Wheatley, Creative Loafing

- Perdue pushes higher pay for educators
James Salzer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

- Sunday liquor bill: Put it to local votes
James Salzer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

- A Lot Of Talk But Not A Lot Of Clarity On Transportation
Dick Pettys, InsiderAdvantage Georgia

- Legislature split on how to fund roads
Travis Fain, Macon Telegraph

- Georgia 2009 legislative session opens
Ashley Fuller, Cherokee Tribune

- Developer wants to build casino at Underground
Rachel Tobin Ramos and Leon Stafford, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

- Fixing Georgia’s death penalty
Scott Henry, Creative Loafing