The House leadership plans to make a late-breaking effort to ram through a tax revision package . . .
Caterpillar will open a new manufacturing plant in the Athens area; CNN, however, drops a planned GOP debate in Georgia after Mitt Romney and Ron Paul cancel . . .
Gov. Deal’s proposal to eliminate the sales tax on energy used in manufacturing raises some complicated issues that will have to be resolved . . .
Rep. Jay Powell introduces legislation that would put an end to the practice of diverting state fees away from their specified purpose into the general treasury . . .
Georgia lawmakers held a hearing during the special session on a proposal to give a tax break to online travel companies like Expedia and Travelocity; the issue is sure to come up again for debate in next year’s regular legislative session . . .
Local government lobbyists played a key role in defeating the Tea Party’s attempt to have local tax referendums held in conjunction with general elections . . .
As the new owners prepare to open a pawnshop on the Habersham County property purchased from Gov. Nathan Deal, they say the facility will continue to be a pawnshop and not an adult entertainment business; a thriving and legal business involving immigrants living in Gainesville . . .
