This Summer much maligned DeKalb County will launch the DeKalb Charter Review Commission, a 15 person committee made up of citizens appointed by county commissioners, state legislators, school board members and other local officials and groups, with the goal of reviewing the county’s government and making recommendations to state lawmakers in 2018. Hard not to be skeptical of anything the DeKalb County government does at this point, but for once it seems like an effort to let outside eyes get a fresh look at its inner-workings has its ship RISING…
Georgia lawmakers back the Braves
As the Atlanta Braves continue their playoff battle with the LA Dodgers, a group of Georgia lawmakers are backing them in a battle of their own. U.S. Reps. Brian Jack and Lucy McBath, along with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, have introduced legislation to extend a provision in the 2021 American Rescue Plan that would allow publicly traded organizations – like the Braves – to treat some of their high-salaried players like executives as a normal business would. This savvy tax move would save the team more than $20 million next season, money which now can be reinvested in the squad, which has the Braves and their fans RISING…
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