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Get Georgia Moving is one of the broadest coalitions in Georgia's history. United behind additional resources for our state's transportation infrastructure, the Get Georgia Moving Coalition includes more than 100 participating organizations that cover the entire state.

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July 1, 2009 CREATIVE LOAFING - Gov. Sonny Perdue, flanked by newly elected Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Vance Smith and U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary John D. Porcari, made the smoggy skies rain with Obamabucks on Tuesday as he kicked off the Peach State’s first foray into stimulus spending.   more »
June 21, 2009 COLUMBUS LEDGER-ENQUIRER - This is the guy the Georgia Department of Transportation should have had in charge two years ago. Some members of the DOT Board tried; he lost by one vote, and pretty much the whole state has had reason to regret it ever since.   more »
June 21, 2009 SAPORTA REPORT - The long way around might turn out to be the shortest – and the best. Maybe the state’s transportation program ought to first be based on a statewide strategy   more »
June 2, 2009 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE - All signs point to Vance Smith becoming the next commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation.   more »
April 9, 2009 MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL - Georgians might expect their elected state representatives and senators to provide for the state's transportation needs. That is what taxpayers pay taxes for and the federal government makes grants for. It is a primary responsibility of the state government.   more »
April 7, 2009 MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL - Citizens should thank Georgia's House and Senate members next time they are stuck in traffic: For a second year in a row, financing for road improvements failed to pass in the General Assembly.   more »
April 6, 2009 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE - The Georgia General Assembly ended its 2009 session Friday night without acting on transportation funding, an issue business leaders in metro Atlanta and across the state had labeled their top priority.   more »
April 6, 2009 ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION - The most telling moment of the 2009 session of the Legislature came late Friday, during a fifth round of House-Senate negotiations over a sales tax that would sink more cash into the roads you drive and the rails you’d like to ride.   more »
April 5, 2009 AUGUSTA CHRONICLE - Lawmakers had vowed to pass a way for voters to approve a sales tax increase to fund more roadwork and mass transit, recognizing public displeasure over traffic congestion and aging roads.   more »
April 4, 2009 ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUION - Lawmakers approved a surprise tax cut for investors Friday, but failed for a second straight year to reach a deal on new funding for transportation.   more »

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