The County Commission spent approximately two hours on Monday hearing primarily from angry residents, most of whom adamantly oppose the proposed 2.28 mill tax increase. The third and final hearing will be …

Last month, I described how the foundation for Gwinnett’s current financial woes was laid years ago through a series of bad decisions and flawed financial strategies. One series of actions by the County Commission is, …

“I’m not perfect. Maybe I made a bad decision,” said District 1 Commissioner Shirley Lasseter.
That was her response to the news breaking today that, immediately after she took office in January 2009, she and Chairman …

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 …

We now know the price of a political rear end. It is approximately $1.2 million, or $600,000 per cheek. That is the amount of money that the County Commission risked yesterday for no other reason …

At a specially-called meeting late Wednesday afternoon, the County Commission voted unanimously to step down and turn control of county government over to the mayors of Gwinnett’s 15 cities.
With the same vote, the Commissioners agreed …