Why are the records still sealed?

A Paulding County judge who initially said he did not handle the divorce of Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson has reversed himself, telling The Associated Press on Monday that he did dissolve the Republican lawmaker’s marriage.

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Judge Osborne has stepped aside in the Richardson divorce matter.

The judge overseeing a motion to unseal House Speaker Glenn Richardson’s divorce file has voluntarily stepped aside from the case.
Paulding County Superior Court Judge James Osborne said he disqualified himself from the case, which raised questions of whether Richardson got preferential treatment, because he “desires the [...]

Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson says that he is hopeful that a date to elect a new GDOT Board Member will soon be here, as the Gainesville Times reports.
“He (Cagle) and I have both had busy travel schedules,” Richardson said. “When the session ends, we have the pent-up demand from everybody. So, we’ve both been [...]

Georgia Trend’s Neely Young is on a rampage against the “Do-Nothing Legislature.”
Most of the criticism refers to Speaker Richardson’s abrasive management style. When things don’t go his way, his temper flares and he loses control of his emotions. Rather than trying to build consensus, he heaps abuse on those who disagree with him. He [...]

Political Insider has the info on an anti-Speaker push poll. It’s happening in Paulding County and points out Glenn’s relationship with the lobbyist [Ed -- Which one?] and the speedy divorce.
Someone may want to inquire into the spending habits of the New Georgia PAC.

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At first I was impressed that Evans had the class to resign. I doubt any previous DOT types would have been so ethical.
Then I had to wonder if he didn’t decide it was better to take the $100+ job Speaker Glenn Richardson tried to bribe him with.
Wonder if the person wearing the wire caught [...]

Wish I could have been here.
“I don’t believe name-calling in any fashion has a place,” Perdue said as Richardson and Cagle stood awkwardly on opposite sides of him, acting as if they’d rather be almost anywhere else.
“It has a certain disrespectful tone. Even when we disagree passionately over issues, we can certainly respect one another [...]

Governor Sonny Perdue will sign legislation and discuss the 2008 Legislative Session TODAY, Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
He’ll be joined by the Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House. This could get interesting.

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Speaker Richardson is out blaming everyone but himself for the failure of the GOP to give the much touted tax cuts. The Speaker should be commended for his desire to end the ad valorem tax structure in the state, but he spent so much time diddling, retooling, and God knows what else with which [...]

According toJasonPye.com:

[11:58pm] SR 845 did not receive the required majority to pass a constitutional amendment in the Senate
So no tax cut this year, but to tax increase either.

House leaders are blaming Casey Cagle for thwarting tax relief.
Last I checked, he isn’t up for re-election until 2010 and the House guys are up, well, this year.
I don’t think Cagle much cares about the House throwing blame at him.

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Is this one. Casey Cagle has really put himself in a difficult position on the tax issue. We’ll see what his plan is.
But let me tell you this — I just don’t buy the idea that he’s going to run for Governor in 2010. I really don’t. That’s not to say [...]

…And Glenn Richardson is giving a pretty angry and rhetoric-filled speech.
Click here to watch the debate live.
The key quote thus far is “For the last year, I have been assailed, maligned, and cursed. I have been the poster boy for anyone who wants to oppose anything.”
Thus sayeth the Speaker of the Georgia House.
[UPDATE 3:51]: [...]

I’m just wondering because he’s going after the Speaker now (not that I blame him) and it always seems to be Republicans that he’s going after.

An ethics watchdog has filed a motion in Paulding County Superior Court seeking to pry open records in Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson’s divorce.
George Anderson argued in his legal brief [...]

Here’s a press release from the Lincoln Club of Georgia. Full disclosure: I’m on the Board of the Lincoln Club of GA.
LINCOLN CLUB VOICES STRONG OPPOSITION
TO LEGISLATION CURRENTLY BEFORE THE STATE ASSEMBLY
Suwanee, GA – The Lincoln Club of Georgia, a statewide, pro-business conservative political action committee based in metro-Atlanta, strongly voiced opposition to legislation [...]