Roughly half of congressional Democrats nationwide joined Republicans in voting in favor of a resolution honoring the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was murdered earlier this month in Utah. But only one Georgia Democrat is on that list – U.S. Rep. David Scott. Will that vote hurt or help the longtime lawmaker, who is facing several challengers next year in his heavily-blue Metro Atlanta district? Already state Rep. Jasmine Clark, one of those primary challengers, is taking aim at the 80-year-old Scott, calling Kirk racist and sexist and that she’d “NEVER” support such a resolution. The vote could have Scott’s primary odds 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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