Dial 911 for an emergency, but dial 762 for robust demographic growth. That’s one of the new or expanded telephone area codes com- ing to Georgia. This doesn’t happen unless an ‘old’ area code runs out of slots for additional phone numbers in a given region. And that does- n’t happen unless people see reasons to move to that particular area, which in this case includes Augusta, Athens, Columbus and more. Central Georgia, phone home. RISING
Kemp, Jones urge income tax cuts
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was joined this week by Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in calling for an acceleration of the state’s scheduled income tax cuts. Last year’s HB 1437 set in motion a reduction of the state’s income tax rate from 5.75% to 4.99%, to be rolled out over several years. But with a $16 billion surplus, Kemp said he will push to accelerate that process which could save Georgians $1.1 billion in 2024. The move would have Georgians’ wallets RISING…
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