by Frank Stephenson | Jul 13, 2020 | The Forum
The state of Georgia is required by law to have a balanced budget. Ahead of the new fiscal year on July 1, the Legislature faced difficult choices because of COVID-19-related decreases in state tax revenue. One of the most contentious aspects was whether the state...
by Annmaura Connolly & Eric Tanenblatt | Jul 9, 2020 | The Forum
Massive demonstrations and unrest stretching from America’s biggest cities to its smallest towns, a pandemic that’s already claimed the lives of more than 130,000 and a sputtering economy that’s displaced upwards of 21 million workers: By any measure, America...
by Phil Kent | Jul 8, 2020 | The Forum
With Atlanta violent crime rates skyrocketing, Gov. Brian Kemp should take center stage and deliver the biggest, “I told you so,” in the history of public safety. The reason? As Kemp has consistently messaged, many times gangs are responsible for rising crime....
by Lou Arcangeli | Jul 7, 2020 | The Forum
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, in their rush to judgment and in an attempt to appease the mob and a political/social movement, made irresponsible and unacceptable choices with enormous long-term consequences....
by Wes Wicker | Jul 1, 2020 | The Forum
“I have seen Americans making great and sincere sacrifices for the key common good and a hundred times I have noticed that, when needs be, they almost always gave each other faithful support.”—Alexis de Tocqueville (1835), Frenchman touring the...
by Megan McCamey | Jun 29, 2020 | The Forum
A goBeyondProfit survey conducted earlier this month among working Georgians revealed encouraging news for Georgia businesses as well as tangible guidance on how to maintain the high levels of trust they garnered in recent months. The pulse poll shows that,...
