Democratic state Rep. Tanya Miller has been given the 2026 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award by EMILYs List, a ringing endorsement as she faces off with former House Minority Leader Bob Trammell in the Democratic primary for attorney general. The award goes to women in public office seen as rising stars in politics. The honor has Miller and her campaign RISING…
Atlanta, Fulton Co. square off in tax fight
The City of Atlanta has long used tax allocation districts (TADs) as an economic development tool, leveraging property tax increases to pay for local infrastructure projects. But the Fulton County Commission has slammed on the brakes, voting 4-1 to reject a proposed 30-year extension of Atlanta’s TADs. That sets up a major budgetary clash, as the Fulton TADs would be expected to generate over a billion dollars over that period. Now the county will vote on TADs on a case by case basis, with stricter oversight and enforcement, leaving Atlanta’s money faucet DRIFTING…
