WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Georgia Georgia is benefiting greatly from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans in 2017: 3,001,180 Georgia households are benefiting from the TCJA's doubling of the standard deduction. Thanks to the tax cuts, nine out of ten households take the standard deduction which provides tax relief and simpl  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 13 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * NAIA Announces Host Site for 2027 and 2028 Women's Golf National Championships KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has selected Dalton Golf and Country Club in Dalton, Georgia, and Dalton State College (Ga.) as hosts for the 2027 and 2028 NAIA Women's Golf National Championships. "Following a successfu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * New ACS Study Finds Menthol Flavored Cigarette Smoking Increases Mortality Risk vs. Non-Menthol Cigarettes ATLANTA, February 13, 2025 -- In a large, nationwide study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers found mortality risks for smoking menthol cigarettes were higher than non-menthol cigarettes for death from any cause and cardiovascular diseases, especially h  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 13 -- The American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence issued the following commentary: * * * President Trump and the Department of Education In a significant policy shift, President Trump has initiated plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). This plan aims to decentralize educational control to individual states. The move should not come as a shock as it aligns with his broader agenda to reduce federal oversight and promote local governa  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 13 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * SREB President Stephen Pruitt to testify Thursday at Kentucky Senate on new Crisis Recovery Support Network Stephen L. Pruitt, president of the Southern Regional Education Board, will provide expert testimony Thursday before the Kentucky Senate on SREB's new Crisis Recovery Support Network, which will begin training across the 16-state region early next month. Pruitt,   more