Georgia Trend Daily – June 25, 2024
June 25, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
Rome-Floyd Acquires $7.6M for Battey Project
John Bailey reports, while there aren’t many visual changes yet at large projects like the Battey Business Complex and Enterprise Corner, there’s a lot going on as Floyd County’s business landscape continues growing. Up to this point, the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority has acquired $7.6 million in federal environmental assessment and cleanup grant funds for the Battey project.
Georgia Ports Authority’s Executive Director Griff Lynch at the new Mason Mega Rail site at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. (Georgia Trend Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
June 25, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Brunswick | Golden Isles: Rich in Resources
Betty Darby reports, the Port of Brunswick is on pace to become the leading automotive port in the country and expects to set a new record for vehicles handled when its fiscal year winds up later this month. No surprises there – ports officials have been up-front about their ambitions, and there’s nothing subtle in the multimillion-dollar investments that have crafted the port’s Colonel’s Island facility over the years into a competitive Ro/Ro (roll-on, roll-off) facility.
June 25, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta housing market turns away from seller advantage: more listings
Michael E. Kanell reports, like the proverbial ocean liner, the Atlanta home market changes direction slowly, so getting back to its original, pre-pandemic course could take some time — if it happens at all. But it sure looks like it’s turning.
June 25, 2024 WABE
City of Atlanta submits bid, pledges $2 million to host Sundance Film Festival
Kenny Murry reports that the City of Atlanta has officially announced its support to bring the Sundance Film Festival over to the “Hollywood of the South.” On Monday, the City confirmed its filing for a request for proposal to host the prestigious festival beginning in 2027.
June 25, 2024 Athens Banner-Herald
Athens task force to unveil workforce development plan, though another already approved
Jim Thompson reports, less than two weeks after the Athens-Clarke County Commission allocated $1.9 million in federal funds to a workforce development initiative spearheaded by the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, a workforce development task force created by the commission and chaired by Commissioners Carol Myers and Tiffany Taylor is getting ready to unveil its own proposal.
June 25, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Copa America: Argentina Beats Canada in Opener, But Atlanta Is Clear Winner
Trevor Williams reports, the Copa America tournament opener may have pitted Argentina against Canada on the pitch last Thursday, but Atlanta also had a stake in the match: showcasing its steady growth as a soccer city and ability to host world-class events ahead of the World Cup 2026. Netting a contest featuring reigning world-champion Argentina gave a small foretaste of the football fanaticism that the city can expect when FIFA brings eight matches including a semifinal to town in two years.
June 25, 2024 Valdosta Daily Times
The Young Gamechangers take on Valdosta
Caison Kirkland reports that the Young Gamechangers from GeorgiaForward are stepping up to help Valdosta address some of its most pressing issues. The group consists of young leaders and minds that take on community and economic development issues.
June 25, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Marietta Council Awards Tourism Grants
Isabelle Manders reports that the Marietta City Council has awarded local arts, culture and tourism organizations grants totaling $1.3 million. Council members voted 6-0-1 with Joseph Goldstein abstaining, to approve the grants, which the city doles out annually based on revenue generated by the city’s hotel/motel and auto rental tax.
June 25, 2024 GPB
Georgia Today: Lawmakers seek to strengthen Pell Grant program; Second gentleman on abortion access
Peter Biello reports, new federal legislation aims to strengthen the Pell Grant program. Lawmakers prepare to debate the definition of a navigable river or stream. And second gentleman Doug Emhoff explains why abortion is not just a so-called “women’s issue.”
June 25, 2024 11 Alive
These new laws are taking effect in Georgia on July 1 | Here’s what they are
Akilah Winters reports, Gov. Brian Kemp signed several bills during the 2023 to 2024 legislative session, including healthcare and public safety. Most Georgia laws go into effect on July 1, even if the bill was changed to amend or update language in the state constitution, unless the bill is stated otherwise.
June 25, 2024 State Affairs
600K dropped from Medicaid; half are children
Tammy Joyner reports that more than a year into Georgia’s efforts to sort out who keeps and who no longer gets Medicaid coverage, roughly 600,000 people have been ousted — half of them children. And it’s not over yet. The eligibility review process better known as Medicaid unwinding officially ended in Georgia in May, but state officials are still plowing through.
June 25, 2024 WSB TV, WSB Radio
GA senator pushes for federal legislation improving infrastructure in wake of Atlanta water crisis
Jonathan reports that following June’s water outages in Atlanta, legislation introduced by Sen. Jon Ossoff aims to prevent similar problems in another metro Atlanta city. “We’ve seen from the recent experience in the City of Atlanta what an urgent requirement it is to dutifully invest in our water infrastructure,” Ossoff said.
June 25, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Federal lawsuit challenges new Georgia cash bail law
Stanley Dunlap reports that a federal lawsuit seeks to block a new Georgia law that it claims would effectively eliminate charitable bail funds by imposing unfair and severe restrictions. The lawsuit filed last week by the American Civil Liberties Union and Georgetown University Law Center challenges a new law created by Senate Bill 63, which requires charitable organizations that offer free bail assistance to follow the same rules as private bail bond companies.
June 25, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AJC Poll: Trump leads Biden in Georgia ahead of first debate
Greg Bluestein reports that former President Donald Trump holds a slight lead over President Joe Biden in Georgia in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Tuesday ahead of an Atlanta debate that could be one of the most consequential events of the 2024 election. The poll of likely voters shows Trump leads Biden 43% to 38%, just outside the margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
