State Sen. Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta, pre-filed legislation requiring the state’s four research universities– the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia State and Augusta — to offer at least 90 percent of early action admissions to Georgia resident students. Beach was motivated after a phone conversation with a University of Georgia official who said a whopping 41 percent of students recently accepted for early admissions live outside the state. Shouldn’t it be a bipartisan effort to have more Georgia young people educated in our state in order to have them to stay, work and raise families? Let’s hope support for Beach’s bill is 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…
