Wednesday Conversation: Regional Economy

Home care providers across the nation have joined the movement for a $15 an hour minimum wage. An Atlanta provider writes about her love for the job as well as the need for a larger paycheck. Also today, a researcher for a fiscally conservative think tank warns about the negative consequences of raising the minimum wage, especially for small business owners.

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Why prop up Argentina during a U.S. shutdown? A Federal Reserve Board member needs to explain herself. And this was not the way for the White House to add a ballroom.

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Delta and Hapeville need to work on their lopsided symbiotic relationship

Georgia law allows Delta Air Lines to benefit from a hotel-motel tax law exemption that costs the small city ofHapeville needed revenue, according to a city council candidate.

Federal shutdown won’t keep IRS away from Ga. taxpayers. Here’s what to know.

The government shutdown means that nearly half of IRS workers are furloughed, but that has not changed the deadline for past due debts.

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Mike Luckovich: Aced it!

Federal shutdown won’t keep IRS away from Ga. taxpayers. Here’s what to know.

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Despite a $14.6 billion surplus, state leaders say they can’t bail out SNAP

The federal government says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out of money Nov. 1. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says there is nothing the state can do.

Husband of child services director fled DUI crash with kids in truck, GSP says

Authorities say the husband of Georgia's child protective services director had a blood alcohol level 4 times the legal limit when he left a crash with two kids in his truck.

Kirby Smart: LSU coaches ‘borrow’ offices, adds context to Brian Kelly firing

Georgia coach Kirby Smart understands the pressure at LSU, and how that combined with playoff expectations led to Brian Kelly being fired despite a .708 win percentage.