Governor Takes Big Swipe At Speaker In Line-Item Budget Vetoes
Dick Pettys reports in InsiderAdvantage Georgia:
Don’t think the fight between Gov. Sonny Perdue and House Speaker Glenn Richardson is over yet. Not for a minute. In his line-item budget vetoes Wednesday, one of Perdue’s biggest and most unmistakable was aimed at Richardson, and resulted in the elimination of a $4 million state grant to the Paulding County airport in his home district. Like all lawmakers, Richardson is up for re-election this year but he is unopposed.
The same veto got a $500,000 appropriation for airport improvements in Glynn County, represented by House Majority Leader Jerry Keen.
Don’t think the fight between Gov. Sonny Perdue and House Speaker Glenn Richardson is over yet. Not for a minute. In his line-item budget vetoes Wednesday, one of Perdue’s biggest and most unmistakable was aimed at Richardson, and resulted in the elimination of a $4 million state grant to the Paulding County airport in his home district. Like all lawmakers, Richardson is up for re-election this year but he is unopposed.
The same veto got a $500,000 appropriation for airport improvements in Glynn County, represented by House Majority Leader Jerry Keen.
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