Patty Durand, a former Democratic nominee for the state Public Service Commission, has been arrested for stealing trade secrets from the PSC’s Atlanta headquarters. Durand was caught on tape following a meeting taking two booklets of Georgia Power materials labeled as trade secrets, containing confidential information that hasn’t been made public. An ally of current Democratic PSC candidate Peter Hubbard and frequent critic of Georgia Power and the PSC, the felony charge has Durand 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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