(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of tax bills Thursday, including a measure to speed up a decrease in the state's personal income tax rate. House Bill 1015 lowers the individual income tax rate from 5.49% to 5.39% for the tax years starting Jan. 1, 2024. It decreases the rate by 0.1% annually starting Jan. 1, 2025, until it reaches 4.99%. "Georgians work hard to earn a living, and they should keep more of what they earn," Tony West,...
Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday proposed a compromise on gambling legislation that would authorize a state lottery and multiple sites with electronic gambling machines. But the measure faces an uncertain outlook in the closing days of the legislative session. A conference committee approved the two-bill proposal as lawmakers aim to put the issue to a statewide vote this August. Lawmakers in the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate could vote on the measure as soon as Tuesday evening....
The House and Senate have been at loggerheads much of this legislative session over the school funding formula and government pension system.
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Top Mississippi lawmakers have started negotiating on what could become a landmark plan to expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of people in one of the poorest states in the U.S. But even with Republicans controlling both the state House and Senate, it’s far
The last several elections demonstrate that Iowans support the tax relief efforts of Gov. Kim Reynolds and those legislators who have voted to cut taxes. Iowa’s legislature continued the tax cut momentum late last week, by passing the fourth round of income tax reforms in recent years. This new legislation will push Iowa’s personal income tax down to a single, flat rate of 3.8 percent in 2025, delivering more than $1 billion of tax relief over the next six years. Further, the...
After not being selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, former Georgia Tech tight end Dylan Leonard is signing as an undrafted free agent with the Denver Broncos. Last
By Rafael Romo, Shawn Nottingham and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement legislation pushed in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s death. Kemp said at the signing that the legislation, which was sent to his desk in late March, “became one of our top priorities
By Rafael Romo, Shawn Nottingham and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement legislation pushed in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s death. Kemp said at the signing that the legislation, which was sent to his desk in late March, “became one of our top priorities
By Rafael Romo, Shawn Nottingham and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement legislation pushed in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s death. Kemp said at the signing that the legislation, which was sent to his desk in late March, “became one of our top priorities
Wrestling fans attending the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wrestling in State College, Pa., will be in for in for a treat when they leave Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center between sessions as there will be a free Fan Fest across the street at Pegula I
ALBANY, N.Y. – A memorable season for the Binghamton men's lacrosse team came to an end Saturday night as the Bearcats (6-7, 4-3 America East) were defeated by UAlbany
The balance of power in the Minnesota Senate and prospects for several DFL policies are in limbo as lawmakers return from a break on Wednesday