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*Several bills related to state income tax are being considered by the Georgia General Assembly, including the Rural Incentive Act. Lawmakers say Senate Bill 453 aims to exempt certain rural residents between the ages of 16 and 35 from income taxation. The bill defines rural residents as those living in counties with a population of less than 50,000 and a poverty rate of 10% or more. Counties like Colquitt, Thomas, and Tift in South Georgia are classified as rural, while Lowndes County is not. The bill is an effort to encourage young people to stay in rural areas, could lessen the deterioration on city infrastructure, and could infuse economic growth benefits to those counties.
*President Trump is traveling to northwest Georgia this week. He is planning to headline an event to talk about his economic agenda Thursday in Rome, which is in the congressional district of former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Trump has endorsed former district attorney Clay Fuller for the March special election to fill Greene’s unexpired term.
*A Guatemalan national is facing charges in the death of a Savannah teacher. Chatham County police say the 38-year-old was fleeing from ICE agents when he crashed into a car driven by Linda Davis at Whitefield Avenue and Truman Parkway on Monday. The suspect’s charges include vehicular homicide and reckless driving. Davis was a teacher at the Hesse School.
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