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April 23, 2024 • Blog

Prison contraband, overpaid school bus drivers and wasted COVID-19 relief money made March a month for waste, fraud and abuse

By Chris Butler

A monthly compilation of alleged or documented stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

April 11, 2024 • Blog

Georgia’s craft brewers and customers thirst for less restrictive laws

By Chris Butler

Some Georgia craft brewers say their line of work doesn’t live up to its fullest potential. So, who or what do they believe holds them back?

April 4, 2024 • Blog

Georgia landowner’s eminent domain case could force judges to resolve long-lingering questions

By Chris Butler

The Georgia Public Service Commission ruled in favor of the railroad in an eminent domain case in Hancock County.

March 12, 2024 • Blog

Officials at yet another school district in Georgia can’t do basic arithmetic

By Chris Butler

A monthly recap of the latest stories of waste, fraud and abuse in Georgia.

February 15, 2024 • Blog

Fulton County Commissioner looks for love in all the wrong places (and three other examples of government waste, fraud and abuse)

By Chris Butler

Your monthly recap of waste, fraud and abuse in Georgia.

February 1, 2024 • Blog

Georgia’s homeless problem prompts debate of intentions vs. results

By Chris Butler

In Atlanta and Athens, residents stress how much compassion they have. But what matters more? Good intentions? Good results?

January 25, 2024 • Blog

School boards, law enforcement and Georgia Public Broadcasting all lost money

By Chris Butler

The latest stories of waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

December 7, 2023 • Blog

Missing MARTA money and crooked officers of the law headline this month’s waste, fraud and abuse

By Chris Butler

A review of the latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

November 9, 2023 • Blog

Georgia government employees stole Social Security funds and used taxpayer money on personal items

By Chris Butler

A monthly compilation of alleged or documented stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia

November 2, 2023 • Blog

Not just hospitals: Georgia CON laws also limit medical technologies

By Chris Butler

Certificate of Need laws prevent healthcare providers from adding medical equipment without first receiving permission from the state.

October 5, 2023 • Blog

The mayor of Atlanta and even Madea got busted wasting taxpayer money

By Chris Butler

A monthly compilation of alleged or documented stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

September 26, 2023 • Blog

Why Calhoun residents are fighting the city over tiny homes

By Chris Butler

The tiny house movement is growing rapidly in America. But a proposal in Calhoun, Georgia was rejected because of city regulations.

September 14, 2023 • Blog

Georgia civil servants were dishonest, vindictive and hid facts from the public

By Chris Butler

A monthly compilation of alleged or documented stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

September 7, 2023 • Blog

Why Georgia business owners must beware messages pitching a COVID-19 era tax credit

By Chris Butler

If you own a business in Georgia, then you’ve likely received messages promising thousands of dollars through something called the Employee Retention Credit.

August 24, 2023 • Blog

More Georgia’s cities and counties set property tax rates

By Chris Butler

The latest recap of millage rate discussions in Georgia.

August 17, 2023 • Blog

Some Georgians still have time to stop higher property taxes

By Chris Butler

From Walker county to Dougherty county and points in between, we have an update on the latest discussion and decisions on millage tax rates for the next year.

August 16, 2023 • Blog

Janitors, email scams and interest-free loans took Georgia taxpayers to the cleaners

By Chris Butler

The latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

August 10, 2023 • Blog

Hollywood’s on strike, but will that impact Georgia?

By Chris Butler

The ripple effects of strikes by Hollywood writers and actors have reached Georgia, but just how far-reaching are they?

July 27, 2023 • Blog

Some Georgians brace for higher property taxes

By Chris Butler

Most Georgians will pay higher property taxes unless local governments adopt the “rollback rates” that keep taxes the same from the prior year.

July 25, 2023 • Blog

Eminent domain case pits farmers vs. railroad in rural Georgia community

By Chris Butler

For roughly 100 years, the Smith family in Sparta have owned and farmed nearly 500 acres of land, which they say is now threatened by a powerful railroad firm.

July 13, 2023 • Blog

Some Georgia officials hide documents, steal taxpayer money and can’t do basic math

By Chris Butler

The latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

June 22, 2023 • Blog

Atlanta brewery closes, Georgia’s prohibition era laws partly to blame

By Chris Butler

Atlanta’s Second Self Beer Company is closing after nine years, partly due to century-old Georgia laws.

June 20, 2023 • Blog

EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones says new study committees will steer state’s future

By Chris Butler

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones talks with us about the 2023 legislative session and his future legislative goals.

June 15, 2023 • Blog

Georgia officials get more daring with waste, fraud and abuse

By Chris Butler

The latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

June 5, 2023 • Blog

Georgia’s CON pits the powerful against rural healthcare needs

By Chris Butler

“We want folks here to have a choice, but without competition there is no incentive to be any better.”

May 23, 2023 • Blog

Are three Georgia cities still guilty of taxation by citation?

By Chris Butler

A 2019 report documented how three Georgia cities relied heavily on fines and fees for revenue.

May 10, 2023 • Blog

Shoddy jobs and bathroom bribes robbed Georgia taxpayers of millions

By Chris Butler

The latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

April 27, 2023 • Blog

Certain Atlanta artists get massive government funding

By Chris Butler

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens recently announced that a select few of the city’s independent artists will receive a combined sum of $700,000 in taxpayer funding.

April 6, 2023 • Blog

Georgia taxpayers lost money to Obamacare, the American Rescue Plan and unemployment fraud

By Chris Butler

The latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

March 14, 2023 • Blog

Rural Georgia’s rising population numbers could create unexpected tensions

By Chris Butler

Seven counties in Georgia have only one commissioner rather than a board.