Audit: Georgia sales tax exemption on manufacturing proving major economic driver
ATLANTA - Georgia’s sales tax exemption on inputs used in manufacturing is a loser in the strict sense of its net impact on state and local tax revenues, according to a new audit. However, the tax break more than pays for itself in terms of investment and jobs created...
Broadband grants headed to 28 Georgia counties
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp announced a new round of grants Wednesday that will send more than $235 million in federal pandemic relief funds to broadband projects in 28 Georgia counties. When combined with significant local matches, nearly $455 million will be used to...
Runoff to decide late state House Speaker David Ralston’s seat
ATLANTA - The widow of the late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is headed into a runoff in a special election for Ralston’s Northwest Georgia House seat. Sheree Ralston, executive director of the Fannin County Development Authority, received 45% of the vote...
Newly elected Georgia lawmaker withdraws from legislature following arrest
The Georgia Capitol (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - A newly elected state representative from Barrow County is stepping down before the General Assembly convenes its 2023 legislative session next week. Republican Rep.-elect Danny Rampey, 67, was arrested and charged...
Window manufacturer to build plant in Henry County
ATLANTA - Renewal by Andersen, the full-service window replacement division of Anderson Corp., will build a manufacturing plant in Henry County, investing more $420 million and creating 900 jobs, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. Minnesota-based Andersen Corp. and...
Preservationists warn new Cumberland Island visitation plan would ruin pristine seashore
ATLANTA - Fifty years after the Cumberland Island National Seashore was established, the National Park Service (NPS) is pushing a plan that essentially would double daily visitation to the remote barrier island. While the NPS is selling its Visitor Use Management Plan...
Audit finds Georgia R&D tax credit a poor return on investment
ATLANTA - Georgia’s Research & Development Tax Credit has not been a good investment when it comes to quantifiable dollars and cents, according to a new audit. But the program is paying off in intangible ways, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the...
Handful of new laws to take effect in Georgia this weekend
ATLANTA - Most bills the General Assembly passes each year take effect on July 1. But a smattering of new laws enacted during the 2022 legislative session will kick in this Sunday, Jan. 1, including a bill making it easier for food trucks to do business and several...