The Center Square Archives - The DeFeo Groupe | Author Todd DeFeo https://defeo.biz/category/archives/thecentersquare/ Inspired Content Tue, 29 Oct 2024 03:19:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 124673512 Georgia sends incorrect tax notices to 6,400 filers https://defeo.biz/2024/09/13/georgia-sends-incorrect-tax-notices-to-6400-filers/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:08:00 +0000 https://defeo.biz/2024/09/13/georgia-sends-incorrect-tax-notices-to-6400-filers/ Georgia officials sent incorrect notices to 6,401 tax filers telling them they owned money when they did not, and state officials said they have fixed the problem moving forward.

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]]> 44779 Georgia’s infant mortality rate remains among the nation’s worst https://defeo.biz/2023/09/13/georgias-infant-mortality-rate-remains-among-the-nations-worst/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:11:00 +0000 https://defeo.biz/2023/09/13/georgias-infant-mortality-rate-remains-among-the-nations-worst/ Georgia’s infant mortality rate may be improving, but it remains among the worst.

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]]> 43349 Georgia Composite Medical Board has ‘foot back on the gas,’ head says https://defeo.biz/2023/07/04/georgia-composite-medical-board-has-foot-back-on-the-gas-head-says/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://defeo.biz/2023/07/04/georgia-composite-medical-board-has-foot-back-on-the-gas-head-says/ The head of the Georgia Composite Medical Board says the agency has its “foot back on the gas” and is progressing on a series of recommendations in a follow-up state audit.

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]]> 43110 Debate continues over taxpayer funds for historic sites, memorials https://defeo.biz/2023/06/16/debate-continues-over-taxpayer-funds-for-historic-sites-memorials/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:07:00 +0000 https://defeo.biz/2023/06/16/debate-continues-over-taxpayer-funds-for-historic-sites-memorials/ An Atlanta suburb is spending $125,000 to erect a monument to a local civil rights icon, the latest in an ongoing public discussion about who deserves a memorial and whether tax dollars should pay for such monuments.

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]]> 43044 Oliver: ‘Live your life as you see fit in peace’ https://defeo.biz/2023/06/06/oliver-live-your-life-as-you-see-fit-in-peace/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:49:00 +0000 https://defeo.biz/2023/06/06/oliver-live-your-life-as-you-see-fit-in-peace/ Chase Oliver sees an opening in the upcoming presidential race where voters of the two main parties are looking for viable alternatives.

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]]> 42974 Georgia Composite Medical Board failed to progress on some audit findings https://defeo.biz/2023/06/05/georgia-composite-medical-board-failed-to-progress-on-some-audit-findings/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:51:00 +0000 https://defeo.biz/2023/06/05/georgia-composite-medical-board-failed-to-progress-on-some-audit-findings/ While the Georgia Composite Medical Board has addressed some shortcomings uncovered in a November 2020 audit, the agency has not progressed on others, including performing mandatory background checks for general physician licensure applicants.

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]]> 42973 Oliver sees 2024 as an opportunity for Libertarians to break out https://defeo.biz/2023/05/30/oliver-sees-2024-as-an-opportunity-for-libertarians-to-break-out/ Tue, 30 May 2023 20:33:00 +0000 https://defeo.biz/2023/05/30/oliver-sees-2024-as-an-opportunity-for-libertarians-to-break-out/ Last year, Libertarian Chase Oliver forced Georgia’s U.S. Senate race — in which Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker — into a runoff.

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]]> 42957 Oliver: End the U.S. Department of Education https://defeo.biz/2023/05/12/oliver-end-the-u-s-department-of-education/ Fri, 12 May 2023 18:28:00 +0000 https://defeo.biz/2023/05/12/oliver-end-the-u-s-department-of-education/ Georgian Chase Oliver, a Libertarian who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in 2022 and has launched a 2024 presidential bid, wants to end the U.S. Department of Education and return the money to the states.

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]]> 42880 Georgia’s McCormick: ‘We’re always kicking the can down the road’ https://defeo.biz/2023/01/19/georgias-mccormick-were-always-kicking-the-can-down-the-road/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:32:00 +0000 https://defeo.biz/2023/01/19/georgias-mccormick-were-always-kicking-the-can-down-the-road/ (The Center Square) — The country is at a crossroads, yet again facing a crisis over its debt ceiling. On Thursday, the country hit its debt limit of more than...

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]]> 41314 Georgia medical association says it wants more funding for state medical board https://defeo.biz/2022/12/22/georgia-medical-association-says-it-wants-more-funding-for-state-medical-board/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:17:00 +0000 https://defeo.biz/2022/12/22/georgia-medical-association-says-it-wants-more-funding-for-state-medical-board/ (The Center Square) — The head of the Medical Association of Georgia wants state lawmakers to properly fund the Georgia Composite Medical Board, saying the underfunding of the agency isn’t...

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