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

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

There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.

After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.

One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it

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

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