http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:49:37 -0700 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:47:43 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Perdue-voices-some-support-for-MARTA-assistance?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner  Gov. Sonny Perdue has made the suggestion that some of the stimulus funds the state is expecting should be given to MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Railway Transit Authority) to cover the shortfall in their operating budget for the current and next... Atlanta spending budget transportation Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:47:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Perdue-voices-some-support-for-MARTA-assistance?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d16-Cagle-exits-governors-race?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner  Due to Tea Party mania, it might be possible that few people noticed a big announcement with regards to the 2010 race for the Governor's mansion.Yesterday, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle held a press conference to disclose that he was withdrawing from th... election 2010 governor Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:24:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d16-Cagle-exits-governors-race?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d16-Tea-Parties-marked-by-huge-crowds-few-problems?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner  Last night, the Atlanta Tea Party drew an estimated 15,000 protesters united in a cry to stop indebting American taxpayers and future generations. I wrote about it last night while in attendance.Across the country, several hundred other similar... Election 2008 new media protest Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:01:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d16-Tea-Parties-marked-by-huge-crowds-few-problems?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Atlanta-Tea-Party-almost-ready-to-burst?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner I just came from the corner of Washington and Courtland streets in downtown Atlanta, where like-minded citizens are gathering in an exercise of their First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly.The protest is scheduled to begin shortly, but as... protest Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:24:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Atlanta-Tea-Party-almost-ready-to-burst?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Will-new-Border-czar-stop-the-violence?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner  Today, the Obama Administration announced the appointment of Alan Bersin within the Department of Homeland Security. Bersin will oversee matters along the southwestern border of the United States with Mexico.Bersin, the newly appointed "bo... border DHS Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:14:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Will-new-Border-czar-stop-the-violence?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d14-Preview-of-the-Atlanta-Tea-Party?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Image courtesy of www.Atlantateaparty.netOn April 15, tomorrow evening, while many people rush to file and pay their taxes, there will be a very large protest taking place in downtown Atlanta regarding the taxes you and I pay now and will have to pay... corruption spending taxes bailout congress grassroots budget protest Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:36:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d14-Preview-of-the-Atlanta-Tea-Party?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d13-Happy-Tax-Freedom-Day?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner (c) Tax Foundation, based on CBO dataApril 15 is the date most people remember when it comes to paying taxes.However, this year, April 13 is also an important date.It signifies the point in the year when Americans will have earned enough to pay their... taxes Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:00:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m4d13-Happy-Tax-Freedom-Day?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m2d26-Atlanta-Tea-Party-one-of-many-to-be-held?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Tomorrow, February 27, at noon, on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol, there will be a Tea Party. You may have seen the clip from CNBC from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade's Options Floor, calling for a new Tea Party, in the wake of ... Atlanta bailout protest Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:49:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m2d26-Atlanta-Tea-Party-one-of-many-to-be-held?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m2d26-Pay-for-Georgia-Powers-new-plant--before-construction-starts?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Plant Vogtle (C) WAGT News, Augusta, GAGenerally, in undertaking construction projects or large development opportunities, owners, stockholders, and other prominent stakeholders take on some measure of risk for a project.Well, Georgia Senate Bill #31... Georgia earmarks energy Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:29:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m2d26-Pay-for-Georgia-Powers-new-plant--before-construction-starts?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m2d5-Attempts-to-refine-the-latest-rotten-bailout-meet-with-mexied-success?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Credit for homeowners? (C) Heelan RealtyThere has been a lot of outcry against the latest massive spending bill which is supposed to serve as an economic stimulus package under the new Obama Administration. The bill passed the Hou... spending taxes bailout Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:48:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m2d5-Attempts-to-refine-the-latest-rotten-bailout-meet-with-mexied-success?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d30-Michael-Steele-elected-RNC-Chairman?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner RNC Chair Michael Steele Two years ago, I wrote on my personal site that it appeared Ken Mehlman would be replaced by Michael Steele as the chair of the RNC.In the end, Mike Duncan was chosen instead to be its head, and the 2008 election cycle w... election RNC 2010 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:30:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d30-Michael-Steele-elected-RNC-Chairman?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Another-turd-sandwich-gets-voted-on-today--stopping-another-bailout?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Image from RedstickThe House of Representatives will be voting on the pork laden $900 billion Obama "stimulus" plan (HR 1) early Wednesday morning. If you feel this would be an incredible waster of taxpayer funds, then you sh... spending earmarks bailout congress budget transparency waste Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:44:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Another-turd-sandwich-gets-voted-on-today--stopping-another-bailout?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d22-Tightening-the-belt-with-Georgias-budget?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Do not pass Go...and lose $400 million?.The FY 2009 and FY 2010 Georgia budget was presented this week as we head into the Georgia Congressional session. Unlike the federal government (but like 40 other state governments) Georgia must present a balan... Georgia spending taxes treasury transparency waste Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:25:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d22-Tightening-the-belt-with-Georgias-budget?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Combat-pay-to-fight-government-waste?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Sam Adams Alliance If you are an anti-pork advocate who becomes more and more frustrated by the wasteful government spending we see day after day, then this campaign is for you.A contest is being sponsored by the Sam Adams Alliance to reward act... spending earmarks budget transparency waste Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:29:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Combat-pay-to-fight-government-waste?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Gun-owners-number-one-salesman?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Image courtesy of Free Republic We talked a lot over the past few weeks about incoming Cabinet appointments and what we can expect to see during this inauguration and after Barack Obama officially becomes president.  While most other folks seem... firearms inauguration day 2009 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:13:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Gun-owners-number-one-salesman?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d12-Sunshine-for-Georgia?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner  A new website has been launched that allows Georgia citizens to get an idea of how their tax dollars are being spent, and what actions are being examined by Georgia government. The new website, Open Georgia, allows Geor... Georgia spending budget transparency Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:26:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d12-Sunshine-for-Georgia?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d8-Atlanta-State-of-the-city-address?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Atlanta Mayor Shirley FranklinAtlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin gave her eighth and final State of the City addres to the people of Atlanta on Monday.Her address was mostly circumspective, reflecting on the accomplishments of her administration over the... Atlanta spending business budget Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:23:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d8-Atlanta-State-of-the-city-address?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d6-Georgia-was-the-firewall-after-all?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Back to work for 100 99 Senators on Jan. 6.The 111th session of Congress convenes today in Washington, DC. However, it will not convene with 60 Democratic Senators, the magic number needed to invoke cloture and stop any filibusters attempted by the R... senate Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:10:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2009m1d6-Georgia-was-the-firewall-after-all?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2008m12d21-Controversial-preacher-Not-as-much-as-the-last-one?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Rick Warren on Fox News Rick Warren was asked last week to give an address at the inauguration in January. However, this decision seems to be met with some derision from certain groups, most notably LGBT group and liberal advocacy groups.  It h... Obama publicity inauguration Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:04:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2008m12d21-Controversial-preacher-Not-as-much-as-the-last-one?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2008m12d16-Profile-Steven-Chu-Department-of-Energy?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner Steven Chu (Photo by BGNES)On Monday night, Barack Obama announced his nominee to head the Department of Energy. His selection turned out to be Steven Chu, a well-known scientist who currently heads the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Califo... taxes cabinet energy Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:57:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1349-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner~y2008m12d16-Profile-Steven-Chu-Department-of-Energy?cid=exrss-Georgia-Congressional-Oversight-Examiner