Support behind the passage of hate-crime legislation when the state legislature returns next week continues to build, as business executives from more than 70 local companies including Home Depot, Delta, Georgia Power, and Coca-Cola signed a letter urging lawmakers to pass a “comprehensive, specific and clear” bill. Most lawmakers have likewise voiced support for the idea, but last year a version got tied up in the Senate, and it faces another tricky path this time around. But with such big names lining up behind it following the recent racial-injustice protests across Georgia (and the country), the odds of hate-crime legislation passing when the legislature returns seem to be 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…
