Written by D.A. King
Lobbyist pressure against new $100 million annual revenue source
Georgia State House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has proposed a bonus payment to local law enforcement in a $75 million funding package.
We don’t think that goes nearly far enough to help the brave men and women who risk – and lose – their lives fighting the growing crime in Georgia. But across the board raises are apparently out of the question because of the usual reason…funding.
We have a funding solution.
While it is largely ignored in political circles, there is an enormous amount of money leaving Georgia every year before it can circulate in the state economy.