State tax revenues strong in September
ATLANTA - The state Department of Revenue collected almost $3.1 billion in taxes in September, an increase of $279.2 million - or 9.9% - over the same month a year ago. State tax receipts during the first quarter of fiscal 2023 were up 7.2% for the same period...
Georgia high-school graduation rate up in 2022 – again
ATLANTA - Georgia’s high-school graduation rate increased to 84.1% in 2022, the highest it’s been since the state began using a federally required method to calculate the rate. This year’s rate is just a bit higher than last year’s rate of 83.7% Over the...
Abrams, Kemp campaigns raise combined $55 million in third quarter
ATLANTA - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams raised $36.3 million over the last three months, surpassing the $29 million incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp raised in the same period. Though Abrams outraised Kemp, the incumbent governor has $19.6...
State Supreme Court hears arguments on Spaceport Camden referendum
ATLANTA - The state Supreme Court Thursday heard arguments about the power of local referendums to change county government decisions - such as Camden County’s decision to purchase property to build a long-planned spaceport - under the Georgia Constitution. The...
Walker raises more than $12 million in third quarter
ATLANTA - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker raised more than $12 million during the last three months, the former University of Georgia football star’s campaign reported Wednesday. That’s less than half of the more than $26 million incumbent Sen....
Kemp campaign reports almost $29M in third-quarter fundraising
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp raised almost $29 million during the last three months toward his reelection effort, far surpassing the $6.8 million the incumbent Republican brought in during the second quarter. The huge haul guarantees Kemp will have plenty of money for TV...
Air cargo study releases wish list of Georgia airport improvements
ATLANTA - Georgia will need to invest $103.7 million in air cargo improvements to meet the industry’s future needs, not including investments at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a new study has concluded. The vast majority of those improvements should...
Candidates for lieutenant governor hit the airwaves
ATLANTA - The two major party candidates for lieutenant governor released their first ads of the general election campaign Wednesday, and they couldn’t be more different in tone. State Sen. Burt Jones, R-Jackson, (above right) went the biographical route with an ad...