Despite ranking as the healthiest city in America for dining out, (we’re not sold on the methodology on that one) the latest evaluation by the United Health Foundation shows Georgia as just the 39th healthiest state in the country. That ranking is actually two spots higher than last year, but the state lags in categories including obesity rate, lack of vaccinations for children, and a high percentage of individuals without health insurance. State officials need to continue to ponder ways they can help improve the health of Georgians, because such a low ranking has our ship DRIFTING…
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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