Top News: Budget Task Force Issues Final Report
In January, Senate Leadership and Lt. Governor Cagle announced the creation of a Budget Task Force to provide meaningful recommendations to the Legislature regarding short and long-term budget solutions. To read their full report and learn how the Task Force recommendations could save Georgia $3 billion, click here.
From the Blog
August 11, 2010Run-off Election Night
On Tuesday, I had the great opportunity of visiting with a few of our party’s nominees. It is great to have the party united behind the candidates, and I look forward to the many Republican victories in November.
August 10, 2010Lt. Governor and Team Cagle rally at Sonny’s Annual Fish Fry
Team Cagle swarmed the Annual Sonny’s Fish Fry in Perry, once again. The event, put on by Governor Perdue, brings together Republican activists and nearly every active campaign to mingle with voters over a fried fish lunch. With the runoff election less than a week away, it was the last chance that many candidates would [...]
August 10, 2010Lt. Governor received warm welcome from Gwinnett GOP
The Lt. Governor and Team Cagle joined the Gwinnett GOP for their monthly breakfast meeting on Saturday. With the runoff election less than a week away, the turnout was tremendous as voters packed Wild Bill’s in Duluth to hear candidates give their last minute pitch. Gwinnett’s new GOP Chairman Bruce Lavell has energized the [...]
August 03, 2010Hoop Atlanta Event
On Saturday, Team Cagle and the Lt. Governor had a great time participating at the HOOP Atlanta event. HOOP Atlanta is an event organized by the Health Education & Communication Center of Atlanta.
July 28, 2010Simplifying Georgia’s tax code for families and small businesses
Fair and equitable. Simple and straightforward.
Like most Georgians, these are not definitions I would attribute to our state’s tax code. But today, we began the process of making real tax reform and simplification a reality.
This afternoon, I spoke at the opening meeting of the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians. The goal [...]
Lt. Governor Cagle keynote speaker for Towns County GOP BBQ
Team Cagle travelled all over the state this weekend. On Saturday, we joined the Towns County GOP in Hiawassee, Georgia for their second annual Candidate Forum and BBQ. Over one hundred activists and supporters from every campaign crowded to the town square to enjoy some great BBQ and hear candidates running statewide and local races [...]
June 07, 2010Lt. Governor Cagle tours Southern States Company in Hampton, Georgia
On Friday, Lt. Governor Cagle visited a company that, while it may not yet be very well known throughout the state, has taken a leading role worldwide in its industry. Southern States, located in Hampton, Georgia, is a company that manufactures high voltage switches and has risen to the largest company in this field in [...]
June 07, 2010Lt. Governor visits with small business leaders in Henry County
National Federation of Independent Businesses Chair David Raynor hosted a great luncheon with the Lt. Governor at the Eagles Landing Country Club in Stockbridge. We were joined by a group of entrepreneurs and small business men and women who represent a variety of companies in the Henry County community.
The discussion over lunch was very [...]
Lt. Gov. Cagle touts economic development in Georgia at Google event
Lt. Governor Cagle was honored to welcome Google to Georgia as they demonstrated how technology and their AdSense program can serve to help businesses in Georgia and all over the country expand, even during uncertain economic times. Over a million businesses use Google’s advertising platform to create revenue for their business and the impact has [...]
May 11, 2010Cagle and Schwarzenegger Promote After School Programs
Monday morning, Lieutenant Governor Cagle joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to promote after school programs at Brown Middle School in Atlanta. Lieutenant Governor Cagle spoke to the audience of 400+ students and faculty about the importance of education and introduced Governor Schwarzenegger. Governor Schwarzenegger reiterated the importance of education and congratulated Brown Middle [...]
Casey in the News
August 26, 201013WMAZ(Macon 13): Cagle Launches “Healthy Kids” Initiative
Cagle is encouraging more schools to participate in the Alliance for a Healthier Generations Healthy Schools Program. The program promotes healthier foods; increased physical activity before, during and after school; and enhanced nutrition education.
August 16, 2010Clayton News Daily/Henry Co. Herald – Cagle lauds county’s quality of life
Cagle told his audience the tight state budget is forcing state leaders to prioritize between essential and non-essential government services. “From my perspective, government needs to be small,” he said. “It needs to be efficient, and it doesn’t need to be all things to all people.” Private enterprise should be relied on to do much of what government now controls, he said.
July 30, 2010Effingham Herald: Career Academy ready for business
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle initiated a program with the Technical College System of Georgia to build career academies throughout the state, setting aside $16 million in grants.
