July revenues up, says Deal

In a possible sign of better days to come for Georgia, Governor Nathan Deal reported on Monday that revenues for July rose 6.7 percent.  That put the total for the month at $1.41 billion. That's an increase off $88.5 million from the last fiscal year.

Click here for the full story, courtesy of the Associated Press.

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New Atlanta Falcons Stadium closer to reality.

Our first post in quite a while.  And it's big. 

Earlier this week, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced a tentative deal with a local church to help pave the way for the new Atlanta Falcons stadium. WXIA-TV (11alive.com) has the details here.

Things got even better for Reed and stadium supporters.  The Associated Press reports that a group who wanted to put the issue to a vote has conceded defeat. Common Cause Georgia failed to gather the needed 35,000 signatures to have the referendum qualify for the November ballot.

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