Georgia Republicans had hoped to consolidate support behind a Senate candidate early to avoid a bruising primary, but it’s looking like it may be a slugfest. U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter and Insurance Commissioner John King have been in the race for months, and now U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is poised to enter the fray. Meanwhile former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley, a close ally of Gov. Brian Kemp, is hiring staffers and laying the groundwork for his own campaign. A wide open race has the GOP primary 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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