Georgia Trend Daily – April 9, 2025
April 9, 2025 Georgia.gov
Kemp: March Tax Revenues Up 7%; Adjusted YTD Up 0.4%
Staff reports, the State of Georgia’s net tax revenue collections in March totaled $2.5 billion, for an increase of $163.3 million, or 7 percent, compared to March 2024 when net tax collections totaled nearly $2.34 billion. Year-to-date, net tax revenue collections totaled almost $24.04 billion, for an increase of $543.1 million that was driven largely by the collection of the state’s motor fuel excise tax, which was suspended by Executive Order for a period of two and a half months during FY 2024.
April 9, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Transforming Lives: How the Technical College System of Georgia Helps Students Succeed
Patty Rasmussen reports that it was another banner year for the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). In 2024, the system – comprising 22 technical colleges and 88 campuses in every corner of the state – hit 148,746 in total credit enrollment, a 10.6% increase in total credit hours taken by students from 2023.
April 9, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How tariffs could affect your can of Coke
Mirtha Donastorg reports, as Americans wait to see what impact tariffs have on everyday goods, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola has been thinking for months about how it may navigate the increased import taxes implemented by President Donald Trump. The trade policies may lead Coca-Cola to increase prices for U.S. buyers and could affect its progress on sustainability goals.
April 9, 2025 Georgia Ports Authority
Port of Brunswick sets auto, machinery record
Staff reports that the Port of Brunswick, now the nation’s busiest for vehicles and heavy equipment, handled an all-time record of 91,360 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo in March, up 18 percent or 14,125 units compared to the same month last year. “More manufacturers are making Colonel’s Island a main hub for the global trade of autos and machinery,” said Georgia Ports Authority President and CEO Griff Lynch.
April 9, 2025 University System of Georgia
Chancellor Sonny Perdue Proposes Consolidation of Georgia Southern University, East Georgia State College
Staff reports that University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Sonny Perdue announced today he will recommend a consolidation to the Board of Regents of Georgia Southern University and East Georgia State College (EGSC). The board will act upon the recommendation at its upcoming meeting on April 15-16.
April 9, 2025 Milledgeville Union-Recorder
GMC names sole finalist for president post
Gil Pound reports that Georgia Military College Board of Trustees named retired United States Army Maj. Gen. Terrence McKenrick as the sole finalist for the role as GMC’s 22nd president Tuesday. The board’s 7-0 vote kickstarts a 14-day period where McKenrick’s application materials will, per Georgia law, be made available for the public to review.
April 9, 2025 Macon Telegraph
Former Trump official says DOGE cuts are impacting Georgia’s universities
Lucinda Warnke reports that Sonny Perdue, chancellor of the University System of Georgia, confirmed that cuts to federal spending are impacting Georgia’s public colleges and universities during a visit to Macon on Monday. Speaking at a Rotary Club meeting at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Macon, Perdue confirmed that universities part of the USG have had research funding withheld due to President Donald Trump’s promise to slash spending through the Department of Government Efficiency.
April 9, 2025 The Current
Nonprofit forms to keep eye on Georgia utilities
Mary Landers reports, frustrated with soaring electric bills and unresponsive state officials, consumer energy expert Patty Durand earlier this week announced a new nonprofit she’s formed to address utility costs and regulation in Georgia. Called Georgia Utility Watch, it aims to protect Georgia consumers through “utility oversight, reform advocacy, and public education.”
April 9, 2025 Gwinnett Daily Post
Bill restoring law enforcement’s ability to request federal help heading to governor
Curt Yeomans reports that the Georgia General Assembly has signed off on legislation that will restore an authority that was inadvertently stripped from state and local law enforcement five years ago. Senate Bill 99 was authored by state Sen. Randy Robertson, R-Cataula, but carried in the Georgia House of Representatives by state Rep. Matt Reeves, R-Duluth.
April 9, 2025 Healthbeat Atlanta
Here’s how public health measures fared in Georgia’s 2025 legislative session
Rebecca Grapevine reports, a bill to certify community health workers in Georgia failed to pass after the state Senate abruptly adjourned much earlier than usual on Friday, ending the legislative session for the year. The Senate had planned to take up the proposal along with others for final passage but adjourned about 9:15 p.m. instead.
April 9, 2025 Georgia Recorder
After Georgia Legislature’s Sine Die comes signing time for governor
Stanley Dunlap reports that the Georgia General Assembly concluded its 2025 legislative session on Friday with the passage of roughly 400 bills and resolutions combined. The abrupt end of the session gave way to a 40-day window that runs through May 14 when Gov. Brian Kemp can veto or sign legislation, or do nothing and automatically let it become law.
April 9, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Ossoff, Georgia Republicans tout fundraising successes
Dave Williams reports, Democrats and Republicans are boasting of their fundraising success early in what is an off-year for elections in Georgia. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., raised more than $11 million during the first quarter of this year, the most ever raised by a Senate incumbent in the first three months of an off-year.
April 9, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Brian Kemp backs US Senate budget plan amid fears of Medicaid cuts
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, the Republican budget framework moving through Congress is putting the nation’s governors in a tough spot. So far, both the U.S. House and Senate have endorsed a plan for the committee that oversees Medicaid to cut $880 billion from the budget.
