Spotlight: Governor-Elect Closes 23rd Biennial Institute with Speech
Contact: Courtney Yarbrough, yarbrough@cviog.uga.edu; 706.542.6221
Governor-elect Sonny Perdue ended this year's Biennial Institute Tuesday with his first speech to the state legislature since his election in November. The conference is a Vinson Institute-sponsored event for Georgia legislators held following each election.
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![]() Governor-elect Sonny Perdue addresses attendees |
![]() Lt. Governor Mark Taylor presents a proclamation commemorating the Vinson Institute's 75 years of service to Vinson Institute Director James Ledbetter |
![]() Dr. Ledbetter displays a copy of Carl Vinson: A Legacy of Public Service, a new Vinson Institute publication |
![]() Biennial Institute attendees take a break between sessions |
![]() Dr. Ledbetter introduces the Study on Persistent Poverty in the South |
![]() Dr. Ledbetter explains the various areas of persistent poverty within the United States |
![]() Legislators take notes during a presentation on Georgia's changing population |
![]() Vinson Institute faculty member Rich Clark presents findings of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government Peach State Poll |













