The Amazon HQ2-to-Atlanta saga ended with a whimper this week as the tech giant announced it would be constructing its new headquarters in two locations – New York and Northern Virginia. Difficult news for Georgia’s top-rate economic development team, who spent months wooing the company. In the end it looks like they didn’t give Atlanta (or several other Southern candidates) much of a fair shake, but were seeing what tax breaks they could shake free before moving on with plan A. For stringing Georgians along all this time Amazon’s ship, here in the Peach State at least, is SINKING…
Senate Republicans nominate new president pro tem
A follow up to yesterday’s Floating Boat – Georgia Senate Republicans this week also nominated state Sen. Larry Walker III, R-Perry, as president pro tem. That nomination won’t become a full election until the General Assembly convenes in January, at which point Walker will succeed state Sen. John F. Kennedy Jr., R-Macon, who is running for lt. governor. RISING…
