Georgia Trend Daily – May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Biden, Trump to debate next month in Atlanta
Dave Williams reports that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will participate in a debate June 27 at CNN’s studios in Atlanta, the network announced Wednesday. The 9 p.m. debate will be aired live by CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español, CNN Max, and CNN.com with no audience present, a highly unusual arrangement for presidential debates.
May 16, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Medical Champions
Christy Simo reports, this year, Georgia Trend is honoring people in the medical field as Healthcare Heroes based on nominations sent to us by readers. These individuals include doctors, nurses, health educators, innovators, clinic founders, first responders, medical support staff and even a Catholic sister.
May 16, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How will new Chinese tariffs affect Georgia business? It’s complicated
Zachary Hansen and Drew Kann report that President Joe Biden on Tuesday raised tariffs in an effort to protect American electric vehicle and solar panel industries from cheap Chinese imports, ramping up an ongoing trade war between the two global superpowers that could impact Georgia’s burgeoning clean tech sector. The Democratic president quadrupled tariffs on Chinese EVs and sharply increased import taxes on solar panels and raw materials like semiconductors that are used to produce plug-in cars.
May 16, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Proposed Pembroke subdivision would add more than 28,000 daily traffic trips in Pembroke
Latrice Williams reports, a hotel, a drive-in bank, fast food joints and a whopping 2,000 homes are part of a massive, proposed development that could one day become reality in the historic railroad town of Pembroke in Bryan County.
May 16, 2024 WSB-Radio
Atlanta inflation report shows metro area only slightly higher than national average
Staff reports that latest Consumer Price Index for Atlanta shows inflation in the area was only a single point above the national average for February, according to the most recent data available for the metro Atlanta area. For the Atlanta area, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said inflation was 3.3% from Feb. 2023 to Feb. 2024.
May 16, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
Group offers $1M to Animal Shelter
Jennifer Miller reports that Augusta Commissioners are considering an offer from a nonprofit group to provide additional staff and training to improve conditions at the Augusta Animal Shelter. Best Friends Animal Society is offering a grant valued at almost $1 million to provide training and support to the shelter staff, Gina Burrows, Southeast regional strategist for the organization, recently told the commission.
May 16, 2024 Rough Draft Atlanta
Board of Regents approves new Georgia State baseball stadium in Downtown
Staff reports that the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the construction of a new stadium for the Georgia State University baseball program on the Downtown Atlanta campus. The 1,000-seat stadium will be constructed on the current location of Georgia State’s Green Lot along Pollard Boulevard.
May 16, 2024 The Brunswick News
Regional initiative to bolster workforce at Hyundai plant
Gordon Jackson reports that a workforce initiative, Regional Industry Support Enterprise (RISE), has been created to help counties near the Hyundai plant in Bryan County prepare for the growth that will happen once the plant opens. Anna Chafin, president and CEO of RISE, was the guest speaker Wednesday at the Southeast Georgia Alliance meeting.
May 16, 2024 Macon Telegraph
Newly launched tourism trail highlights Macon’s unique cultural and historic sites
Jessica Payne reports that a new tourist attraction unveiled Wednesday in Macon seeks to highlight a culturally-rich region of Georgia. Visit Macon, in partnership with six other destination marketing organizations in the region, launched Georgia’s Trail of Legacy & Lore, a new self-guided trail which spans more than 90 miles.
May 16, 2024 Gwinnett Daily Post
Gwinnett is a top player in Georgia’s film industry
Curt Yeomans reports, the way Georgia Entertainment President Jezlan Moyet sees it, Gwinnett County is not just a player in Georgia’s growing film and TV industry — it’s one of the leaders. Moyet praised the county during the Signature Georgia Entertainment 100 event at Eagle Rock Studios in Norcross on April 23.
May 16, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Cobb School District Map Debated in Appeals Court
Hunter Riggall reports that lawyers argued over the Cobb County School District’s map in federal appeals court this week, debating whether a lower court’s ruling that the map was likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander should be upheld. In December, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction suspending the map.
May 16, 2024 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Georgia postponed a tax on charging electric vehicles. What it means for residents
Kala Hunter reports, when a Georgia car owner fills up a gas-powered vehicle, a small sales tax is included in the final bill, unbeknownst to the user. In 2023, the state wanted to mirror this same concept for electric vehicles at public electric charging stations via Senate Bill 416.
May 16, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Georgia lawmakers who protested at the Capitol ask state Supreme Court to toss law used in arrest
Ross Williams reports that the Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in the case of two Democratic elected officials arrested while protesting at the state Capitol. Lawyers representing Congresswoman Nikema Williams and Atlanta state Rep. Park Cannon said the laws used to arrest them are vague, overbroad and violate their free speech rights under the state constitution.
May 16, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PG A.M.: Biden tells Atlanta radio station ‘Trump hurt Black people’
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van Brimmer report that in the latest sign that Joe Biden may be worried about backlash to his Sunday commencement address to Morehouse College graduates, the president joined Atlanta radio show host Big Tigger on Wednesday to promote his campaign and bash former President Donald Trump. “Look, Trump hurt Black people every chance he got,” he said of his upcoming rematch.
