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Georgia lawmaker: New Deal, Great Society programs could lead to fiscal crisis

January 5, 2017 Todd DeFeo

The government today continues to run social programs from the President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal and President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society, and without changes, they will cause a financial crisis in the country or more taxes, a leading state lawmaker said today.

Report: Number of executions decline in 2016

January 4, 2017 Express Telegraph

The number of people executed in the United States in 2016 fell to an historic low, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

Jewish Museum: Google profiting from Holocaust deniers

December 23, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight

A Jewish museum in Atlanta says it is paying Google upwards of $2 per click to stop a “neo-Nazi site from appearing as top result for ‘did the Holocaust happen’ searches,” the International Business Times reported.

Did utility payments in Smyrna go missing?

December 20, 2016 Express Telegraph

At least 50 payments to the city of Smyrna’s Utility Services Department “never materialized” in October, a city official told a customer today.

Atlanta police chief retiring at end of year

December 1, 2016 Express Telegraph

Atlanta Police Chief George N. Turner will retire from his position with the Atlanta Police Department (APD) after 35 years of service.

UPS creating 1,250 jobs with regional sorting and distribution hub

November 16, 2016 Express Telegraph

United Parcel Service (UPS) will create 1,250 jobs and invest more than $400 million to establish a regional sorting and distribution hub in Atlanta by the end of 2018.

The Weather Company creating 400 jobs in DeKalb County

November 16, 2016 Express Telegraph

The Weather Company, an IBM Business, will create 400 jobs and relocate its headquarters from Cobb County to DeKalb County in the spring of 2017.

Rise and shine, Atlanta

November 15, 2016 Ruth DeFeo

How much are Georgians spending this Christmas?

November 2, 2016 Express Telegraph

Just 15 percent of Georgians spend more than $1,000 on holiday expenses, while 29 percent spend between $500 and $1,000 and 28 percent spend between $300 and $500.

Belton: Visiting Dobbins Air Reserve Base

November 2, 2016 Dave Belton

The House Military Affairs Study Committee, the committee I chair, visited Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB) last week in continuation of our mission to visit Georgia’s nine military installations. Congressman Barry Loudermilk attended the committee meeting in support of our efforts to protect Georgia’s bases.