Eric Tanenblatt, head of public policy for Dentons and former top aide to Gov. Sonny Perdue and Sen. Paul Coverdell, has been named the next chair of the Buckhead Coalition. He will serve as one of the main voices for perhaps Atlanta’s most prominent neighborhood, which has been in the spotlight in recent years after it nearly seceded from the rest of the city following a rash of violent crime. Tanenblatt says he will continue to work with Mayor Andre Dickens to confront that issue and maintain Buckhead’s partnership within Atlanta. RISING…
Political has-beens take taxpayer-paid vacation
Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and ex-Sen. Butch Miller, along with 12 others including “security” personnel, wasted hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on a so-called European “economic study” junket— just two months before the two left office. New Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ spokeswoman best summed up this selfish trip: “The lieutenant governor (Duncan’s replacement) finds it disheartening that two outgoing elected officials would take a taxpayer-funded European vacation knowing they will have zero influence on future economic development opportunities.” Duncan, Miller and their fellow shameless vacationers are SINKING…
