While Republicans are in a holding pattern waiting to see if Gov. Brian Kemp will run for U.S. Senate in 2026, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is plowing ahead and stocking an impressive war chest. Ossoff’s campaign announced it raised $11 million during the first quarter of 2025, a record for this stage of the race for an incumbent senator. His seat figures to be one of the most contentious in the nation next year, and should Kemp throw his hat into the ring it would set up one of the most expensive Senate races in U.S. history. If he declines, then a crowded GOP field will be playing catchup against a formidable figure in Ossoff whose fundraising total are RISING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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