It may surprise you to learn that Georgia has one of the worst nursing shortages in the U.S., but a pair of new schools is looking to reverse that trend. Mercer University is opening a new nursing school on its Macon campus (in addition to its existing one in Atlanta) and UGA is opening one at its new medical college in Athens. Addressing the nursing shortage has been a key priority for the General Assembly, Department of Education and University System of Georgia, so the new schools will have the state’s nursing workforce 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…
