Moderator’s introduction

States like Georgia that offer incentives to shift jobs and businesses their way have seen those efforts scrutinized. A guest columnist today offers a national perspective on these programs. And a guest columnist says there seems to be truth in the belief that financial markets do better when Congress is gridlocked.

Guest columnists

Evaluate job incentives by Jeff Chapman, a researcher for Pew Charitable Trusts

Do-nothing Congress helps markets by Caroline Baum, a Bloomberg news columnist

About the Author

Rick Badie

When ICE takes breadwinners, it takes a toll on families ... and on the economy

For immigrant families, brushes with ICE can result in financial precarity that could have implications for the broader economy.

‘I’m a bad kid,’ he told himself. How Georgia’s special ed program failed one child.

Parents find that it's easy to get into the GNETS program, but in some districts, difficult to leave.

‘A lot of blame, but not enough action’: Atlanta leaders lack path to fix jail

Stakeholders across Atlanta and Fulton County grapple with a complex web of issues that contribute to overcrowding, crumbling structure.