Coming up with enough money to pay for the state budget figures to be the key theme of the 2020 legislative session, and as it began yesterday state officials were greeted with some good news. State tax collections in December were up 3 percent from 2018, a welcome turnaround after year-over-year dips in October and November. Legislators will still need to find ways to cut spending or provide alternative revenue streams, but another economic up-tick in December has the state RISING…
Ga. Supreme Court’s controversial decision
The recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to no longer hear (most) murder appeals has led to criticism and debate, particularly from the state Court of Appeals, which will now handle those cases. Court of Appeals judges say their staffs are already stretched thin, and that such a move would require the legislature to significanltly increase funding and staffing within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center. The move leaves Georgia’s court system DRIFTING…
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