Georgia Trend Daily – Aug. 20, 2024
Aug. 20, 2024 Georgia.gov
Governor Kemp, Joined by Commissioners John King and Russel Carlson, Provides Update on Georgia Access and Pathways
Staff reports, on Monday, Gov. Kemp, joined by Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King, Department of Community Health Commissioner Russel Carlson, and healthcare stakeholders, took part in a roundtable focused on the current and future state of healthcare in Georgia, specifically regarding the Georgia Access and Georgia Pathways programs.
Aug. 20, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Fintech South 2024 Celebrates Why “Fintech Lives Here”
Julia Roberts reports, Georgia is the home of fintech. More than 70% of all debit, credit and reward card payments are processed in Georgia’s ‘Transaction Alley.’ This is why the Technology Association of Georgia hosts the annual Fintech South conference taking place on Aug. 27-28, Tuesday and Wednesday, at the Woodruff Arts Center.
Aug. 20, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Developer’s first Georgia data center will be as big as a mall. More are coming
Zachary Hansen reports, a year after entering metro Atlanta’s data center market, a developer is trying to build two more massive projects to store high-tech and expensive computer equipment. Denver-based Vantage Data Centers plans to construct two large warehouses stuffed with computer servers in the city of South Fulton, according to recently filed state paperwork.
Aug. 20, 2024 Cartersville Daily Tribune
Clark highlights ‘The New Georgia Economy’
Marie Nesmith reports, on Aug. 13, Chris Clark — president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce — delivered “The New Georgia Economy: 2024 Future of Talent & Workforce” to Bartow’s business community. Clark kicked off his presentation at the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce’s Quarterly Luncheon by highlighting Georgia’s strong economic state.
Aug. 20, 2024 Albany Herald
“A step forward in the right direction: Farmers receive financial assistance through Discrimination Financial Assistance Program
Lucille Lannigan reports that more than 43,000 farmers, ranchers and forest landowners began receiving checks in the mail July 31 to address discrimination they faced that barred them from resources for their operations. The money comes from the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program. Congress allocated $2.2 billion for the USDA to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs prior to January 2021.
Aug. 20, 2024 Milledgeville Union-Recorder
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation awards $24K plus to county fire and sheriff’s office
Billy Hobbs reports that Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation recently awarded $24,598.96 to Baldwin County’s public safety dive team for the purchase of four new dive suits, four face masks, four communication systems, one service station and various accessories. The award from the restaurant business’s foundation was announced last week by Baldwin County Manager Carlos Tobar during the Baldwin County Commission meeting.
Aug. 20, 2024 GPB
Coastal Georgia health experts warn of waterborne, mosquito-borne illness threat from Debby flooding
Benjamin Payne reports, well after Tropical Storm Debby drenched Coastal Georgia and overwhelmed rivers and stormwater drainage systems, public health officials are warning of an increased threat of waterborne and mosquito-borne illnesses as flooding lingers in some parts of Savannah and surrounding areas.
Aug. 20, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Perdue criticizes overhaul of federal student aid process
Dave Williams reports that University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue is asking the U.S. Department of Education to delay processing federal student aid applications because of the botched rollout of a simplified application website. The simplified website for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was launched last December following a two-month delay supposedly to fix glitches.
Aug. 20, 2024 WABE
Georgia voters may now request absentee ballots for the 2024 election. Here’s what you need to know
Kenny Murry reports, in ordinance with state law, all registered voters may now request a vote-by-mail ballot ahead of November’s upcoming presidential election. Voters will have to wait a while as the state won’t begin mailing out ballots until Oct. 7.
Aug. 20, 2024 Dalton Daily Citizen
Committee chaired by Payne to meet Wednesday
Staff reports, on Wednesday at 10 a.m. the Senate Study Committee on Veterans’ Mental Health and Housing, chaired by Sen. Chuck Payne, R–Dalton, will hold its third hearing at the Georgia Military College, 201 E. Greene St. in Milledgeville.
Aug. 20, 2024 Valdosta Daily Times
Trump’s running mate Vance coming to Valdosta
Terry Richards reports that vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, is coming to Lowndes County Thursday to stump for votes in the upcoming November national election. Vance, a Republican, is the running mate for former President Donald Trump. who is seeking to take back the White House after losing the presidency to Joe Biden in 2020.
Aug. 20, 2024 Capitol Beat News
State Election Board doubles down on rules changes
Dave Williams reports, for the second time this month, the Republican-controlled State Election Board approved a change to Georgia’s election rules critics say could make it easier to delay the official vote count this fall. The change, which passed 3-2, requires local election officials to submit to the secretary of state a report reconciling the total number of ballots cast in each precinct with the total number of voters who received credit for voting before election results can be certified.
Aug. 20, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Warnock tells Democratic National Convention that election is choice between promise, peril
Ross Williams reports that Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock called for unity Monday night in rallying around Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, during a primetime slot shortly before President Joe Biden took center stage at the Democratic National Convention. “I need my neighbor’s children to be OK so that my children will be OK,” said Warnock, a Baptist minister.
Aug. 20, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jason Carter plans to honor Jimmy Carter’s legacy at the Democratic National Convention
Greg Bluestein reports that Jason Carter, the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, will speak at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday on behalf of his grandfather, who has told his family he hopes to stay alive long enough to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. The younger Carter told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he will give a speech about his grandfather’s legacy on the second day of the convention.
