Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 28, 2023
Nov. 28, 2023 Albany Herald
Weather, prices, have been a damper for Southwest Georgia’s 2023 cotton crop
Alan Mauldin reports that it’s been a tough year for the state’s farmers weather-wise, and the cotton harvest that is winding down for the year in southwest Georgia is no exception to that sad reality. Despite those challenges, the crop for 2023 turned out “pretty good” for the year, Colquitt County Extension Agent Jeremy Kichler said.
Georgia Trend, Michael Thurmond
Nov. 28, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
DeKalb County | Strong Growth and Successful Projects
Stephanie Kalina-Matzger reports, ask anyone about DeKalb County and you’ll hear tales of resilience, revitalization, business growth, infrastructure improvement and overall optimism for what’s to come. DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond attributes part of the county’s business success to the heavy rail rapid transit system brought about by visionary leaders nearly four decades ago.
Nov. 28, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta job growth strong in October to start holiday season
Michael E. Kanell reports, Metro Atlanta outdid the rest of the state in job growth in October, a sign that despite the pressures on consumers and companies alike, holiday spending in the region started strong, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The region added 23,500 jobs last month, 84% of the state’s expansion, the department said.
Nov. 28, 2023 Dalton Daily Citizen
Whitfield County officials hope to enhance transit service
Charles Oliver reports, for decades, city of Dalton officials have looked at creating a mass transit system for the city. And each study has found the cost would be prohibitive. But while fixed-route bus service might still be off the table, city and Whitfield County officials hope they can offer some enhanced and expanded options to local residents, possibly starting next year.
Nov. 28, 2023 Saporta Report
‘City in the Forest’ gets a little greener: Multiple Georgia entities win Urban and Community Forestry Grants
Mark Lannaman reports, the Urban and Community Forest program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated billions in grant funding across the U.S. — including Georgia — to increase urban tree canopies and the workforce in this area equitably. Grant funding was made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds.
Nov. 28, 2023 Rough Draft Atlanta
DeKalb Board of Commissioners launches Eviction Legal Defense Fund
Staff reports that the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners has announced the establishment of the DeKalb County Eviction Legal Defense Fund. This initiative will provide legal assistance to residents facing eviction, bolster housing stability and promote legal equity.
Nov. 28, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Catching up with…Angie Ulibarri
Karen Kirkpatrick reports, Angie Ulibarri brought the Georgia Festival of Trees, a wonderland of decorated trees, wreaths and nativities, back to the Georgia World Congress Center in 2021. For decades, the festival was an annual event at the GWCC to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta but by 2009, it was gone.
Nov. 28, 2023 Valdosta Daily Times, CNHI News
Committee approves recommendations to reform foster care and adoption in Georgia
Asia Ashley reports, after a series of meetings on foster care and adoption reform, the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Foster Care and Adoption committee approved recommendations at its fourth and final meeting Nov. 27. Committee chair Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, R-32, said some of recommendations can be accomplished through legislation and may require budget approvals, while some can be accomplished through DFCS without any legislative intervention.
Nov. 28, 2023 Georgia Recorder
Georgia GOP senators float court-ordered political map that seems to target two incumbent Democrats
Stanley Dunlap reports that Georgia Senate Republicans on Monday released a court-ordered revision of a redistricting map that would shift the concentration of Black voters in a several legislative districts. The proposed maps contemplate Senate Republicans drawing new districts to eliminate the metro Atlanta turf of Democratic Sens. Elena Parent and Jason Esteves, who now represent districts consisting of a voting age population that is primarily white.
Nov. 28, 2023 Capitol Beat News
New state Senate map creates two new Black majority districts
Dave Williams reports that a proposed state Senate redistricting map released Monday would create two additional Black majority districts in the General Assembly’s upper chamber in keeping with a federal court order. Senate District 17 in Henry and Newton counties and Senate District 28 in Douglas and Fulton counties would become majority Black under the proposed map, released two days ahead of a special legislative session on redistricting beginning Wednesday.
Nov. 28, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Winners and losers of the proposed Senate redistricting map
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van Brimmer report, one veteran state lawmaker described a proposed Senate redistricting map unveiled Monday in blunt terms: “It could have been an annihilation, but it wasn’t.” The GOP version of the court-ordered map revisions created two majority-Black new districts without pairing incumbents against one another and while safeguarding most Republican members.
