This post has been updated. Editor’s note: Unless otherwise noted, the numbers in this column will be from the 2015-2016 Proposed Budget, and therefore unaudited. That very well means they may turn out wrong. Based ...
By Hans Utz There are few topics that can ignite a debate as sharply as taxes. I suspect the reason for this is twofold: 1) No one enjoys paying taxes, and 2) The compromises necessary ...
By Hans Utz I realize that a conversation about municipal debt is about as riveting as a root canal, but based on what I’ve seen discussed on the topic so far I think some explaining ...
By Hans Utz, contributor It is safe to say that 2014 held many lessons for us all about effective policing. There is no such thing as ‘perfect’ policing, and we often unfairly expect the police ...
By Hans Utz, contributor On Jan. 6, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed fired Kelvin Cochran, Atlanta’s fire chief, over the distribution of a self-published book that condemns homosexuality and, among other things, equates gay acts with ...