The primaries for a pair of Public Service Commission races are just around the corner, but there are questions swirling around one candidate’s residency and thus eligibility. Democratic candidate for Atlanta’s District 3 Daniel Blackman changed his official address to a Midtown apartment just barely before the 12 month cutoff to be eligible for the district. But a challenge filed with the secretary of state’s office claims that Blackman is still living at his Forsyth Co. home, and even voted there after he claimed he had moved. An administrative judge is scheduled to hear the case this week, leaving Blackman’s candidacy DRIFTING…
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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