According to county officials, the special election next March where Gwinnett County residents will vote on whether to approve a sales tax increase to fund MARTA will cost roughly $500,000. The Gwinnett Commission argued over when to hold the vote, with some supporting the notion of adding it to the November ballot, when it would have as many as 80% more voters. Such a waste of public funds for what could be on an already-extant ballot has Gwinnett’s boat DRIFTING…
Atlanta law firm’s major merger
One of Georgia’s most prominent law firms is getting even bigger – with the announcement that Troutman Pepper is merging with Locke Lord, effective at the start of 2025. The newly formed Troutman Pepper Locke will have more than 1,600 attorneys in 33 offices in the United States and two in Europe, with a meaningful presence in all 10 of the largest U.S. legal markets. The renamed, expanded firm is RISING…
