Yesterday Gov. Nathan Deal announced that the state amassed an 8.6 percent increase in tax revenues in comparison to October 2015. The release obtained by GeorgiaPol from the governor’s office went through a breakdown of the changes in different tax categories that led to the overall increase. The first tax category that the governor’s office
Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that the ground is to be broken on a project to improve the Interstate 285/State Route 400 interchange in metro-Atlanta. The project, as stated by Gov. Deal’s office, is a prime example of a public-private partnership, featuring funding from the City of Sandy Springs, the PATH Foundation and the GDOT’s
Last Friday it was announced by the Air Force that a portion of the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) based at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins is being grounded due to concerns over maintenance work recently performed on four of the planes. These groundings come months after Georgia Senators Isakson and
In an article published in the Macon Telegraph on Tuesday, it was described that as the next legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly inches closer, Speaker of the Georgia House David Ralston and other Georgia lawmakers are looking into language that would clearly criminalize the practice of taking secret, invasive pictures for the purpose of
This week, the Congressional Budget Office released its 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook showing the national debt rising to 141 percent of the U.S.A.’s GDP by the year 2046 as well as Medicare and Social Security facing an increased threat of insolvency. Unsurprisingly, the CBO’s bleak predictions have left many in Congress concerned over the nation’s fiscal
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled in favor of requiring residents of Georgia, Alabama, and Kansas to provide proof of U.S. citizenship upon registering to vote. Most states only require residents to swear that they are citizens of the U.S. and require no proof. According to a story by the Associated Press, Leon sided against several
In two press releases obtained by GeorgiaPol from the Georgia House’s press office on Monday, Speaker Ralston’s appointees to two study committees created by resolution during the recently adjourned legislative session were announced. One of the committees was created by House Resolution 1093 will seek to “study efforts in treating and supporting mentally ill individuals,
In a press release dispersed by Senator Johnny Isakson’s office on Tuesday, it was described that Senators Johnny Isakson and Chuck Grassley recently authored a letter to the VA Secretary, Robert McDonald. The senators both expressed concern over the VA’s current practice of placing veterans on a gun ban list without first determining whether or
With the March 1st SEC primary under a week away here in Georgia, candidates competing for the Republican nomination have begun descending upon the Peach State. With campaign offices opening and developing event schedules, the candidates are all making their own efforts with their eyes on the 76 delegates that Georgia has to offer. The Rubio
In a press release sent out by Senator Johnny Isakson’s office on Wednesday, both Senators Isakson and Perdue called upon the president to reverse the recent spending cuts to the U.S. Army’s budget. The cuts come as a part of the president’s fiscal year 2017 budget and would provide for and “Army end strength number” of
