James loves Columbus, and we applaud that city’s study suggesting that a high-speed rail route between Columbus and Atlanta would ultimately pay for its upkeep were it to be built. High-speed rail makes sense for a state as large as Georgia, with so much distance between its major cities. That said, would it not be more intuitively practical that the first high-speed rail should be one that links Athens, and its sprawling UGA academic community, with Atlanta? Or perhaps a system that would zip folks down to the Georgia coastal region? Columbus gets kudos for the soundness of its logic and its initiative on this issue, but for now the reality of rapid rail over there way remains…Drifting
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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