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Wed., September 14, 2011 4:01pm
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce will coordinate distinct regional marketing campaigns for next year’s transportation sales tax vote. Officials overseeing the campaigns will also be seeking private funds to bankroll them.
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Fri., September 9, 2011 5:09pm
President Obama’s American Jobs Act, unveiled Thursday, would reduce some federal payroll taxes on business, which he says will create jobs. Georgia tax code imposes a relatively light tax burden on businesses, earning it praise for being “business-friendly.” But what does it mean that Georgia is business-friendly, and is it boosting job growth?
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Tue., August 9, 2011 12:01am
Chatham County school officials are counting on voters looking past the weak economy and a possible transportation sales tax to approve their own sales tax for schools. Several school districts state-wide have E-SPLOST on the ballot this year. E-SPLOST pays for school projects. And next year, voters statewide also could approve new transportation sales taxes.
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Wed., July 27, 2011 3:11pm
Athens area officials plan to finalize a transportation wish list Thursday. This wish list is due to the region's Transportation Roundtable by August 15th. That group will then review all wish-lists for the northeast Georgia region and pass a final list on to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
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Tue., July 19, 2011 5:48pm
$270 million in federal loans will fund one of the state’s largest-ever transportation contracts. The type of project is what one state lawmaker calls the future of transportation building in Georgia. By adding toll lanes, the Northwest Corridor project could relieve congestion on a 30-mile stretch of Interstates 75 and 575 north of Atlanta. It’s a public-private partnership that could cost up to $1 billion. The public’s share would be about a third of that amount.
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Fri., June 24, 2011 4:23pm
A referendum on a proposed transportation sales tax will take place next summer. Some officials have expressed a desire to move the vote to the November general election. But changing the date won’t be easy.
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Thu., June 16, 2011 2:31pm
The state Department of Transportation says less money than expected will come in from a proposed transportation sales tax. New projections are down about three percent.
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Tue., June 7, 2011 12:50pm
A top Georgia lawmaker says he has an idea for how the state can get more water for its needs. House Speaker David Ralston is proposing a trade with Tennessee. In his idea, Ralston says Tennessee would get better connections to Georgia’s transportation links. In return, Georgia would get access to water from the Tennessee River.
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Tue., May 31, 2011 2:41pm
Voters will get a glimpse this week of what transportation projects a proposed sales tax could fund. State officials are expected to release lists of eligible projects for 12 regions on Wednesday.
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Wed., April 20, 2011 1:23pm
A national researcher says Georgia’s transportation issues are “pretty severe”. That's one outsider’s view of the state’s approach to solving its problems.
