Expanding passenger rail in Georgia has often been seen as a pipe dream, but the Georgia Department of Transportation is taking the notion seriously. The department has entered the public engagement phase of a potential ‘Atlanta-Savannah Intercity Passenger Rail Project’ that, as the name suggests, would link the two cities by rail. These things move slowly – even if this phase goes well the next step would be to release an Environmental Impact Statement by 2028 – but for rail enthusiasts the idea of passenger rail expansion has their hopes RISING…
Carr joins LSU football fight
In the South, college football is religion – and now it’s politics too. Members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) are furious with LSU over its attempts to sign players already in the NFL to come back to college to play for the Tigers. On Wednesday, Attorney General Chris Carr, (presumably at the behest of some big names at UGA) urged the SEC to take “all measures available” against LSU. Thursday, the league heeded that advice, suing LSU Head Coach Lane Kiffin. The legal quagmire pitting the conference against itself has LSU SINKING…
