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Roy Barnes Quotes
After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office. - Roy Barnes Quotes
And one of the things Ive tried to do in my first months in office is to give more Georgians - reporters and members of the general public alike - a closer look at how their government works. - Roy Barnes Quotes
And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer, faster, and more comprehensive. - Roy Barnes Quotes
As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection. - Roy Barnes Quotes
As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest. - Roy Barnes Quotes
But neither will we forget those who served at Yorktown or those who died on the beaches of Normandy or in the jungles of Vietnam. - Roy Barnes Quotes
But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students. - Roy Barnes Quotes
By creating a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, we will give local governments a framework for working together on an issue that affects our whole state. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Enhancing revenues will help us improve education and solve our infrastructure problems. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Finally, we all benefit from an economy that has been the envy of the Southeast, and in fact, the envy of most of the nation, for several decades. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we cant rest on our laurels. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Georgia was blessed with strong leaders who avoided the kind of divisive distractions that held back most other cities and states in the South. - Roy Barnes Quotes
I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government. - Roy Barnes Quotes
I hope you all agree that were moving in the right direction to protect Georgia as a great place. But we also need to protect Georgia as a people. - Roy Barnes Quotes
I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity. - Roy Barnes Quotes
If you dislike the process, take it out on me. I am fair game. But dont put our people to anguish because of something that is not their fault. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Improving education is the single greatest thing we can do for the people of Georgia, but there are other things we also need to do. - Roy Barnes Quotes
In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun to undermine the Open Records Act. We gave the act teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Last, but certainly not least, we must continue to cut the taxes that Georgians pay, by increasing the homestead exemption on homes and family farms. - Roy Barnes Quotes
My very presence here, as governor of this great state... is testament to the power of an individual to fight for truth and clear his own good name. - Roy Barnes Quotes
My whole life Ive been an advocate for open records - transparency in government - because I think it brings with it greater accountability. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people. - Roy Barnes Quotes
No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for cant or wont scrutinize their actions. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Now, we are already in the process of developing tests that measure students ability at different grade levels in reading, language arts and math. - Roy Barnes Quotes
One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that its tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Publications such as Forbes and Fortune continually rank Georgia cities as among the best places to live, work and run a business. - Roy Barnes Quotes
Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a child who is struggling to learn. - Roy Barnes Quotes
So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter. - Roy Barnes Quotes
The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak. - Roy Barnes Quotes
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