by Dave Williams | Feb 26, 2025 | James Magazine
Georgia Chief Justice Michael Boggs announced Tuesday that he will resign from the state Supreme Court at the end of next month, the last day of the Court’s current term. Boggs plans to return to private practice in South Georgia. In a resignation letter...
by Dave Williams | Feb 20, 2025 | James Magazine
Legislation doubling the acreage Georgia farmers can set aside for conservation in exchange for a property tax break easily cleared the state Senate Wednesday. Senators voted 51-1 in favor of a constitutional amendment that would let Georgia voters decide in a...
by Dave Williams | Feb 19, 2025 | James Magazine
Tax relief bills targeting victims of Hurricane Helene cleared both chambers of the General Assembly Tuesday. The Georgia House unanimously passed legislation exempting from taxation disaster relief payments, grant funds, or crop insurance proceeds provided to...
by Dave Williams | Feb 18, 2025 | News, News 2
Georgia cities, counties and school districts are scrambling to meet a March 1 deadline for deciding whether to opt out of offering a property tax break the state’s voters approved last fall in a constitutional amendment. But legislation pending in the Georgia...
by Dave Williams | Feb 7, 2025 | News, News 2
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is asking the nation’s new attorney general to withdraw a federal lawsuit challenging election reform legislation the General Assembly passed in 2021. The Biden administration sued to block provisions of Senate Bill...