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Analysis: Georgia construction tax would result in 7.4% cost increase

December 4, 2024 Community News

Exempting construction services from Georgia’s sales tax reduced state revenue by nearly $2.9 billion in fiscal 2024.

Trump to nominate Loeffler administrator of the Small Business Administration

December 4, 2024 Community News

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia, to serve as Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

Committee: COVID-19 likely likely emerged from Wuhan lab

December 4, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic concluded that COVID-19 most likely emerged from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.

Trump to join foreign dignitaries for Notre Dame reopening

December 4, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

President-elect Donald Trump is among the global dignitaries expected to be in Paris on Saturday for the reopening of the iconic Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral.

Notre Dame reopens in Paris 5 years after fire – its reconstruction preserves the past and illuminates France’s modern ambitions

December 4, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Parisians navigating the narrow streets of the 4th arrondissement in recent days may have heard a familiar, yet nearly forgotten, sound. The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral have been ringing again after nearly five years, in preparation for the famed building’s long-awaited reopening.

Ashley River Classical Academy Announces School Location

December 4, 2024 Official News Releases

Opening in Fall of 2025 – West Ashley Campus Will Serve Grades K-5, Expand to Serve K-12

Analysis: Georgia’s bank tax credit offers no economic or fiscal return on investment

December 4, 2024 Community News

Georgia’s bank tax credit offers no economic or fiscal return on investment, and the cost per job cannot be calculated.

DeWine declares state of emergency

December 3, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lake counties in response to heavy accumulations of lake effect snow and forecasts of additional severe weather this week.

Audit: No economic activity can be tied to Georgia’s jet fuel tax exemption

December 3, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

No economic activity, such as jobs, labor income, or value-added output, can be tied to Georgia’s jet fuel tax exemption, but it potentially results in lower airfares for travelers flying from Atlanta.

What the Notre Dame restoration says about France’s past – and its future

December 3, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Visitors rediscovering Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral when it reopens this weekend will be stepping into a highly charged conversation about France’s past and its future. Both sacred and secular, the cathedral tellingly illustrates the conflict between tradition and reform in France, as a historically Catholic and imperial power tries to adapt to its multicultural and postcolonial present.