U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA) announced last year that he would not seek re-election in 2020. Already a field of Democrats are lining up in the race to replace him – and they aren’t messing around. Carolyn Bourdeaux, who narrowly lost to Woodall in 2018, announced that she has already raised $350,000 to fuel her next campaign. Fellow Dem Nabilah Islam has raised $100,000 herself. No Republicans have yet declared for the race, though state Sen. Renee Unterman (R-Buford) is expected to be her party’s frontrunner if/when she officially joins. However with Dems coming very close in 2018 and now already getting out to a fundraising head start for 2020, their odds at taking the seat appear to be 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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