. In early 2017 the state's first (and so far only) fractional-percent sales taxes took effect in Fulton Atlanta added an additional 0.5% for MARTA and 0.4% TSPLOST for other transportation projects while anti-transit Republicans legislators from north Fulton blocked a countywide referendum on improving and extending MARTA and instead allowed only a vote on a 0.75% TSPLOST for more roads in the areas outside Atlanta This puts the total sales tax at 8.9% in Atlanta and 7.75% in the rest of the county with 4% less on groceries Geography. 2.5 Vacancies The U.S Census Bureau lists fourteen metropolitan areas in Georgia the largest Atlanta is the ninth most populous metro area in the United States, 2012 2,420,171 29,879 60.1% 15th 21st DeKalb County Total black pop. J 71 Jacob Webb, 1950 473,572 20.5% Within League play a regular season match features two teams (one selected as the home team the other as the visiting team) playing at least four games with each game featuring a predetermined map type following the same gameplay format as with normal competitive mode in Overwatch the League uses both Control maps played on a best-of-three rounds and Assault Escort and Hybrid maps with each team having at least one chance as the attacking team the pool of specific maps from the standard Overwatch rotation are determined at the start of each Stage allowing the teams to determine their player lineups and strategy while also changing the season's metagame a team may call in substitutes for players only between games the team that won the most games wins the match If teams are tied after four games a tiebreaker game played on a Control map (which cannot end in a tie) is used to break the tie and determine the match winner League standings are based primarily on the overall match win/loss record but ties are broken based on the total game win/loss record; as such all four games in a match are played even if one team has already secured three wins for the match Any further ties for tournament placement are broken based first on the head-to-head game win/loss record then head-to-head match count; 18% Amusement As with all other US states and the federal government Georgia's government is based on the separation of legislative executive and judicial power Executive authority in the state rests with the governor currently Brian Kemp (Republican) Both the Governor of Georgia and lieutenant governor are elected on separate ballots to four-year terms of office Unlike the federal government but like many other U.S States most of the executive officials who comprise the governor's cabinet are elected by the citizens of Georgia rather than appointed by the governor. . ! In 2002 incumbent moderate Democratic Governor Roy Barnes was defeated by Republican Sonny Perdue a state legislator and former Democrat While Democrats retained control of the State House they lost their majority in the Senate when four Democrats switched parties They lost the House in the 2004 election Republicans then controlled all three partisan elements of the state government.
. Top 10 Non-English Languages Spoken in Georgia Lacrosse Air Georgia Tech also operates a campus in Metz in northeastern France known as Georgia Tech Lorraine Opened in October 1990 it offers master's-level courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D coursework in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Georgia Tech Lorraine was the defendant in a lawsuit pertaining to the language used in advertisements which was a violation of the Toubon Law. . Chief Strategy Officer Anna Roach 2.4 Flora 2.2 Geology and terrain, 65/18 92/33 35/2 ? ? ? ? Politics 3 18th century Main article: History of Georgia (U.S state)! .
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