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[ October 11, 2022 ] Georgia lawmakers could consider increasing state’s tax incentives for music production News
[ October 5, 2022 ] Feds extend rest period requirement for flight attendants News
[ September 28, 2022 ] DeSantis says Ian expects to create major flooding in NE Florida, hundreds of miles from landfall News
[ September 23, 2022 ] Atlanta’s airport to receive $18.4M federal grant to reconstruct aging taxiways News
[ September 14, 2022 ] Georgia’s MARTA plans to extend Atlanta streetcar line eastward News

Georgia lawmakers could consider increasing state’s tax incentives for music production

October 11, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

State lawmakers could soon consider increasing the state’s tax incentives for music or creating a state-run music office to help performers, managers, songwriters and producers.

Feds extend rest period requirement for flight attendants

October 5, 2022 Sightseers’ Delight

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule requiring that increases the rest period between shifts for flight attendants to 10 consecutive hours.

DeSantis says Ian expects to create major flooding in NE Florida, hundreds of miles from landfall

September 28, 2022 Florida Phoenix

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said early evening Wednesday that while Hurricane Ian is still battering the Southwest part of the peninsula, the Category 4 storm is going to continue to lash through Florida hundreds of miles away before it escapes into the Atlantic.

Atlanta’s airport to receive $18.4M federal grant to reconstruct aging taxiways

September 23, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a more than $18.4 million grant to reconstruct taxiways at the world’s busiest airport.

Georgia’s MARTA plans to extend Atlanta streetcar line eastward

September 14, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority plans to spend $176 to 215 million to extend Atlanta’s streetcar line eastward.

Amtrak ridership in Georgia rebounding in 2022 after four-year drop

September 13, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

Amtrak ridership in Georgia declined between 2017 and 2021, but a Center Square analysis shows ridership is rebounding slightly in 2022.

Smyrna prioritizes non-residents over residents for table sales to birthday concert

September 2, 2022 Sightseers’ Delight

Train and Toad the Wet Sprocket will be performing in downtown Smyrna on Oct. 8.

Kemp signs another gas tax holiday extension that expires on Oct. 12

September 1, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has again extended the suspension of state taxes on motor and locomotive fuel.

Report: New York City is the most dangerous ‘Sanctuary Community’ in America

September 1, 2022 The Center Square

As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues to bus foreign nationals who’ve entered the U.S. illegally to New York City, a new report reveals that the Big Apple is the most dangerous so-called “Sanctuary Community” in America.

Georgia cities awash in federal funds for road upgrades, bike lanes and transit projects

August 29, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

The federal government continues to dole out money for Georgia transportation projects, whether it’s $25 million for road upgrades and bike lanes in Athens or $25 million to upgrade the Five Points transit station in Atlanta.