Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Georgia garnered a record increase in international trade for the sixth consecutive year in 2015. Georgia’s imports increased to $88.55 billion (+5.7%), while it had exports of $38 billion to 217 unique countries and territories. Georgia remains the 7th-largest importing state and the 11th-largest exporting state. In 2015, Georgia
President Barack Obama submitted his final budget proposal for the 2017 fiscal year, which begins October 1, 2016. The budget would be a record $4.1 trillion and would increase taxes by $2.6 trillion over the next decade. $319 billion of the tax increase would come on a $10 per barrel tax for crude oil. You
An announcement was made today by Gov. Deal stating that Georgia’s net tax collections for January, 2016 totaled almost $2.05 billion, an increase of about $119.3 million (6.4%) from January, 2015. This brings the net tax revenue collections to $12.49 billion for the current 2016 fiscal year, which is up $1.02 billion (8.9%) from last
In a press release issued today, Sec. of State Brian Kemp announced that Georgia set a new voter registration record just prior to the March 1st SEC Primary. 37,903 Georgians registered to vote and 16,482 updated their registration status using the office’s Online Voter Registration website (OLVR) during the last 7 days. Monday, February 1, the last
It has not been a good few days for the Georgia Republican Party. I take no joy in the following two items, as I invested so much time, energy, and money into the GAGOP over the last decade. I also have people that I admire, respect, and share a friendship with that are in the
From an email from Sen. Jesse Stone (GA-23, representing all or parts of Burke, Columbia, Emanuel Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, and Warren Counties): “During the 2015 General Assembly session, I was among 27 original sponsors of the Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Senate Bill 129 authored by Sen. Josh McKoon. As
From a press release from Secretary of State Brian Kemp: “Voting in Georgia for the Presidential Preference Primary began 20 days ahead of the Iowa Caucuses, and 28 days ahead of the February 8, New Hampshire Primary date. Georgians who want to vote now for a presidential candidate in the Democrat or Republican Preference Primaries can
U.S. Senator David Perdue issued the statement below today voicing his support of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act. He holds that the Act would suspend the admission of Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the United States until the integrity of the vetting process is improved. Sen. David Perdue: “ISIS has called on
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a hero to me, one of a very small group of people that I have ever put into that category. In his short 39 years, Dr. King made a lasting impact upon the world before his life was horrifically taken away. He did not shy away from the calling upon his life to
An announcement was made today by Gov. Deal stating that Georgia’s net tax collections for December, 2015 totaled over $2.04 billion, an increase of about $67.7 million (3.6%) from December, 2014. This brings the final net tax revenue collections to $10.44 billion for the 2016 fiscal year, which is up $834.2 million (8.7%) from last
