Georgia Trend Daily – March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024 Rome News-Tribune, Calhoun Times
North Georgia Goodwill Receives $300K Grant From Coca Cola Foundation To Empower Women in Non-Traditional Roles
Staff reports that Goodwill of North Georgia recently received a $300,000 grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation to help serve women in non-traditional industries. The grant will provide workforce training programs for women to enter non-traditional occupations, with fewer than 20% women in the field, such as construction trades, maintenance technician, logistics and IT.
March 14, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
The 2024 Georgia Technology Summit for Innovation in the South
Julia Roberts reports that the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state’s largest tech-focused industry association, will host the 2024 Georgia Technology Summit Technology Summit on March 28, Thursday, at the new Signia Hotel in downtown Atlanta. “The Georgia Technology Summit is the place where innovators and leaders come together,” said TAG President & Chief Executive Officer, Larry K. Williams.
March 14, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Spring on the horizon, buyers and sellers dive into the housing market
Michael E. Kanell reports that February’s post-holiday, pre-spring, metro Atlanta housing market saw both a burst of buying and a surge of sellers although the balance still tilted to the advantage of those looking to sell, which meant that prices kept rising, according to data from the Georgia Multiple Listing Services. There were 3,916 homes sold in the 12-counties centered on Atlanta during the month, with a median price of $399,000 — up 7.1% from the same month a year ago.
March 14, 2024 Rough Draft Atlanta
Fox Theatre launches reimagined community partnership program ‘Fox Gives’
Collin Kelley reports that the Fox Theatre has rebranded and relaunched its philanthropic arm – now called Fox Gives – to help preserve theatres across the Southeast. By more than doubling its financial investment, Fox Gives aims to restore historic theatres and offer new vocational opportunities for young individuals passionate about the arts.
March 14, 2024 The Current
Sapelo rezoning complaint dismissed
Mary Landers reports that McIntosh County Superior Court Judge D. Jay Stewart on Monday dismissed an effort by Black residents of Sapelo Island to undo a recent rezoning decision. An attorney for the residents said they plan to try again.
March 14, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
Augusta mayors past and present band together to advocate for mayor’s equal vote on commission
Miguel Legoas reports that Augusta mayors of the past are joining the mayor of the present in an initiative that will affect mayors in the future. On Wednesday, Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson announced a ballot committee called “Augusta Stronger Together” to campaign for the mayor’s office to receive an equal vote on the Augusta Commission during meeting, which the public will vote on in a referendum during the May 21 General Primary and Nonpartisan Election.
March 14, 2024 Gwinnett Daily Post
State Moving Towards Funding New Gwinnett Youth Detention Center
Curt Yeomans reports that local officials praised the anticipated allocation of the first funding to re-establish a regional youth detention center in Gwinnett. Sheriff Keybo Taylor, State House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration and Juvenile Court Judge Nhan-Ai Simms addressed reporters about the planned facility during a press conference at the Sheriff’s Office in Lawrenceville.
March 14, 2024 GPB
‘Lawmakers’: Golf Day, HBCU Heritage Day and an appearance by Gov. Kemp on Day 34
Sarah Kallis and Tristan Smith report, lawmakers took up a range of issues yesterday and reacted to a controversial amendment to a bill. First, there was a special appearance in the Senate this morning by longtime Democratic House member and former speaker Larry Walker.
March 14, 2024 Athens Banner-Herald
Gov. Brian Kemp signs bill to revive prosecutor oversight panel into law
Maya Homan reports that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed into law a bill that permits a state commission to investigate, discipline and possibly remove local prosecutors. Heavily supported by Republicans, the new law lessens restrictions on the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, paving the way for state politicians to potentially remove progressive district attorneys they see as too light on crime.
March 14, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Top GOP Georgia lawmakers flex muscle in latest school voucher push
Ross Williams reports that an expansion to Georgia’s school voucher program is getting another shot this year after passing the House Education Committee on party lines Wednesday. The latest form of the bill would allow parents to accept $6,500 to pull their children out of a public school with low performance metrics and enroll them in private school or teach them at home.
March 14, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Fulton judge dismisses six counts in Trump election interference case
Dave Williams reports that Fulton County Superior Court judge Wednesday dismissed six counts of a 41-count indictment charging former President Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants with interfering in Georgia’s 2020 president election. Judge Scott McAfee declared the six charges legally defective – including a count charging Trump in the infamous January 2021 phone call urging Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” the 11,780 additional votes he needed to carry the Peach State over Democrat Joe Biden.
March 14, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PG A.M.: Takeaways from Georgia’s presidential primaries
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van Brimmer report, shocking no one, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump breezed to primary victories in Georgia and three other states on Tuesday to clinch the presidential nominations and formally kick off a November rematch. In Georgia, with 99% of the vote counted, Biden had 95.2% of the Democratic primary vote, while Trump won 84.5% of the GOP ballots. The race was no cliffhanger but was still chock full of valuable clues about the mood of the Georgia electorate eight months before the Biden-Trump sequel.
