by Dave Williams | Oct 9, 2023 | The Forum
The Georgia Department of Labor processed 5.4 million unemployment claims during the pandemic, third highest in the nation, and paid out more than $23.6 billion in benefits. While that workload put a tremendous strain on the department, it’s not the reason...
by Dave Williams | Oct 5, 2023 | James Magazine
A bill the General Assembly passed three years ago bringing additional scrutiny to Georgia’s film tax credit is reducing the program’s impact on state tax revenues, witnesses testified at a legislative committee hearing Wednesday. House Bill 1037 requires all film...
by Dave Williams | Oct 4, 2023 | James Magazine
Georgia high school athletes will be able to make money off of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) following a unanimous vote by the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) board. Monday’s vote will put high school athletes on a par with their older brothers and...
by Dave Williams | Sep 21, 2023 | James Magazine
Georgia manufacturing executives and a local economic developer defended the state’s tax incentives Wednesday to a legislative committee formed to determine whether Georgians are getting a healthy return on the revenue lost to tax credits and exemptions. “We...
by Dave Williams | Sep 19, 2023 | News, News 2
Georgia lawmakers have taken steps in recent years to rein in the costs of the state’s increasingly popular dual enrollment program, which lets high school students receive credit for taking college courses. But they’re not resting on those achievements. Given...
