Georgia still a red state, Loeffler insists in new report
Kelly Loeffler at a campaign rally in 2020. (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Georgia Republicans rode a strong ground game and a ticket of proven incumbents to overcome financial and demographic challenges in last year’s elections, according to a new report. The 2022...
State economist predicts drop-off in corporate taxes
ATLANTA - The state’s chief economist injected a note of caution Tuesday as the General Assembly began reviewing Gov. Brian Kemp’s $32.5 billion fiscal 2024 budget request. More than half of the state’s record $6.6 billion surplus was built on a huge increase in...
Georgia Affordable Care Act enrollment soars
ATLANTA – A record number of Georgians – over 846,000 – signed up for health insurance for 2023 under the Affordable Care Act during the latest open enrollment period, which ended on Sunday. That’s about 8% of the state’s population, and at least 145,000 more than...
Schools, college campuses draw lion’s share of Kemp’s bond package
ATLANTA - Schools account for a major portion of the $600 million bond package Gov. Brian Kemp is recommending in the $32.5 billion budget proposal the governor released late last week. More than a third of the package - $217 million – would go toward K-12 school...
WellStar – Augusta University partnership in line with national trends
The Augusta University Medical Center (Photo credit: Michael Holahan/Augusta University) ATLANTA – An Augusta University Health System (AUHS) – WellStar partnership proposed last month is in line with national trends toward health-care partnerships, experts said this...
Kemp proposes record $32.5 billion state budget
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp released a $32.5 billion fiscal 2024 state budget proposal Friday that’s heavy on spending for education and gives Georgia teachers and state employees $2,000 raises. The spending plan, up more than $2 billion over this year’s record budget,...
Powerful storm, tornadoes leave two dead in Georgia
Trees block a road in Austell Thursday. (Photo credit: Cobb County Fire and Emergence Services) ATLANTA - Four confirmed tornadoes ripped through Georgia Thursday, part of a storm system that left widespread structural damage, power outages and two deaths in their...
Georgia’s December tax collections strong
ATLANTA - The General Assembly will begin reviewing Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget proposals next week with some strong revenue numbers as a backdrop. The state collected more than $3.2 billion in taxes last month, an increase of 7.5% over December of last year, the Georgia...