Governor Nathan Deal is scheduled to hold a press conference this afternoon at 5pm from his office. If you want to tune in live, it will be broadcast here. Let’s set the table for what is expected, even though no official reason for this press conference was given. The Governor has issued a proposal to
Last week, the Georgia House passed a tax reform package that headlined with a reduction of Georgia’s income tax rates but also included the elimination of jet fuel taxes – a trophy long sought by Delta Airlines. Over the weekend, Delta decided to end a contract with the NRA. Speaker Ralston has now gone on
This week’s Courier Herald column: We’re now just days away from Christmas. A week later is New Years. After a brief time to give resolutions an old college try, legislators will convene in Atlanta for a statewide election year session of the Georgia General assembly. It is with these tight deadlines in mind that I
This week’s Courier Herald column: The Senate managed to cobble together 51 Republican votes last week to pass a major overhaul of the US tax code. All Senate Democrats voted against the measure. The Democrats have not only decided to double down on their strategy to resist everything, but have also accompanied the vote with
When does the debate on abortion begin? Probably not with tax bills. Certainly not with tax bills if you are NARAL, which took issue over Karen Handel’s “pushing” the new GOP tax bill*. In other words: NARAL views Handel’s seat as vulnerable and on that we agree. In a statement released ahead of Thursday’s vote
Two nights ago, on the floor of the Senate, Senator David Perdue, gave a thirteen minute speech on the upcoming vote on the Tax Reform Bill. In his calm, logical way, he laid out a clear argument against the media and opposing party and the misinformation that is consistently spread by both. Sen. Perdue addressed
This week’s Courier Herald column: It has long been a theme of this column that campaigns are antithetical to governing. The polarity of partisan bases continues to push candidates into untenable positions that are demanded by voters but lack sufficient grounding in reality for legislation and implementation. Policy nuances rarely fit on a bumper sticker,
For the last several months, Congressman Ferguson (GA-03) has been wildly optimistic about tax reform. He is wildly optimistic about a lot of things, really. As a former Congressional staffer, I speak from experience when I say that I know how easy it is to become jaded about the world we are living in. But
This week’s Courier Herald column. It’s is the latest in a series looking at efforts to cut and/or eliminate Georgia’s income tax. You can read earlier installments beginning here. With Labor Day safely in the rearview mirror it’s time for everyone to get back to work. For us here, it’s time to resume looking at
This week’s Courier Herald column. This is the third in a series discussing the state’s fiscal structure and income tax policy. You can see segment one and segment two here. For the past couple of weeks, we’ve discussed Georgia’s income tax, which accounts for half of the revenue used to balance the state’s budget every
