There are endorsements, and there are ENDORSEMENTS, and Republican congressional candidate Jim Kingston, running for the 1st District seat once held by his father, Jack, got the latter this week when President Donald Trump officially backed his campaign. Facing off against five other Republicans in next week’s primary to represent the coastal Georgia district which includes Savannah, Kingston will hope the enthusiastic endorsement has his odds of victory 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…
