As the 2026 Georgia governor race heats up, the down ballot contests underneath it are beginning to take shape as well. The first candidate to enter into the race to succeed Attorney General Chris Carr, who is running for governor himself, is state Sen. Brian Strickland, R-McDonough. The attorney and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee will officially be allowed to start fundraising as soon as the legislative session ends late Friday night. Expect more candidates to join him in short order, as the AG race is 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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