A South Georgia mayor, along with two former elections officials, was arrested and charged with a felony stemming from an attempt last November to stop a city council election. Camilla Mayor Kelvin Owens closed polling places and posted signs both online and at City Hall saying that a local city council race had been cancelled, trying to protect the seat of a city councilman who had previously been disqualified from the race. A federal judge ordered elections reopened, and polls stayed open until nearly 4am. SINKING…
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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