Planned Parenthood Southeast’s new interim President and CEO Mairo Akpose finds herself at the center of some serious drama, as critics including many current and former staffers and board members say she’s not progressive enough when it comes to gender identity. Her detractors, who have launched a major social media campaign, say Akpose refuses to use the preferred pronouns of transgender and nonbinary staffers, and that she hasn’t advocated for any LGBTQ issues during her tenure. The fight brewing at the top of the abortion-rights group has Akpose and Planned Parenthood Southeast SINKING…
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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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