Despite raising more than $100 million in her race against Gov. Brian Kemp, Stacey Abrams and her gubernatorial campaign still owe vendors millions of dollars and had to hastily cut off employees’ paychecks. Known as one of the best fundraisers in the Democratic Party, Abrams had to cut back spending on TV in the final weeks of her campaign, which raised eyebrows among politicos. She then cut off paychecks to most of her 180 staffers just a week after the November election, while their peers on the Kemp campaign were all paid through the end of the month. Now she owes more than a million dollars to vendors, and is trying to sell her donor rolls and voter contact databases to cover the debt. SINKING…
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The recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to no longer hear (most) murder appeals has led to criticism and debate, particularly from the state Court of Appeals, which will now handle those cases. Court of Appeals judges say their staffs are already stretched thin, and that such a move would require the legislature to significanltly increase funding and staffing within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center. The move leaves Georgia’s court system DRIFTING…
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