This week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that political parties may spend unlimited amounts of money on candidates will boost the Senate campaign of U.S. Rep. Mike Collins. Coming off a bruising primary, he only had $1.7 million left in the bank, compared to $32.5 million for U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. But the Republican National Committee is flush with cash and ready to spend, while the Democratic National Committee is actually in debt. That should even out the money battle, leaving Collins’ campaign 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…
