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Georgia plans to use tax dollars to upgrade state-owned rail lines

March 25, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

Georgia plans to spend about $10 million to upgrade state-owned rail lines to Class II standards, which officials said would better integrate the lines with the national rail network and allow faster speeds.

Georgia experiences all-time high employment numbers in February

March 25, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Georgia recorded all-time high employment numbers in February.

New Jersey’s February job numbers improve

March 25, 2022 Todd DeFeo

New Jersey continued to see job gains in February, but the state’s unemployment rate lags the national average, according to an analysis of new numbers.

New Jersey Senate committee advances bills to provide tax relief to Atlantic City

March 24, 2022 The Center Square

Legislation proponents say will provide Atlantic City with some tax relief has been advanced by the New Jersey Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee.

Op-Ed: Progressive district attorneys are making our cities unsafe

March 24, 2022 The Center Square

While most Americans were focused on partisan polarization in Washington, D.C., the U.S. criminal justice system has been quietly transformed by a group of radically liberal billionaires and millionaires.

Analysis finds Georgia provides the fourth-best return on investment for taxpayers

March 24, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Georgia ranks among the states with the best return on investment for taxpayers.

New Jersey bill would funnel sports wagering revenues to finance transportation projects

March 24, 2022 Sightseers’ Delight

The New Jersey Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee has unanimously advanced legislation to require a percentage of sports wagering revenues be used for local tax relief purposes for Atlantic City.

Airline CEOs ask Biden to lift mask mandate

March 24, 2022 Casey Harper | The Center Square

A group of 10 major airlines are now calling on President Joe Biden to lift the federal transit mask mandate, one of the last remaining mask mandates in the country.

Georgia House passes amended tax credits for musical, theatrical productions

March 22, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia House has passed legislation to amend tax credits for musical and theatrical productions, which proponents said will help the industries recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but a Georgia economist said such tax credits make for “bad public policy.”

Legislation to streamline permitting process for food trucks clears Georgia House

March 17, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Proponents say legislation approved by the Georgia House would streamline the regulatory process for food trucks and could save business owners thousands of dollars a year.