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Three board members re-elected to positions on North Fulton CID
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Electors of the North Fulton Community Improvement District, a self-taxing district that uses additional property taxes to identify, accelerate, and finance infrastructure projects and programs, voted to re-elect three board members during its annual Caucus of Electors June 6. The re-elected board members include Tim Perry, managing partner for North American Properties Atlanta; Tina Renee McCall, CCIM and managing director
at Bridge Investment Group; and Nick Nicolosi, general manager of North Point Mall at Trademark Property Company. They will serve four-year terms and join the seven other board members working with property owners and partner organizations to enhance the prosperity of Alpharetta, Milton and Roswell on roadway and intersection improvements, trail enhancements, bus shelter programs, placemaking, beautification and more.
Antisemitic displays spur calls for new laws By ROSS WILLIAMS GEORGIA RECORDER ATLANTA — About a dozen people gathered outside a Cobb County synagogue June 24 bearing Nazi flags, sparking widespread condemnation from both sides of the political aisle in Georgia and renewing talk of state action to address antisemitism. “There is absolutely no place for this hate and antisemitism in our state,” said Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in a tweet. “I share in the outrage over this shameful act and stand with Georgians everywhere in condemning it.” Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, Georgia’s first Jewish senator, said in a statement that Georgians are “united in our rejection of bigotry and hate.”
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“Georgia’s Jewish community will never be intimidated by antisemitism,” Ossoff said. “Today, as symbols of genocide were paraded in front of synagogues, we continue to stand strong, proud and unbowed.” Sandy Springs Democratic Rep. Esther Panitch, the only current Jewish member of the state Legislature, said she was thankful to see Georgians coming together to oppose anti-Jewish hate. “Thank God for community members of all faiths coming together to shine a light to disperse the hate,” she wrote in a tweet. “Together Georgians will win over this darkness. Please do not engage with these unhinged maniacs as they are obviously unwell.” Panitch was a co-sponsor on a bipartisan bill aimed at adopting a
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definition of antisemitism in state code, which would not outlaw Nazi rallies, but enable stricter penalties for those who commit crimes inspired by antisemitism. The bill failed due to concerns over language regarding the state of Israel, but it could be revived during the state’s next legislative session early next year. Under the bill’s definition of antisemitism, which matches the one adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, certain criticisms of Israel could be used as evidence for discriminatory intent. That would be a bridge too far for some free speech advocates, who say policing political speech around a touchy topic would violate the First Amendment. “This abhorrent display further emphasizes why Georgia needs
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an antisemitism definition to address situations when such awful behavior is combined with violence or discrimination,” the bill’s lead sponsor, Marietta Republican Rep. John Carson said in a statement. Mark Goldfelder, attorney for Hillels of Georgia and a supporter of Carson’s bill, pushed back against the free speech argument, saying the penalties would only take effect if there were an underlying crime. “HB 30 would not affect an antisemite’s ability to spread their hateful message, because HB30 is not about banning or limiting speech,” he said. “It is only about helping to stop unlawful discriminatory conduct. But incidents like what happened this weekend do absolutely make it clear
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