Rumor has that Senator Brandon Beach, a Republican who represents parts of Fulton and Cherokee counties, is planning to drop a bill Monday that will increase the sales tax in Fulton County by half of a penny as part of the proposed MARTA funding bill, bringing the total county sales tax to 7.5% – unless
Oh goodie, it’s another Savannah Port story… We know, sometimes the sound of success can sound like a broken record. The Savannah port continues to grow, with a record 2015 now in the books. So reports the port via press release: Over the last calendar year, the Port of Savannah moved an all-time high 3.73
This week’s Courier Herald column: Government is a strange vehicle from which we translate the fickle desires and demands of short-term public opinion and translate them into the long-term infrastructure and institutions that will serve the next generation. Those who hope to be in politics or government for the long term need to have one
The House and Senate appropriation Committees began several days of joint hearings on Tuesday, as they begin to consider both the amended FY 2016 budget and the budget for fiscal year 2017, which begins on July 1st. For the most part, these hearings are pretty dry, with the agency head reviewing the information presented in
At a Tuesday press conference at the Capitol, Governor Nathan Deal revealed short and long term plans to spend up to $10 billion dollars on Georgia’s roads, bridges, and transportation infrastructure. Joining the governor in the announcement were Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, Speaker David Ralston, House and Senate Transportation Chairmen Christian Coomer and Tommie Williams,
