Growth in income and sales taxes boosts state coffers in August
ATLANTA — Georgia collected nearly $2.5 billion in net tax revenue in August, a 3.5% increase from August 2025, extending the overall year-over-year gains recorded in July. The August increase was driven by receipts from individual income taxes and sales taxes,...
Georgia Supreme Court: police power is not a blanket defense when state damages private property
ATLANTA — The Georgia Constitution gives the state broad authority to exercise police power, but the state Supreme Court clarified the extent of that authority when it comes to private property rights. In an opinion Wednesday, the state's high court overturned lower...
Jackson rolls out five-point ‘action plan’
ATLANTA — Republican Rick Jackson unveiled an expansive pitch to voters Tuesday as he campaigns against Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms to win the governor's office. Speaking before a small invitation-only group at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter, Jackson made five...
They may look like book drops, but some believe ‘baby boxes’ can save lives
ATLANTA — Amie Anderson's first instinct was rage. Her daughter, a nurse, had just told her how a young mother had walked into the hospital and surrendered her infant. Under Georgia law, hospitals are among the safe places where a mother can leave her newborn. "I was...
Another record breaker for business expansions and job growth in Georgia
ATLANTA — The economic boom continued in Georgia last year, with a second record-topping year of business investment and job growth. Gov. Brian Kemp and the state Department of Economic Development announced $35.2 billion in project investments for the fiscal year...
Bottoms’ affordability plan: encourage cities and counties to eliminate their taxes on groceries
ATLANTA — With voters upset about the cost of living, both candidates for governor are rolling out affordability plans to woo them. After Republican Rick Jackson pitched cuts to income and energy taxes last month, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms unveiled her proposal...
Rapper stole checks and sold the recipe for others to copy him
ATLANTA — A Stone Mountain rapper will spend six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges involving the theft of thousands of checks from the mail. Shamarri Tache Brooks, 34, pleaded guilty in May to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, according...
New partisan-linked Georgia sites mix news with divergent political messages
ATLANTA — In late July, a new website popped online carrying local news stories from Georgia. There was an article about a disgraced former Atlanta City Council member, another about President Donald Trump's visit to Cobb County and one about Georgia coach Kirby...