Top News – Page 8 – Sightseers' Delight

Georgia lawmaker proposes lower personal income tax

January 20, 2016 Express Telegraph

A Georgia state lawmaker says he is filing legislation aimed at reducing taxes for Georgia residents.

Georgia officials announce major transportation initiative

January 14, 2016 Express Telegraph

Georgia officials this week proposed a massive list of transportation project aimed at tackling a backlog of projects and helping commuters.

News

Buckhead CID releases RFP for park above Ga. 400

January 7, 2016 Express Telegraph

The Buckhead Community Improvement District (CID) has issued an RFP for a plan to build a park above a section of Georgia 400.

Lawmaker wants to eliminate felony marijuana possession laws in Georgia

January 4, 2016 Express Telegraph

Change The Peach State to the Pot state? A Georgia state lawmaker wants to put an end to felony marijuana possession in Georgia.

News

A deadly year on Georgia roads

January 4, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The number of people killed on Georgia roadways in 2015 increase more than 17 percent over 2014, according to new state numbers.

For New York City, welcome back to the 1970s

December 24, 2015 Todd DeFeo

It’s back to the future for the Big Apple. Graffiti is once again a problem for The City That Never Sleeps.

Report: Number of executions continued to drop in 2015

December 16, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Fewer states are executing fewer people combined in 2015, continuing a national trend away from capital punishment, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) said in a new report.

News

2015: A deadly year on Georgia roads

December 14, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Fatalities on Georgia roadways are on the rise. As of Dec. 14, 2015, the number of deaths on roads throughout The Peach State are up 16 percent over a year ago, according to the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

Buckhead community cites traffic as biggest problem, opposes streetcar, BBA survey reveals

December 9, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Traffic is the biggest problem facing the Buckhead community, but there is apparently little widespread support for the addition of a streetcar as a congestion-curbing tactic.

News

Ga. man faces Dec. 8 date with executioner

November 25, 2015 Todd DeFeo

A man convicted of murdering a 70-year-old man in 1992 faces a Dec. 8 execution, state officials said.