It was a bad election night for Democrats nationwide, and Georgia was no exception. There were a few bright spots for the left though, and chief among them was the fact that Cobb County voted for Hillary Clinton over President-elect Donald Trump by 2 points. Cobb is seeing a major demographics shift, but for the county to go blue was a surprise to many. Cobb hasn’t voted for a Democratic President since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Not a great evening overall for Georgia Dems, (and that may be putting it nicely) but in Cobb at least a spark of hope has their ship RISING…
Proposed Fulton Co. property tax hike
Fulton County homeowners let out a collective groan Monday following the announcement that property taxes will be increasing by more than 12% over the rollback millage rate. The hike, per the over the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, is to increase funding for the 2025 General Fund. The county will host three public meetings to discuss the plan with the public before the millage rate is set, but the likely tax hike has Fulton homeowners SINKING…
