by Walter Jones | Sep 28, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – The nation’s first business with federal approval to use multi-state crowdfunding is a Georgia company building on an innovative state law. Atlanta-based Groundfloor snagged the prize. It was begun in North Carolina but moved to Georgia to take...
by Walter Jones | Sep 24, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – Members of the task force the governor appointed to improve schools learned Thursday that they have one of their biggest jobs still ahead of them. The Education Reform Commission has spent months meeting in committees since Gov. Nathan Deal issued...
by Walter Jones | Sep 24, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – Members of the commission rewriting school funding sought damage control Wednesday in terms of teacher concerns about a complicated pay proposal . It began with commissioners taking turns trying to explain how the proposal would work. “I can tell...
by Walter Jones | Sep 23, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – Representatives of two of the largest vacation-rental marketing companies said Tuesday they welcome government regulation as long as it’s simple and fair. They laid out their position during the first hearing of a House committee appointed to see...
by Walter Jones | Sep 22, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – Military pensions would be exempt from state income tax under a proposal announced Thursday by a freshman legislator. Rep. Jesse Petrea, R-Savannah, said he would pay for his plan by boosting the tax on cigarettes 28 cents per pack, leaving the 65-cent...
