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Georgia homicide rate estimated at 8.8 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2021

Georgia last year recorded a homicide rate of 8.8 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 5.7 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

Georgia received $6.6 billion in school stimulus funds during pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 29, 2021

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Georgia received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $6.6 billion, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

State Poll: Georgia seniors reject payroll tax to fund slavery reparations

By Metric Media News Service | Aug 20, 2021

Georgia seniors oppose a Democrat plan to use payroll deductions from Whites, Hispanics and Asians to fund slavery reparations for Black Americans. according to the results of a Georgia Metric Media poll.

Cedartown is worst city in Georgia for commuters, new study finds

By Metric Media News Service | Aug 11, 2021

The average travel time to get to work in Cedartown is now 27.9 minutes, making it the worst city for commuting in Georgia, according to a new analysis from the insurance comparison website Insurify.

3 Georgia beaches have unsafe water quality for at least 1 out of 4 sampling days, study finds

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 28, 2021

The number of Georgia beaches that had hazardous water quality for at least one out of four sampling days in 2020 was three, according to a new analysis of bacteria data in 29 coastal and Great Lakes States as well as Puerto Rico.

Georgia gained $421 million in 2019 due to migration, study finds

By Metric Media News Service | Jun 11, 2021

The collective wealth of Georgia residents increased $421 million in 2019 due to population migration trends, according to a new analysis of Internal Revenue Service data by the nonprofit Wirepoints website.

Top marginal tax rate in Georgia could reach 55.09% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 22, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Georgia could hit 55.09 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp gets ‘B’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2020

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp received a grade of “B” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for his tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

Georgia to lose $335.2 million in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

Georgia will lose $335.2 million in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.