On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released two model notices concerning the health insurance Marketplace (the Exchange). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires the creation of the Exchange.
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May 15, 2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 for use. Starting May 7, 2013, all employers, public and private, are required to start using the new Form I-9 for each employee hired in the United States.
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May 15, 2013
Cathy Woolard, former Atlanta City Council president, talks about what good leaders do when they find a great idea . . . and what she did when she became aware of a transformative idea for Atlanta, the BeltLine.
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May 15, 2013
The Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 743, passed the U.S.Senate on May 6 by a vote of 69-27. Sen. Isakson and Sen. Chambliss both voted for the bill's passage.
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May 13, 2013
Following years of holding festivals, concerts, and events in parking lots and on blocked roads, the Hinesville Downtown Development Authority (HDDA) held its debut concert at the newly completed Amphitheatre at Bryant Commons on April 6.
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May 7, 2013
The City of Valdosta Water Treatment Plant has been recognized as the 2013 Water Treatment Plant of the Year by the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP).
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May 7, 2013
As the first distributions of Georgia’s Motor Vehicles Ad Valorem Title Tax (TAVT) begin to be received by local governments around the state, there may be some initial confusion as to just what these funds are and how to account for them.
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April 30, 2013
This one-page factsheet reviews the changes made to Georgia's ethics laws during the 2013 Legislative Session.
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April 16, 2013
President Obama’s FY2014 budget proposal includes measures designed to bring in additional revenues by closing tax loopholes. Among the proposals is a 28 percent cap on tax-exempt interest for municipal bonds, a limitation that the President sought in FY2013.
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April 15, 2013
McKenzie Wren, executive director of the Clarkston Community Center, explains how you build a sense of community in highly diverse cities like Clarkston, GA. It helps to have a meeting place.
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April 12, 2013
A national survey of city officials shows that despite improvement in many economic health indicators, cities around the country report their economies have not yet rebounded due in large part to slow income and job growth.
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April 9, 2013
Municipal bonds were front and center in both chambers of Congress last month. As Congress and the Administration continue to look for ways to find revenues to reduce the deficit or fund new programs, eliminating or capping the tax exemption on interest earned on municipal bonds remains a viable option to some in Washington.
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April 9, 2013
The sequester is upon us: $85.4 billion in federal spending cuts are being made this year across most areas of federal government with the exception of certain entitlement programs.
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April 9, 2013
Four Georgia cities received federally funded grants to conduct historic preservation projects
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April 5, 2013
The cities of Alma, Calhoun, Tybee Island, and the Polk County Water, Sewage & Solid Waste Authority, were recently awarded financing totaling $9,700,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA).
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March 27, 2013