Roy Barnes

We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the…

— Roy Barnes

I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity

— Roy Barnes

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

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We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.

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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…

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We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great…

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I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government

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a quiet worker but a very productive one and a great one for the state of Georgia.

— Roy Barnes

And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer,…

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

— Roy Barnes

Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.

— Roy Barnes

One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law…

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Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we cant rest on our laurels.

— Roy Barnes

And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office is to give more Georgians - reporters…

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

— Roy Barnes

The law should be a shield for the weak and powerless, not a club for the

— Roy Barnes

So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.

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Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth

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We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we…

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Publications such as Forbes and Fortune continually rank Georgia cities as among the best places to live, work and run a business.

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The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.

— Roy Barnes

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels.

— Roy Barnes

If the goal of the No Child Left Behind Act is to ensure that all children meet state standards, then allowing large…

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No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions

— Roy Barnes

Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a child who is struggling to learn.

— Roy Barnes