Gradually then all at once. In the last 24 hours Disney, WarnerMedia and NBCUniversal said if Georgia’s hearbeat bill becomes law the media giants would have to reconsider working here. Netflix said on Tuesday it would have to “reconsider” it’s Georgia investment too. A group of independent filmmakers earlier pledged to stop producing in Georgia.
Over the last few days, a couple of Republicans have thrown their hat into the ring as a candidate for Congress. Nicole Kaltsas Rodden has entered the GA-6 race, while Dr. Rich McCormick has entered the GA-7 race. Some background about Rodden, as per her campaign website: Born in Manhattan, New York to an Ecuadorian
Nathan’s post about the seemingly inexorable demise of small/medium-town Georgia raises a more existential question: should Georgia just prepare for the death of small towns? While rural broadband expansion is a noble idea it could just be a placeholder and an expensive one at that. All trends point to an increasingly urbanized future. The UN
I know what you’re thinking. Michael Williams’ fraud of a gubernatorial campaign wasn’t a crime. Well, not according to the official code of Georgia anyway. Filing a false insurance claim is, however. From the Forsyth County News, who broke the story yesterday: Former gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams was sentenced to probation after fraudulently claiming computers
Procedural Maneuver, Publicity Stunt. Tomato, Tomahtoe. Regardless, with the house unofficially on recess for Memorial Day week, there was a “pro-forma” session this morning as the House was technically open. Thus, another chance to present the bipartisan agreement on aid for Hurricane Michael victims came….and went. House Freedom Caucus member Thomas Massie today was in
Hollywood is now getting serious about creating fallout over Georgia’s new heartbeat bill. While it’s going to take a long time to be settled in court (taxpayers are rejoicing over the millions of soon-to-be spent dollars) Netflix says it will continue to film and operate in Georgia. However, in a statement to Variety, Netflix became
“We’re an 18th-century institution using 20th-century technology to solve 21st-century problems,” Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), who is in her eighth term. Against that background, the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress is working in temporary office space with only 2 fulltime staff positions and a long history of establishing select committees to
This week’s Courier Herald column: Amazon’s recent search for a new major headquarters location was typical Amazon, in that it was anything but typical. It was public and quite publicized. We know who bid, and in many cases, how much. As with most things Amazon does, it was able to collect a huge amount of
The AJC has an article about census estimates showing small towns in rural Georgia are shrinking. A third of small towns in Georgia lost population last year–most of those towns being in south Georgia. Although there’s been hope of a revitalization of rural areas, advances in technologies and a changing economy has made it more
Good morning! I hope you’re on vacation – but if you are on vacation, why on earth are you reading this? This past Saturday, a large group of abortion rights supporters marched from the Capitol to CNN Center to protest HB 481. Glynn County is the “Wild West” of short-term rentals. Middle Georgia, get ready
