Bill Floyd, former mayor of Decatur, Georgia, talks about how city government leaders can work effectively with school boards and superintendents. A big part of it, he says, is getting the right people to run for the school board.
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June 12, 2013
Hundreds of small cities in Georgia are faced with the same dilemma: a capital project that they want to complete to make their community a better place to live.
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June 6, 2013
As local and state government workers head for the exits, human resource managers say their top concern is staff development.
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June 6, 2013
This one-page fact sheet dispels some of the myths surrounding the Marketplace Fairness Act. GMA encourages city officials to use this when speaking with their member of Congress about this issue.
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May 21, 2013
Last week, the Senate passed S. 601, the $12.2 billion Water Resources Development Act, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 83 - 14. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee leaders Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Ranking Member David Vitter (R-LA) led the debate on the first WRDA bill to pass in six years. The legislation will fund U.S. Army Corps of Engineers port, drinking water, levees, dams and environmental restoration projects.
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May 21, 2013
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