The T-SPLOST referendum has even turned Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle into a politician who supports tax hikes . . .
The “developers bailout bill” that Sen. Don Balfour tried unsuccessfully to pass during the legislative session will resurface at a congressional hearing this week . . .
Three more Georgia banks fail as lawmakers debate a bill that could cause further damage to the banking community by making it easier for developers not to pay back loans they personally guaranteed . . .
Congress gives final approval to a resolution sponsored by Rep. Lynn Westmoreland and Sen. Saxby Chambliss that calls for a study of the nation’s massive wave of bank failures . . .
Community Bank in Rockmart is shut down by federal and state regulators as Georgia’s wave of bank failures rolls on . . .
The number of Georgia’s bank failures during the current downturn hits 73 with the closing of three more institutions by regulators . . .
Georgia’s bank failures now total 70 with the shutdown on Friday of two banks in the northern suburbs of Metro Atlanta . . .
Banks in Stockbridge and Atlanta were shut down last week, bringing the state’s total of bank failures since the recession hit in 2008 to 67 . . .
