The Atlanta City Council this week submitted a request to the state legislature this week asking them to repeal the state’s prohibition on rent controls. Citing rising housing costs, the Atlanta officials hope that allowing for rent control might lead to more affordable housing within city limits. However, 81% of economists agree that rent control is a bad policy, one that decreases stock of rental units, driving the average price up not down, and actually further fuels gentrification rather than limiting it. With a legislature that figures to be very reluctant to institute such a policy, the bid for rent control in Atlanta is SINKING…
State House adopts resolution supporting Trump and troops
A group of state lawmakers are coming out in support of President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. Armed Forces and intelligence agencies on a recent military operation that resulted in the death of Qasem Soleimani. In the first week of the 2020 session of the General...Hearings get underway after Kemp introduces proposed budget
It is the second week of the Georgia General Assembly and that means budget talks are underway. This year talks could get more intense as lawmakers look for ways to trim the budget and meet the challenge by Governor Brian Kemp to cut spending by 4 percent this...Two bills impacting elections filed by Georgia lawmakers
We are only a week into the 2020 legislative session and two different bills impacting Georgia elections have already been filed. A bill pre-filed in the Georgia Senate would make Election Day a state holiday, and another bill filed in the House would codify...State’s Chief Turnaround Officer hands in resignation
For a little more than two years, Eric Thomas has served as Georgia’s chief turnaround officer — charged by legislation to turn around the state’s chronically failing schools. He was hired as the first CTO in late 2017 under former Gov. Nathan Deal as a...
