Georgia Trend Daily – Aug. 14, 2024
Aug. 14, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Georgia posts healthy start to new fiscal year
Dave Williams reports that the state began a new fiscal year on a positive note last month, with July tax collections increasing 2.7% over July of last year. The Georgia Department of Revenue brought in $2.56 billion in taxes last month, up $66.3 million over July 2023.
Aug. 14, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
In Commercial Banking, Relationships Remain Top Priority but the Dynamics are Shifting
Cory Jackson reports, relationships have always been critical to the banking industry, even as technological innovation has made it possible to bank anytime, anywhere and often without interacting with another human. This is especially true in consumer finance, where institutions vie for clients on the strength of their automated banking capabilities.
Aug. 14, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Home Depot’s same-store sales down again, but CEO says he’s confident
Michael E. Kanell reports, with consumers cautious about spending, Home Depot on Tuesday trimmed back its expectations for the coming year, while maintaining faith in the fundamentals of consumer finances. The Vinings-based home improvement giant reported sales of $43.2 billion for the second fiscal quarter, an increase of 0.6% over the same period a year earlier.
Aug. 14, 2024 WSB Radio
‘Alert’ declared at Georgia nuclear power plant after fire breaks out
Staff reports, one of Georgia’s nuclear plants has declared an alert, indicating that an event has happened that may have reduced the plant’s safety. Plant Vogtle which is in Waynesboro, declared the alert at 12 p.m.
Aug. 14, 2024 GPB
‘Everybody there lost everything’: Ogeechee River communities in Georgia reeling from Debby flooding
Benjamin Payne reports, parts of Chatham and Bryan Counties in Southeast Georgia are continuing to deal with flooding from Tropical Storm Debby, a week after the cyclone dumped 10 inches of rain on the area. Some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods are along or near the Ogeechee River, which crested Sunday at just over 10 feet near Richmond Hill, breaking the previous record of 7 feet and prompting partial closures of State Route 25 (also known as U.S. Route 17, or Coastal Highway) and State Route 204.
Aug. 14, 2024 The Brunswick News
New concerns by mining opponents
Gordon Jackson reports, opponents of a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge still believe there is a chance Georgia Environmental Department officials will deny a permit to Twin Pines Minerals. They are making a renewed push to convince the Georgia EPD officials to suspend review of the permit request by Twin Pines Minerals based on its environmental track record and ability to pay its bills.
Aug. 14, 2024 Valdosta Daily Times
Consul General of Israel to Southeastern United States visits Thomasville, speaks on unity
Jill Holloway reports, as Israel braces for a retaliatory attack by Iran and acts of anti-semitism run rampant throughout the United States, Anat Sultan-Dadon, Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States, is calling for Americans to unite and see attacks on Israel as attacks on America.
Aug. 14, 2024 State Affairs
New Georgia law gets tougher on illegal drag racing — and not just the drivers
Nava Rawls reports, Peach State is cracking down harder on illegal drag racing — and not just when it comes to the drivers. Senate Bill 10, which went into effect July 1, imposes harsher penalties on people associated with illegal drag racing.
Aug. 14, 2024 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Georgia GOP rep. wants to save Biden’s energy tax credits. Trump says he’ll repeal them
Kala Hunter reports that Georgia Republican who has endorsed former President Donald Trump is concerned about the potential repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act, which has brought billions of dollars of clean energy investment to Georgia. Last Tuesday, 18 House Republicans sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emphasizing the importance of maintaining energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act if Trump were to be elected in November.
Aug. 14, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
‘Complete Execution Debacle,’ Ossoff says of Postal Service
Jack Lindner reports, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, said he’s not letting up on applying pressure to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to improve the postal service’s efficiency. Ossoff spoke about issues with the United States Postal Service during the Cobb Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon at the Coca-Cola Roxy on Monday.
Aug. 14, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
Independent Presidential Candidates Close to Gaining Georgia Ballot Access
Staff reports that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Wednesday that three independent candidates for president have cleared all but the last hurdle to appear on the ballot in November. The SOS office received nomination petitions that appear to have enough signatures from independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, and Claudia De la Cruz.
Aug. 14, 2024 Georgia Recorder
State Supreme Court rules Open Records Act applies to private contractors working for governments
Jill Nolin reports that a state Supreme Court’s decision reversing a lower court’s ruling that a private contractor was exempt from the Georgia Open Records Act is being hailed as a win for open government. The court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a private contractor working for a public entity is still subject to the law and can be sent requests for public records they may possess.
Aug. 14, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Democrats’ formula for winning elections is changing in Georgia
Phoebe Quinton reports, in Georgia, a rule of thumb has long guided Democrats to success: the 30-30 rule. The rule states that Democratic candidates need 30% of white voters to vote Democratic and Black voters to make up 30% of all voters in order to win an election in Georgia.
