A recent study provides good news for supporters of school choice – indicating that it is saving Georgia taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. In a report from EdChoice, it was found that the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program and the Georgia Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit saved taxpayers between $605 million and $1.1 billion in FY 2018. The credits allow taxpayers to redirect some of their state income tax to nonprofit student scholarship organizations for K-12 students. Positive reports on the state’s school choice system have its proponents RISING…
State Farm Arena a box office draw
Downtown Atlanta’s State Farm Arena is quite the box office draw. How big? From October to to March, State Farm brought in $76.2 million across 60 events, making it the third-highest grossing venue in the entire nation, behind only New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Sphere in Las Vegas, and fifth globally. Nearly 600,000 visitors took in performances from superstars ranging from Blake Shelton to Usher, plus Hawks games and events like WWE Raw. State Farm’s status as one of the premier performance venues in the world is RISING…
