State Rep. Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine) has had a rough week – but he’s no longer the Georgia General Assembly’s problem. After a humiliating appearance on satirist Sacha Baron Cohen’s This is America last weekend that featured Spencer shouting racial slurs and baring his rear to ‘fight terrorism,’ GOP leaders including Gov. Nathan Deal and House Speaker David Ralston called for his immediate resignation. Spencer resisted at first, but has now officially resigned, relieving the headache for state leaders. A hopeful end to this embarrassing saga has the state’s 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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