An ambitious downtown Atlanta highway capping project dubbed ‘The Stitch’ is at risk following the news that a $157.6 million federal grant meant to fund the first phase of its construction is no longer included in the proposed congressional budget. The project seeks to build 14 acres of park over the downtown connector, bringing together two sides of the city with the interstate running underneath. But the Stitch, like many expensive transportation projects nationwide, is on the chopping block as the Trump Administration looks to find ways to cut spending. Its future is DRIFTING…
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…
