The Georgia Cotton Commission, which advocates for the state’s 3,500 cotton farming families, recently got into the holiday spirit with a very appropriate gift. The commission donated 12,000 pairs of cotton (what else?) socks to homeless shelters across the state, from Cartersville to Augusta. The generous and fitting donation has the commission’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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