But while the list was long - education, transportation, health care and the drought - it was short on specifics.
And the cooperative mood may not last long. House Majority Leader Jerry Keen refused to rule out having the House override Gov. Sonny Perdue's budget vetoes from last year, a move that would be certain to ignite fresh tensions.
"No decision has been made yet," the Republican from St. Simons Island said.
Perdue, Keen and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle traveled to Albany, Brunswick, Savannah, Augusta and Atlanta on Wednesday. The tour will continue Thursday with stops in Macon, Columbus, Cartersville and Gainesville.
There were no announcements of new legislative proposals where there was three-way agreement.
Instead, Cagle called the broad agenda a "unified agenda in priorities."
"There are many areas that unite us," Perdue added.
Notably absent from the list on Wednesday was taxes, a hot-button issue where there are deep divisions between Perdue and the House. Perdue is pushing for a $142 million tax cut for wealthier retirees. House Speaker Glenn Richardson wants to eliminate the school property tax and replace it with a sales tax on groceries, lottery tickets and some services.
Perdue hinted Wednesday that his budget proposal, set to be unveiled next week, could include some additional tax relief.
Richardson, who feuded famously with Perdue last year, was tied up in court and had to bow out of the tour at the last minute, an aide said.
The state's Democratic Party chairwoman criticized the trip, calling it a taxpayer-funded "campaign ad for the Georgia GOP."
"It's this kind of government waste that is putting Georgia in a fiscal hole," Jane Kidd said.
The fly-around the of state continues Thursday. The final stop is scheduled for Gainesville. The trio is scheduled to touch down at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport for about 30 minutes around 12:30.
Sonny Perdue
Casey Cagle
Majority Leader, Jerry Keen and Speaker of the House, Glenn Richardson
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