Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is traveling to Spain for a weeklong economic development trip, even as he's asking state agencies to cut back on travel amid the state's budget crunch. Perdue's spokesman Bert Brantley did not immediately have a price tag for the taxpayer funded trip. But Brantley said that the state needs to continue marketing itself for the economy to recover. He said the governor is optimistic the trip will yield jobs and investment for Georgia. Perdue has called on state agencies to slash their budgets to meet an estimated $1.6 billion budget shortfall this year. As part of that he has asked them to halt nonessential travel.
(Associated Press)
(Associated Press)
