With gas prices spiking due to the war in Iran, Georgia lawmakers are looking to give their constituents some relief at the pump. The state House of Representatives voted Wednesday 163-4 to suspend the gas tax for 60 days. The average price of a gallon of gas in Georgia is sitting at $3.73, a full dollar from where it was a month ago. If approved (the Senate is expected to fast-track it for a vote) the bill would save Georgia drivers $170 million to $200 million a month. RISING…
Carr joins LSU football fight
In the South, college football is religion – and now it’s politics too. Members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) are furious with LSU over its attempts to sign players already in the NFL to come back to college to play for the Tigers. On Wednesday, Attorney General Chris Carr, (presumably at the behest of some big names at UGA) urged the SEC to take “all measures available” against LSU. Thursday, the league heeded that advice, suing LSU Head Coach Lane Kiffin. The legal quagmire pitting the conference against itself has LSU SINKING…
