by Dave Williams | Jan 15, 2024 | News, News 2
A sure sign that Georgia’s coffers are flush with an unprecedented budget surplus is that for the first time in memory, the state plans to fund its annual list of building projects with cash instead of bonds. The budget proposals Gov. Brian Kemp released during...
by Dave Williams | Jan 12, 2024 | James Magazine
Gov. Brian Kemp called on Georgia lawmakers Thursday to pass a private school vouchers bill, a perennial issue before the legislature that has failed to make it through the General Assembly. “I believe we have run out of ‘next years,’ ” Kemp said during his annual...
by Dave Williams | Jan 11, 2024 | James Magazine
Georgia voters can expect further “tweaks” to state elections laws this year, House Speaker Jon Burns said Wednesday. House Republican leaders will push to eliminate QR codes from the paper ballots voting machines spit out to voters after they cast their...
by Dave Williams | Jan 4, 2024 | News, News 2
The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a nearly $6.6 million contract in an ambitious plan to replace the cables on the Talmadge Bridge in Savannah and potentially raise it to accommodate larger cargo ships. The contract went to Kiewit...
by Dave Williams | Jan 2, 2024 | News, News 2
A $1 billion election-year tax cut the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed last year took effect on New Year’s Day. For now, the phased-in tax cut sets the state income tax rate for 2024 at a flat 5.49%, down from the current 5.75%. The tax rate will...
