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Tom Baxter: Does the state's budget need Gov. Brian Kemp's proposed cuts?
08292018 TOM BAXTER
Tom Baxter
What does the governor know that the rest of us don’t? That question has floated rather ominously over the Golden Dome since Brian Kemp last month directed agency heads to start planning for a leaner tomorrow.Unemployment is at record lows, with the Atlanta Metro area as usual leading in job growth. Per capita spending by the state is already low, and we are halfway through a planned major reduction in the state income tax.