The AJC is reporting that District Attorney Danny Porter has requested a special grand jury to examine several questionable land deals by the County Commission. The grand jury must be authorized by a majority of …

I am hearing from people who are surprised that their property tax bill is higher this year.  After all, they say, didn’t we keep Gwinnett County from raising our taxes?

A two-year-old court case in Dade County, GA could portend the end of Gwinnett’s Value Offset Exemption (VOE), a form of property assessment `freeze` that is growing in popularity across the state:
Former County Commissioner Rex …

On Tuesday, September 8 at 12 noon, President Barack Obama will speak to the nation’s government school children; purportedly on responsibility, commitment and the value of a good education. The speech will be broadcast from …

Even giving the A-Braves their full $350K share of the take, naming the ballpark “Taxpayers Stadium” would have cost us only .02374 mill. That’s less than the cost of a Starbuck’s Latte on the tax bill for a $300,00 home.

When District 1 Commissioner Shirley Lasseter appointed developer Mark Gary to the Gwinnett Planning Commission, she essentially put the fox in charge of guarding the hen house. Not only did she give the developer the …