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Gov. Perdue Campaigned on Surplus, Nothing for Kids

Gov. Sonny Perdue campaigned for re-election in 2006 mostly on a $600million surplus. But now he can't seem to find a small chunk of that anywhere to shore up the PeachCare for Kids Program. He plans to kick 21,000 kids to the curb instead.

"Georgia's program insures about 273,000 children. Besides freezing enrollment, the state's Republican legislative leaders are pushing to drop some 21,000 children from the program by lowering the income threshold." Read the full AP Story here - States are running out of health dollars

Gov. Perdue Picks Fish Over Kids

Georgia's Successful PeachCare Program for Kids is on emergency life support. Without an addition 130mil to keep the program solvent between May and October, over 273,000 kids stand to lose their health Insurance.

DC blames Georgia, Georgia blames DC, and in the meantime our Governor, Sonny Perdue, manages to squeak in a funding increase for boat ramps & fish.

Perdue's GOP Budget Cuts 270,000 Children Off of Healthcare

This pointing of fingers to Washington DC isn't working. Fix the darn problem please Governor.

From the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute:

AJC Exposes Perdue's Covert Deal on Real Estate Investment, CoverUp

3 minutes, one tax bill, $100,000 for Perdue | ajc.com

When the AJC wrote about the tax bill three days later, Derrick Dickey, spokesman for Perdue's re-election campaign, said the governor didn't know about the special provisions. Dickey did, however, confirm that Perdue took the tax break.