Sonny Perdue may veto HB 94, which is the budget agreement between the House and Senate. This agreement includes a $140 million tax break to Georgia’s property owners.

Sonny Perdue has just rendered himself as a lame duck. There goes that VP spot.

Developing…

HT: Bill Kecskes

[UPDATE - 7:11pm] Erick has more at Peach Pundit.

[UPDATE - 7:13pm] Andre is keeping tabs on this as well.

[UPDATE 7:27pm] Political Insider has details:

The Associated Press says Gov. Sonny Perdue is signaling that he might veto the 2007 midyear budget, raising the possibility that a long and tortuous session of the Legislature might have an encore.

“Every day the papers are filled with story after story about the shortcomings of this budget,” the AP quotes Perdue spokesman Dan McLagan as saying.

“This governor is unlikely to sign a budget that fails to meet the needs of Georgians,” McLagan said. “This certainly appears to be such a budget.”

The article noted that the timing of the comments seemed designed to give lawmakers an opportunity to fix the problems before they leave. Friday is scheduled to be the final day of the 40-day session.

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