Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:57 GMT
A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana. Deputies responded to a complaint at Jose Sanchez's house on Highway 129 North Friday. AuthoritiesMore >>
A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:03 GMT
Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff. It was the first annual pigs in the park event, put on by the Georgia Narcotics Officer'sMore >>
Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:47 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:47:12 GMT
Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks. Police say they responded to the Dollar General on West Jackson Street around 9:15pm Friday. EmployeesMore >>
Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks.
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:59:02 GMT
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. Authorities say it happened around 11pm Friday near the 3900 block of Radium Springs Road. PoliceMore >>
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:58:50 GMT
It's graduation time for high schools in Dougherty County and students are ready to embark on their next journey. 230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High SchoolMore >>
230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High School this Saturday morning.More >>
September 24, 2006
Albany - - An Atlanta-based non-profit group is serving as a watch-dog to make sure state leaders make good use of Georgia tax payers' money.
Alan Essig is the director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.
The group researches and educates people on the fiscal and economic health of the state of Georgia. Essig met with Albany leaders today raising questions to get people thinking.
"Is revenue keeping up with the growth of the state. Even if revenues grow 6, 7, or 8 percent because Georgia is the fifth fastest growing state in the country, the elderly population is going to double in size over the next 20 years, the transportation needs, education, healthcare, just normal growth. Is the revenue base big enough to support what the state needs to do," Essig asks.
His group seeks to update the state's tax structure and generate more revenue without raising taxes.
Essig will speak on a panel tomorrow sponsored by Parent Connection which provides policymakers with current data needed to make decisions about priorities, services, and resources impacting Georgia's youth.
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