The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that 51,604 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in April, up 21.3 percent from March. The increase in claims came across-the-board in manufacturing, construction, trade, and services. Initial claims, considered to be a good barometer of economic activity because they measure newly unemployed workers, rose ...
Wamp Backing Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act
ongressman Zach Wamp and 34 of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 on Wednesday. “Our tax policy ought to encourage long term investment in new energy technologies without raising taxes,” said Congressman Wamp. “Extension of these tax incentives is pro-growth and pro-America. Reliable energy technology policies will lead to economic ...
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