Unless you're a Democrat, of course. Just filed this on the main site: ATLANTA — A bill that would do away with annual property taxes on cars, which has been characterized as a boon for disgruntled taxpayers, would actually raise hundreds of millions more each year for the state and local governme...

You can read a short version of the story here: ATLANTA — With federal stimulus money providing some budgetary breathing room, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced a deal with House and Senate leaders Tuesday to fund a property tax break for homeowners this year, avoiding a statewide round of re-billings.-...

UPDATE: As I'm sure the careful Bibb County readers have already noticed, yes, this would hit the city of Macon, Bibb County Commission and Bibb County Board of Education budgets extremely hard. That's because we haven't managed to get our act together long enough to pass a new tax digest since 2001...