Budget/Finances – Pickens County Republican Party

Georgia Ranks 42nd in the Country on a Survey of Childhood Outcomes

August 11, 2015

Over at The Atlantic, Ronald Brownstein notes that the states with the fastest growing populations of under 20 year olds are the ones are the ones that tend to leave their children in worse shape, compared to the states Continue reading →

9th/14th District News, Budget/Finances, Class Warfare, Did you know?, Economy, Politics, State & Local Issues, Youth/Youth Projects

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Georgia Life Alliance Issues Statement Praising Senators Vote on Planned Parenthood Measure

August 4, 2015

Katie Cagle

Last week, we told you about Senate Bill 1881, which would have prohibited federal funds from flowing to Planned Parenthood. Monday evening, Senate Democrats decided to filibuster a motion to open debate on the bill, and that motion ended up Continue reading →

Budget/Finances, Campaigns & Elections, Class Warfare, Did you know?, Economy, Ethics/Values, Fiscal responsibility

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Congressman Tom Price on the Fiftieth Birthday of Medicare and Medicaid

August 1, 2015

Katie Cagle

July 30, 2015 marked the fiftieth anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid into law. They were the crowning achievements to LBJ’s Great Society programs designed to eliminate poverty, improve education, and ameliorate racial injustice. House Budget Committee Continue reading →

Budget/Finances, Democratic Party, Did you know?, Economy, Federal Spending, History, Medicine/Medicare, Politics, Social Security, State & Local Issues

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Top Republicans introduce bill to replace dollar with a coin

July 30, 2015

Katie Cagle

Sens. John McCain and Mike Enzi want to save billions of dollars by replacing paper Continue reading →

Budget/Finances, Economy, Fed Reserve, Fiscal responsibility, Politics

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Taming the Tax Hog: Cap Property Tax Reassessments

July 30, 2015

Katie Cagle

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They’re Back! Like a horror film sequel, Georgia property owners this year are seeing a return of spiraling property tax reassessments leading to staggering back door tax increases by local governments. It is time to put an end to this Continue reading →

Budget/Finances, Campaigns & Elections, Economy, Editorials/ Opinions, Fiscal responsibility, Politics, State & Local Issues, Taxes

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Georgia GOP barely breaking even, while Dems have cash advantage

July 21, 2015

Katie Cagle

This, according to the AJC, reporting that Republicans have raised $636,000 and spent $613,000 between February and June. The party had a a net balance of $105,000 — but also $91,000 in outstanding debts, all incurred since January.

Democrats, Continue reading →

Budget/Finances, Campaigns & Elections, Did you know?, Election Info, Fiscal responsibility, Politics, Republican Party

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6 surprising things the government spends way more on than the Pluto mission

July 21, 2015

Katie Cagle

NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto showed us an entirely new world this week. And it did it for less than you might think.

The whole mission cost about $700 million. That’s about $46.7 million per year for the Continue reading →

Budget/Finances, Did you know?, Economy, Fiscal responsibility, Government Jobs/Waste, Government Scandal, Jobs/Employment, Politics, Taxes

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Largest Tax Increase In History? Hardly

July 20, 2015

Katie Cagle

This week’s Courier Herald column:

On July 1st, many new Georgia laws went into effect. Chief among them was the implementation of Georgia’s “Transportation Funding Act of 2015”. Additional tax dollars are now being collected to get the 4th fastest Continue reading →

Budget/Finances, Did you know?, Economy, Fiscal responsibility, Politics, State & Local Issues, Taxes, Transportation

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GA Slips from 1st to 5th in CNBC’s Rankings of Top States for Business

June 24, 2015

Katie Cagle

After ranking #1 last year in CNBC’s rankings to the top states for business, Georgia has slipped down to fifth in 2015. The explanation for this year’s ranking:

“Georgia’s best category is its infrastructure, ranking No. 2. One of Continue reading →

Budget/Finances, Did you know?, Economy, Editorials/ Opinions, Employment, State & Local Issues

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Pickens Jail to Host Out-of-Town Inmates

June 18, 2015

Katie Cagle

Pickens County has agreed to housing inmates from Sandy Springs.

In a press release delivered June 17th, The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has stated an agreement, which began on June 1st, 2015, has been struck between the Pickens Sheriff’s Office Continue reading →

9th/14th District News, Budget/Finances, Did you know?, Pickens, State & Local Issues

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Georgia Ranks 42nd in the Country on a Survey of Childhood Outcomes

Georgia Life Alliance Issues Statement Praising Senators Vote on Planned Parenthood Measure

Top Republicans introduce bill to replace dollar with a coin

The savings would come by eliminating the need for the Treasury to spend more on printing money than the actual value of the dollar. (Flickr)

Taming the Tax Hog: Cap Property Tax Reassessments

Georgia GOP barely breaking even, while Dems have cash advantage

6 surprising things the government spends way more on than the Pluto mission

Largest Tax Increase In History? Hardly

GA Slips from 1st to 5th in CNBC’s Rankings of Top States for Business

Pickens Jail to Host Out-of-Town Inmates

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