Legislative Democrats looking to end ban on rent control
ATLANTA - Affordable housing advocates and their allies in the General Assembly vowed Thursday to push for legislation that would get rid of a ban on rent control in Georgia that dates back to 1984. Senate Bill 125 would do away with the provision in state law that...
State’s new voter registration system passes first test
ATLANTA - A new statewide voter registration system has passed its first test with a successful run during this week's municipal elections across Georgia. GARViS, a cloud-based data warehousing system deployed in all 159 Georgia counties last February, allowed for a...
Green mutual fund files shareholder proposals opposing mine near Okefenokee
ATLANTA - Mutual fund company Green Century Capital Management is urging chemical producer The Chemours Company and paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams to consider the environmental risks of mining titanium near the Okefenokee Swamp. Green Century has filed...
New pilot program aimed at helping prison inmates find jobs following release
ATLANTA - Incarcerated Georgians about to leave the prison system will get a leg up on landing a job through a new pilot program unveiled Wednesday. The Walking the Last Mile Reentry Program, to be administered by the Georgia Department of Labor in partnership with...
State tax credit review panel focuses on housing
ATLANTA - Georgia low-income housing and historic rehabilitation tax credits are critical for the financial and social wellbeing of residents across the state, a series of witnesses testified at a legislative hearing Wednesday in Columbus. Builders, financial experts,...
McCormick closes congressional district office following threats
ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick has closed his district office in Cumming after receiving what he characterized as serious threats of violence to his staff. "I take the safety of my team seriously," McCormick, R-Suwanee, wrote in a statement posted to the former...
Kemp extends suspension of state gasoline tax
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp extended the temporary suspension of the state sales tax on gasoline and other motor fuels Wednesday, citing ongoing high prices and uncertain economic conditions. Kemp signed an executive order extending the suspension through Nov. 29, which...
With or without gasoline revenue, Georgia tax collections in the red
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections fell an adjusted 5.7% last month compared to October of last year, the state Department of Revenue reported Tuesday. That decline does not take into account the revenues from Georgia's sales tax on gasoline and other motor fuels the...