[ In Government & Politics ]Georgia Gubernatorial Candidates Sign Taxpayer Protection PledgeIn addition to Karen Handel and Eric Johnson, state insurance commissioner John Oxendine has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in his bid for governor. Sixty-nine Georgia state legislators and seven members of the state’s congressional delegation have signed the Pledge as well...
[ In Breaking News ]Isakson Denounces House Passage of Health Care Reform Legislation“Today’s action by the House ignores the will of most Georgians and most Americans, who have expressed strong, vocal opposition to this deeply flawed, unpopular health care bill. This is the height of political arrogance,” Isakson said...
[ In Opinion ]Economic Forecasting: Optimism, Pessimism, or RealismThe American and world economies are in bad shape. Notwithstanding Democratic blubbering and MSM’s (Mainstream Media's) ‘slobbering love affair’ with all things Obama, George W. Bush did not get us into this mess. He may have contributed to the mess, but he did not get us into this mess by himself. He had plenty of help from both sides of the aisle…for decades...
[ In Local News ]Isakson, Chambliss Praise Move to Give Banks Flexibility in Valuing Certain SecuritiesIsakson and Chambliss have repeatedly called for reform of mark-to-market accounting rules that they believe are disproportionately penalizing American banks. The rules require the banks to assign a value to an asset based on the current market price for the security or a similar asset...
[ In Local News ]North Georgia College & State University Reports Economic Impact Near $165 MillionA report produced by the Selig Center for Economic Growth in the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, measured university and student spending and associated jobs in Lumpkin, Hall, Dawson, White, Forsyth, and Union counties...
[ In Local News ]Isakson Co-Sponsors Legislation to Force SEC to Reinstate Uptick RuleIsakson argues that the market deterioration was impacted by short sellers rushing to the market, shorting financial stocks and accelerating the decline of those values. Isakson believes the uptick rule should be reinstated to ensure that traders are not coming into the market to take advantage of these difficult economic times...