Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 13, 2024
Nov. 13, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Ga. University System Sets Enrollment Record
Dave Williams reports, Dave Williams reports that University System of Georgia has hit an all-time high for student enrollment this fall. Nearly 365,000 students are enrolled at the system’s 26 public colleges and universities, an increase of more than 20,000, or 5.9%, compared to last fall, Angela Bell, the system’s vice chancellor for research and policy analysis, told the Board of Regents on Tuesday.
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Nov. 13, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Reimagining Disability in Hospitality: MEND Coffee and Goods
Sucheta Rawal writes, as you head to Thanksgiving celebrations and holiday parties, can you imagine not being able to eat or drink at all? Food is such an integral part of society that someone who cannot participate in the simple act of dining with others can often feel isolated.
Nov. 13, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank built Home Depot. They changed retail
Michael E. Kanell reports that before Home Depot, the world of home improvement was fragmented, the stores smaller, the businesses often owned locally and unlikely to have everything you might need to do a project. Then along came Bernie and Arthur.
Nov. 13, 2024 Macon Telegraph
Former editor, journalist at The Telegraph dies after decades of hard-hitting news
Jesse Fraga reports, J. Reginald “Reg” Murphy, former journalist for The Telegraph and esteemed newspaper publisher and editor for outlets across the U.S., has died at 90, according to his alma mater, Mercer University. Murphy, born in 1934, was a pivotal newsman during the Civil Rights Movement, Jimmy Carter’s campaign for governor and president, and Martin Luther King’s political influence on Atlanta, according to the Digital Library of Georgia.
Nov. 13, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
Here’s how Augusta Regional Airport intends to spend its newest $4 million federal grant
Joe Hotchkiss reports, with a $4 million federal grant, Augusta Regional Airport continues to win funding to update and expand. The grant will pay partly for an expansion of the airport’s passenger security checkpoint, which the airport’s executive director hopes will be finished before the 2026 Masters Tournament, the airport recently announced.
Nov. 13, 2024 Rough Draft Atlanta
Rally Foundation awards $350,000 grant to Winship Cancer Institute
Bob Pepalis reports that Sandy Springs-based Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research awarded a $350,000 grant to Winship Cancer Institute of Emory, which made it the largest single-year donation the nonprofit organization has made to Emory’s pediatric cancer research program. The foundation has provided more than $35 million in research grants for childhood cancer studies worldwide since its founding in 2005.
Nov. 13, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Will end of endangered status for red-cockaded woodpecker reduce role of Georgia military bases?
Leon Stafford reports that the red-cockaded woodpecker’s population had dwindled to around 1,470 clusters when federal officials decided to classify the bird as endangered back in 1970. But decades of efforts to preserve the species’ habitats have substantially increased the bird’s numbers.
Nov. 13, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
How the Cobb School Board Kept its GOP Majority
Staff reports, the only government in Cobb that has remained in Republican control is the Cobb Board of Education. And divided as it is between four Republicans and three Democrats, Dems only had to win one of the three Republican seats on the ballot to flip the board, an effort they’ve been working on for years.
Nov. 13, 2024 Georgia Recorder
After Trump’s election, future murky for Fulton RICO case against president and Georgia allies
Stanley Dunlap reports that the Georgia Court of Appeals’ scheduled Dec. 5 hearing on the latest development in the Fulton County racketeering indictments of President-elect Donald Trump and his allies remains on track despite results of the presidential election last week. The state appellate court is set to hear arguments Dec. 5 on the request from the former Republican president and several co-defendants seeking to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the 2020 presidential election interference case.
Nov. 13, 2024 State Affairs
Georgia defies bomb threats as election chief declares a “free, fair and fast” vote amid record turnout
Tammy Joyner reports that despite dealing with over 60 bomb threats, Georgia’s election chief said Tuesday the state’s general election went smoothly. Georgia had a record turnout with nearly 5.3 million people voting, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters.
Nov. 13, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Georgia House Republicans retain leadership team
Dave Williams reports, the Georgia House Republican Caucus voted Tuesday to reelect the entire GOP leadership team to serve in those roles during the two-year term starting in January. Rep. Chuck Efstration, R-Mulberry, will return as House majority leader, while Rep. James Burchett, R-Waycross, will continue as majority whip.
Nov. 13, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How the Nikema Williams drama could play out among Georgia Democrats
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, the nasty infighting over whether U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams should remain as chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia took another twist. We reported late Tuesday that Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff — likely to be among the most targeted Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections — is among those pressuring Williams to step down and that he called her after the election to personally ask her to resign.
