http://www.nelsonmullins.com/news/nelson-mullins-newsletter.cfmNelson Mullins Newsletters RSS Feed Georgia State University had its Day at the State's Capitol today complete with a pep band, cheerleaders and its mascot, Pounce, the blue panther.  Needless to say, they had the crowd going with their cheers and songs.  Otherwise, lawmakers headed into Legislative Day 13 with one of the bi ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gdr-2-1-2012 2012-02-03T00:00:00-05:00 Gold Dome Report -2-1-2012 Georgia State University had its Day at the State's Capitol today complete with a pep band, cheerleaders and its mascot, Pounce, the blue panther.  Needless to say, they had the crowd going with their cheers and songs.  Otherwise, lawmakers headed into Legislative Day 13 with one of the bi ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold-dome-report-2-2-2012 2012-02-03T00:00:00-05:00 Gold Dome Report -2-2-2012 Weekly Washington Wrap This week in Washington, 44 Senators, led by Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced legislation to Congressionally-approve the Keystone XL pipeline.  Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is a cosponsor of the bill.  In the House of Representatives, Republicans introduced th ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/carolina-canada-connections-vol-4-no-5 2012-02-02T00:00:00-05:00 Carolina-Canada Connections -- Vol. 4, No. 5 Lawmakers celebrated Columbus State Day at the Capitol on Tuesday.  Legislative Day 11 was most notably Columbus State University Day at the Capitol and representatives from the school were in attendance to spread the word about new initiatives and successful programs.  A jam-packed sch ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gdr-1-31-2012 2012-02-02T00:00:00-05:00 Gold Dome Report - 1-31-2012 Governor Deal's proposal to add a second National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Georgia has hit the news again and is being discussed in several circles and in the news.  The Governor's proposal includes funding for this second facility at Georgia Health Sciences University in Au ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gdr-1-30-2012 2012-01-31T00:00:00-05:00 Gold Dome Report - 1-30-2012 The first month of 2012 has been quite an eventful one for North Carolina politics, beginning with the legislative override of a gubernatorial veto, followed by a cabinet secretary's resignation notice mid-month, and most recently, first-term Governor Bev Perdue's announcement that she will not seek ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/nc-legislative-report-january-2012 2012-01-31T00:00:00-05:00 NC Legislative Report - January 2012 Georgia's Nurses Association celebrated their Legislative Day at the Capitol. Legislative Day 9 at the Capitol was most noticeably dominated by the presence of hundreds of people dressed in white coats swarming the hallways.  This "sea" of white at the Capitol today was made up of nursing st ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gdr-1-26-2012 2012-01-27T00:00:00-05:00 Gold Dome Report - 1-26-2012 A rally for School Choice on Wednesday at the Capitol. Middle school students from all over the State of Georgia stormed the Capitol on Wednesday in support of School Choice Week.  A rally was held on the front steps of the Capitol in support of the School Choice cause and Senate Majority Le ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gdr-1-25-2012 2012-01-26T00:00:00-05:00 Gold Dome Report - 1-25-2012 Primary Postmortem So unless you live under a rock (or are addicted to MTV's Jersey Shore) you know that former speaker of the U.S. House, Newt Gingrich, not only won – but creamed – the heretofore front runner Mitt Romney in last Saturday's pivotal South Carolina GOP presidential prim ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/carolina-canada-connections-vol-4-no-4 2012-01-26T00:00:00-05:00 Carolina-Canada Connections -- Vol. 4, No. 4 - Post SC GOP Presidential Primary Analysis Tourism and Hospitality Day at the Capitol.  Governor Nathan Deal and Speaker of the House David Ralston receiving a tourism check. Citizens from all over the State of Georgia gathered at the Capitol on Legislative Day 7 to celebrate Tourism and Hospitality Day.  Several brief speeches i ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gdr-1-24-2012 2012-01-25T00:00:00-05:00 Gold Dome Report - 1-24-2012