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Governor Makes Them Official,
Signs Three Historic Bills
Three out of the three big legislative wins for MAC are now official. The wins in transportation, water and education have been signed by the Governor. Photos from the three bill signings are below.
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Transportation
 Today, Gov. Sonny Perdue signed the
Transportation Investment Act of 2010 at his office
in the Capitol. He was flanked at the signing by
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Speaker David Ralston, Mayor Kasim Reed and key legislative leaders.
Water On June 1, Gov. Sonny Perdue signed the Water Stewardship Act of 2010 along the banks of Lake Lanier. Standing behind the Governor for the signing are, (from left) House Natural Resources and Environment Committee Chair Lynn Smith; Lt. Governor Casey Cagle; John Brock, chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., co-chair of the Water Contingency Planning Task Force and the 2011 MAC chairman-elect; Senator Jack Murphy; Rep. Terry England; Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee Chair Ross Tolleson; Speaker David Ralston; and Tim Lowe of Lowe Engineers and co-chair of the Water Contingency Planning Task Force.
Education
 On May 25, Gov. Sonny Perdue signed Senate Bill 84 at the Metro Atlanta Chamber. He was flanked by members of the Commission for School Board Excellence and other stakeholders.
The Washington Post
Writers Group:
"Georgia's Metro Breakthrough: Self-Tax Power, Region By Region"
Georgia’s transportation breakthrough is gaining national recognition for being a model of how to solve problems through public-private, urban-rural and Democrat-Republican cooperation. Check out this story by Washington Post syndicated columnist Neal Peirce.
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Metro Atlanta Leaders Set Their Sights On The FIFA World Cup
 There is only one global sporting event that Atlanta has not yet hosted -- the FIFA World Cup. Metro Atlanta leaders are aggressively working to host the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022.
Watch the video and view the full story.
MAC Photos
Below are photos from recent MAC events.
Georgia's Entertainment
Industry Is Booming
Learn how your company can reduce its Georgia corporate income tax liability by taking advantage of the entertainment tax credit program. Full Story.
MAC Celebrates
Small Business Day
MAC celebrated the second annual Small Business Day on May 20. Get details on the event, and meet the 2010 Small Business Person of the Year.
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