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

Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.

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

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

And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer, faster, and more comprehensive.

In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun to undermine the Open Records Act. We gave the act teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations.

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