U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins may have missed the State of the Union for the second straight year due to being named ‘designated survivor,’ but at least he gets to go to Italy this week. Collins is part of the presidential delegation that will attend the Opening Ceremony for the 2026 Winter Paralympics, starting this Friday in Milan and Cortina, the cities that just hosted the Winter Olympics. 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…
