Economy News

Economists look for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates steady as it wraps up its policy-setting meeting today, but a lot of attention will be on what the Fed says, not what it does.

Georgia's school superintendent expects more Metro Atlanta school systems will announce huge budget cuts are on the way because unemployment remains higher than the rest of the state, and that is drying up tax revenues.

Georgia's foreclosure problems grew a bit in February, according to RealtyTrac's February 2010 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.

Governor Perdue on Thursday announced an additional $442 million in cuts to the 2010-2011 state budget, and 62 percent of those new cuts would hit hospitals.