Bill would keep Music Hall of Fame in Macon
Senate Bill 272, introduced Tuesday by Sen. Robert Brown, D-Macon, would keep the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon and put lottery terminals in the attraction.
The hall is a money-loser for the state. The General Assembly put it out to bid for communities that want to take it and try to turn it into a moneymaker, and Athens, Dunwoody, Macon and Woodstock are in the running. Brown's bill would prevent the move and allow video lottery terminals to be installed in the hall, allowing it to keep the profits.
The bill appears to have little chance of being passed this session, especially because it was introduced after Crossover Day, when bills traditionally must clear one chamber of the Legislature to be considered in the other.
The authority that runs the hall could make a decision about moving Thursday.
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Christopher Quinn is a writer and editor who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1999. He writes stories on Veterans Affairs, business including high-tech growth in metro Atlanta, Georgia's $72 billion farm economy, and he oversees assigning and editing news obituaries.
