Last week the Savannah City Council voted 5-4 to pass an ordinance banning horse-drawn carriage drivers from operating once temperatures hit 85 degrees. But carriage companies say the new law would kill off the industry – Savannah hits 85 nearly 150 times per year – and that it’s a “ban in disguise.” Mayor Van Johnson now says he plans to veto the ordinance, setting up a city council clash ahead of their next meeting at the end of August. DRIFTING…
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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