Democratic members of the Fulton County Commission are in hot water after defying a court order that mandated they seat a pair of Republican appointees to the county’s Board of Registration and Elections. Georgia Superior Court Judge David Emerson ruled this week that the commissioners must approve two nominees from each party, but the five Democrats on the board have refused to comply (and three skipped the last meeting entirely). Punishments could be either a fine or even jail time! SINKING…
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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