Georgia finished 18th in a study by the website Rich States, Poor States that examined the 50 states’ economic outlooks based on 15 weighted policy measures.
Georgia finished sixth in a study by the Tax Foundation examining how well states have structured their corporate income tax systems in 2020.
Georgia was included in a new analysis from the Tax Foundation identifying 36 states that have major changes to their tax codes taking effect this year.
Job growth in Georgia is expected to reach 1.2 percent by the end of 2020, down from the state's 2019 job growth of 1.7 percent, according to a new study by Kiplinger that assessed state economic outlooks.
Georgia would have adequate revenues to manage a moderate economic downturn without raising taxes or cutting services, according to a new analysis from Moody’s Analytics.
Georgia finished 32nd in a new study by the Tax Foundation showing which states are best at structuring their tax systems
Kirby Smart, head football coach at the University of Georgia, earned $6.6 million in 2018, making Smart the highest-paid public employee in Georgia last year, according to a ranking by the website GOBankingRates.
Legislative appropriations for Georgia arts agencies are projected to reach $1.5 million for fiscal year 2020, which equates to 14 cents per capita in the state, according to a report from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA).
Hotel room bills in Georgia tack on a total state lodging tax of 4 percent, the 45th highest lodging tax rate in the nation, according to a study by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
No counties in the state are now under a Second Amendment sanctuary law or ordinance, according to updates from the website Gunrightswatch.com and media reports.
Borrowers in Georgia who sought forgiveness of their student loans in the second quarter of 2019 numbered 1,875, according to a new state-by-state analysis by the U.S. Department of Education.
Federal agency research dollars going to Georgia totaled $761.3 million in fiscal year 2018, according to a new analysis by the Research!America alliance.
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U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises candidate Dr. Rashid Malik, 2020 U.S. House candidate for Georgia (district 7), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting allocated $5,113,229 in fiscal-year 2018 to support public television and radio in Georgia, the 26th highest amount among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, CPB reported.
Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Georgia) did not respond to requests for comment from the Georgia Business News regarding the upcoming vote by the U.S. House of Representatives on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Georgia two-year colleges charged students $3,810 in tuition and fees during the 2018-19 academic year, the 16th lowest cost among 49 states examined, the College Board said in a new report.
Each of the 14 U.S. House of Representatives members representing Georgia draws an annual salary of $174,000, according to the Congressional Research Service.
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2020 Georgia state house candidate, Donald Schmidt (district 103), has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term Limits Convention pledge.
Georgia four-year public university tuition and fees went from $4,621 in 2004-05 to $8,719 in 2019-20, the seventh largest increase among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the College Board said in a new report.
State lawmakers in Georgia now draw a base salary of $17,342 per year, in addition to travel outlays of 58 cents per mile, according to a recent study by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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