Once among the most influential voter outreach groups in the nation, the New Georgia Project is closing its doors for good. Founded by Stacey Abrams in 2013, the organization sprang into action, registering tens of thousands of left-leaning voters and turning Georgia into a battleground state that eventually elected two Democratic U.S. Senators. But the group has struggled in recent years, particularly in Abrams’ absence, laying off employees and becoming the subject of campaign finance investigations, and now is shuttering for good. 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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