In 2017 Jason Lary was elected as the first-ever mayor of the newly-created city of Stonecrest, in DeKalb County. In 2022 he resigned following federal charges alleging that he stole COVID relief funds from the city for personal use. After spending two years in prison, Lary was released and has now filed paperwork to run for Stonecrest City Council. One problem, though: Georgia law states that individuals convicted of a felony “involving moral turpitude” are ineligible to run for public office for 10 years. That leaves his eligibility open to challenge – and with some Stonecrest voters already angry that he’s trying to get back into politics, Lary’s election odds are 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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