Georgia News(Week 3) - Dispute Over Lobbyists' Influence

There is an ongoing debate concerning the influence of lobbyists over Gov. Sunny Purdue's decision to close schools for two days last month in order to save gas, according to the article. Surprisingly, a recent poll found that 52% of Georgians supported the Governor's decision. This poll, however, was conducted before an article was released alleging that convenience store and oil lobbyists pressured Purdue to close schools. Gov. Perdue completely denies this accusation, however. Although there may be no proof towards either side's claim, this issue will no doubt be hotly contested throughout the state.

Link: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/1005/07metgov.html