Georgia school districts get funding aimed at high-demand careers

As the Atlanta Braves continue their playoff battle with the LA Dodgers, a group of Georgia lawmakers are backing them in a battle of their own.  U.S. Reps. Brian Jack and Lucy McBath, along with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, have introduced legislation to extend a provision in the 2021 American Rescue Plan that would allow publicly traded organizations – like the Braves – to treat some of their high-salaried players like executives as a normal business would.  This savvy tax move would save the team more than $20 million next season, money which now can be reinvested in the squad, which has the Braves and their fans RISING…