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2016 Legislative Session

No surprises in governor’s speech

Gov. Deal’s State of the State address Wednesday delivered what we’ve come to expect from this Governor’s office: more of the same. Just like every year before, Gov. Deal used his annual speech to showcase a Georgia that works for Gov. Deal and his buddies, but nobody else.

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What was he talking about? A Gov. Deal word cloud

If you don’t have the time to read Gov. Deal’s entire state of the state speech, or you can’t stomach the though of it, here’s a handy cheat sheet. The Better Georgia word cloud below ranks each word Gov. Deal used in his speech. The more times he said a word, the bigger it appears below. Gov. Deal clearly spent a lot of time discussing Georgia and Georgians. But then he got down to business

Full text: Democratic Response to Gov. Deal

Below is the full text of the official Democratic Response to Gov. Deal’s State of the State address. Senate Minority Leader Steve Henson delivered the response immediately following Gov. Deal’s speech on Jan. 10, 2012 . Good evening. My name is Steve Henson, Leader of the Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus. On behalf of my colleagues, we commend Governor Nathan Deal for his ideas to help better manage the state of Georgia. There will be many

Deal promises the world in State of the State address

If you’re a fan of pretty speeches and political promises, you must love Gov. Nathan Deal’s State of the State speech he presented under the Gold Dome last night. If you’re a fan of effective, efficient and ethical government you may be disappointed as he puts his plan into action. The governor started out with a poetic embrace of the Age of Explorers. He equated himself with Columbus, da Gama, Vespucci and Magellan.  And then