Roy Barnes

The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak. ↗

— Roy Barnes

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And one of the things I've 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

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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

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As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection. ↗

— Roy Barnes

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As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development. ↗

— Roy Barnes

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Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest. ↗

— Roy Barnes

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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

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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

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Enhancing revenues will help us improve education and solve our infrastructure problems. ↗

— Roy Barnes

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We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight the voices of division and seek the salve of reconciliation. ↗

— Roy Barnes

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