U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently announced that the Obama Administration is eliminating 46 regulations on traffic signs to provide more flexibility for state and local governments.The deadlines requiring that certain street name signs be replaced by 2018 to meet minimum retroreflectivity standards and requiring larger lettering on those street name signs are among the deadlines that will be eliminated.
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May 15, 2012
This guide provides an explanation and guidance to the recent changes in the tax code that affect a municipality’s revenue.
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May 15, 2012
Lawmakers appointed to resolve differences on a new federal surface transportation program met last week to stake out their opening positions, but gave no indication of a quick resolution of the deep divisions between the House and Senate positions.
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May 14, 2012
A comprehensive revision of the Open Meetings/Open Records law was passed during the 2012 Legislative Session and has been signed by Governor Nathan Deal.
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May 10, 2012
Clara Axam talks about her experiences leading a community development project in South Atlanta that brought together a low-income neighborhood with its neighborhood school – and how each benefited from working together.
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May 10, 2012
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May 9, 2012
A new survey by the Center for State and Local Government Excellence finds that more than half of state and local governments still have a pay freeze and are adjusting retirement and health care benefits.
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May 9, 2012
The city of Leesburg is working its plan. It’s a plan that has been in the works for several years now, and will likely take several more to complete, but city and county leaders agree that once finished, it will transform downtown Leesburg.
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May 9, 2012
A critical component to enhancing Georgia’s appeal as an attractive state to live, work and play is connectivity.
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May 9, 2012
On September 1, 2011 the city of Douglasville received its first opportunity zone designation. The idea to research and apply for opportunity zone designation was generated in a Main Street Douglasville Economic Restructuring committee meeting.
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May 9, 2012
Often called a citizen’s report, a Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) contains charts, graphics, photographs and easy to understand statements about a city’s financial status, services and projects.
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May 9, 2012
This report focuses on smart growth strategies that can help guide growth in rural areas while protecting natural and working lands and preserving the rural character of existing communities.
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May 4, 2012
States are hoping they don’t lose out in billions of dollars in tax breaks if Congress reforms the tax code this year. Groups representing governors and local governments have pressed Congress to essentially “do no harm” to state and local government coffers when crafting legislation to overhaul the U.S. tax code.
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May 3, 2012
On February 8, 2012, Superior Court Judge David Barrett entered a 52-page final consent order in the litigation between Gwinnett County and the cities.
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April 27, 2012
Georgia grouped among 26 states that fail to measure whether business tax credits, exemptions, and deductions deliver what is promised.
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April 27, 2012