The Georgia Lottery Corp. just announced record profits for education during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. Profits transferred to the state treasury’s Lottery for Education Account total $290.45 million, surpassing last year’s record first quarter transfer by $16.85 million. “Educational programs funded by the lottery continue to lay the groundwork for Georgia’s evolving and growing workforce,” says Gov. Nathan Deal. “The $19 billion generated by Georgia Lottery has provided the HOPE scholarship to more than 1.8 million college students and offered access to lottery-funded Pre-K programs for more than 1.4 million 4-year-olds. The ongoing success of the Georgia Lottery is major component of ensuring each child in Georgia attains a quality education from start to finish.” Indeed, our state’s well-run lottery ship keeps RISING…
Taxpayers nervous about two Fulton Commission races
Georgia’s largest county– Fulton– has Democrat Mo Ivory running for County Commission chair. This year, she was the sole commissioner to vote for a tax hike. Now she has new spending plans that could cause property taxes to soar by 40 percent! Republican Bridget Thorne is challenging Ivory– and Thorne is endorsed by the outgoing Democrat chair because they oppose any hike. To stop the Democrats’ tax increase, Republican and retired IBM executive Paul Burton seeks to defeat Ivory ally Jodi Merriday in another Commission contest. The races could be close. DRIFTING….
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