Former U.S. Rep. Paul Broun seems to be pondering a primary challenge in the 9th district, a seat currently held by Rep. Doug Collins of Gainesville. Already the two have taken shots at one another, with Collins questioning Broun’s actual residence in the district, while a hit-piece mailer paid for by a company with Broun ties has already popped up in the 9th district. A high profile challenger would have this Congressional race DRIFTING…
Taxpayers nervous about two Fulton Commission races
Georgia’s largest county– Fulton– has Democrat Mo Ivory running for County Commission chair. This year, she was the sole commissioner to vote for a tax hike. Now she has new spending plans that could cause property taxes to soar by 40 percent! Republican Bridget Thorne is challenging Ivory– and Thorne is endorsed by the outgoing Democrat chair because they oppose any hike. To stop the Democrats’ tax increase, Republican and retired IBM executive Paul Burton seeks to defeat Ivory ally Jodi Merriday in another Commission contest. The races could be close. DRIFTING….
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