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The Georgia Fiscal Year 2026 Budget can be read here.

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“Our trade policy rests firmly on the foundation of free and open markets. I recognize… there is a temptation to protect ourselves from the rigors of competition through restrictive legislation. But the long-term answer to our trade problems is not protectionism. It is opening markets and expanding trade.”
— President Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, January 25, 1988

“We should beware of the temptation to protect our industries with tariffs and trade barriers. The only sure way to achieve lasting prosperity is through increased productivity, open markets, and fair competition.”
— Ronald Reagan, Radio Address to the Nation on Trade, September 24, 1983

 



Is the Amount of Electricity Used by Data Centers a Problem for the State of Georgia and for the nation?


Data centers use an enormous amount of electricity. Citing a boom in new business customers, Georgia Power boosted its projected demand growth over the next seven years from less than 400 megawatts to 6,600 megawatts, or about a third more than the utility’s total capacity at the beginning of 2023.

Chris Pumphrey, president of the public-private Elevate Douglas Economic Partnerships in Douglas County is quoted in a WSJ article as saying, “They’re essential to our economy.”As for the energy concerns, he added, “We have to figure something out.” The fact is that this issue must be addressed head-on, and soon.

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Read an article (a national perspective) on this issue from Pluribus News here.





Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are emerging as a promising technology within the nuclear energy sector, designed to provide a safer, more flexible, and scalable alternative to traditional large-scale nuclear reactors. The development and deploy-ment of SMRs have gained significant momentum in recent years due to the need for cleaner energy sources, grid stability, and energy security. Read more here.

Appalachian Power in Virginia plans small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in Campbell County. read article here

 

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The 2025 session of the Georgia General Assembly adjourned Sine Die on April 4, 2025.




 Insight on Climate Change from a 1941 U.S. Department of Agriculture publication
A few years ago, I found a book, Climate and Man, published in 1941 by the United States Government. It is a huge book with an in-credible amount of information related to weather, especially as weather affects agriculture. I was immediately curious as whether, perhaps, the book contained any information from a 1941 per spective on climate change. I suspected that it did not. However, I was very pleasantly surprised that it contains an entire sub-chapter on climate change that I find very informative and enlightening. The following are the major excerpts, quoted directly, from that sub-chapter. As I continue my study of climate change, I find the information, despite it being almost eighty years old, to be very useful and beneficial in understanding this most important issue. Read more here.

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A tax credit allows for a certain percentage
of money spent by an individual or organization towards specified items to be deducted from the amount of money that would otherwise be owed in taxes. We, in the fiscally responsible Republican majority in the Georgia legislature grant tax credits cautiously, and usually only to expand job opportunities. We have a balanced budget in Georgia.

However, the Democrat controlled federal government has no requirement for a balanced budged; no far from it with a $35 trillion debt it has imposed upon us. The money we pay in taxes to the federal government goes toward the interest on that debt, not even touching the principal. Interest on the debt is the second highest line item in the federal budget.

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As Chairman of the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee in the Georgia House of Representatives, I have the opportunity and responsibility to to review many important issues that touch our lives every day. I have also worked on issues such as "vctims' rights", "energy resilience" "vehicle emissions" and "cybersecurity" just to list a few.

Many of the bills I have worked on and successfully passed over the years have been the result of constituent input. Please contact me with any suggestions you might have.
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It is an honor to serve as your State Representative in the Georgia General Assembly.

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