Sunday, December 30, 2012
News First Slice 12/30/12: Shed a tear for the state lawmaker who finds peace in the skybox
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- Joeff Davis/CL File
- A new lobbyist gift ban could prevent state lawmakers, possibly pictured above, from enjoying freebie college football tickets
First comes news that the Atlanta Braves are reportedly considering bringing back the controversial "screaming Indian" logo. Now some folks say Coca-Cola's new marketing campaign uses the photo of a former Confederate general? Devolution! Right before our very eyes!
Counties that rejected the 1-percent transportation sales tax in July must now pay more to pull down state cash for road projects.
Should state lawmakers have term limits? One freshman member of the Georgia House of Representatives thinks so. Under his proposal, state lawmakers would have to take a break from the Gold Dome for two years after serving four consecutive terms. Some say such a move would only make things easier for lobbyists to set the agenda in the state Capitol.
The fiscal cliff? Still no deal.
A small Belgian village of 2,200 people near the border of France has a new famous face: the star of the epic film classic "My Father, the Hero."
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