There was no upset Tuesday in the special election runoff for a Cherokee County state House seat, as Republican Bill Fincher defeated Democrat Scott Sanders by more than 40 points. Fincher will fill the seat of former state Rep. Mandi Ballinger, who passed away last year. While the result isn’t a surprise in ruby red Cherokee Co., it does give Republicans a 101 to 79 seat advantage in the Georgia House of Representatives, which gavels in next week. The victory has Fincher RISING…
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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