Topic: Oconee County

Georgia is growing fast—adding more than a million new residents each decade. But housing construction hasn’t kept pace.

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.

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has updated our estimates of the fiscal savings for public school districts associated with school choice programs.

It’s Friday!  Quotes of note “My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.” -Bill Russell 1934-2022 “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a […]

Regulatory compliance is costing home builders and homebuyers in Oconee County tens of thousands of dollars.

Oconee County's regulations on slab construction lead to higher home prices for potential buyers, say experts.

Noel Khalil, founder and CEO of Columbia Residential and Columbia Ventures, died October 25 after a long illness.

The very first recommendation in the final report from the Georgia Education Reform Commission was this: Develop a student-based funding formula. What does this mean? According to education experts from the Reason […]

Governor Nathan Deal has raised the ante on civil asset forfeiture reform next year by formally asking the new Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform to weigh in with its […]

By Mike Klein One challenge in almost every policy discussion is how to make the numbers mean something.  So, let’s hope these numbers mean something.  The annual cost to fully […]