Atlanta’s ambitious ‘Stitch’ project would cap the Downtown Connector with a series of parks and greenspace in a manner that supporters say would rival the Beltline as an economic development driver. One problem – it doesn’t have enough funding to move forward. Stitch leaders have applied for a $60M federal grant from the PROTECT infrastructure program, hoping that if they can secure it there will be a swell of philanthropic support to push the project forward. But with a $1 billion price tag (that’s sure to go up) the Stitch is stuck DRIFTING…
Trump rally targets base & low propensity voters
President Donald Trump is in Dalton on Friday and his rally will certainly be a newsworthy event attended by a faithful base. And that’s the point. This is a base mid-term election (for both parties) and, as proven in the past, Trump can motivate not only the “MAGA GOP” but low propensity GOP and independent voters who otherwise might stay at home. Trump’s presence also seeks to boost GOP turnout for gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson and U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins. The rally will obviously generate publicity for Republicans and their policies but also Democrat attacks. In any event, since the margin of statewide victory for Georgia Republicans presently appears narrow, their hope is that the attention-grabbing rally will have their poll numbers RISING…
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