The effects of the recent suspension of Georgia’s fuel tax are starting to be felt around the state, with average prices falling some 30 cents. However a similar piece of legislation pitched in Washington by U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and other Democrats has stalled, with some other senators going so far as to call it a “political stunt.” Warnock’s proposal would suspend the federal gas tax and could drop prices by an additional 18.4 cents a gallon. But it has faced resistance from politicians on both sides of the aisle and its fate seems to be SINKING…
Georgia approves three-year bachelor’s degree
Georgia is joining a handful of other states in trying out a new three-year bachelor’s degree program meant to get students into the job market faster. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved the Bachelor of Applied Science, which cuts down on electives and only requires 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120. It remains to be seen how successful these new degrees will be, but another option for students, and one that could help stave off the “enrollment cliff” has Georgia colleges and their students RISING…
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