Georgia Trend Daily – May 26, 2026
May 26, 2026 GPB
These quick summer storms won’t snap Georgia’s months-long drought, according to experts
Chase McGee reports, this week, sudden summer storms caused serious flooding in some parts of metro Atlanta. Meanwhile, the entire state of Georgia is still in a drought, and that probably won’t change any time soon.
May 26, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Decide DeKalb Has $2.5 Million for Small Businesses
Julia Roberts reports that DeKalb County has long been home to ambitious entrepreneurs, independent retailers, and growing service-based businesses. In a county defined by scale and resilience, building or growing a business can sometimes feel like trying to move Stone Mountain one rock at a time.
May 26, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AI job losses are increasing. Are training programs the answer?
Mirtha Donastorg reports, five racks of computer servers hummed in a futuristic yet industrial-looking classroom at Atlanta Technical College, south of downtown. Cool blue-white LEDs lined the room’s windows, while yellow heavy-duty power outlets hung from the ceiling over rows of desks where students will learn how to maintain the servers whirring behind them.
May 26, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com
Two Countries Represented in Atlanta Seek North Carolina Honorary Consuls
Trevor Williams reports that two countries with diplomatic representation in Atlanta are seeking new honorary consuls in North Carolina. Canada and Ireland, whose full consulates in Atlanta cover the Southeast U.S. including the Tar Heel State, have issued calls for new diplomats there.
May 26, 2026 WABE
The Conservation Fund celebrates conserving 1,000 acres of land in the City of Atlanta
Marisa Mecke reports that the Conservation Fund is celebrating conserving 1,000 acres of park land within Atlanta city limits. “So the property we’re on will become the Lucinda Bunnen Nature Preserve, it is 30 acres in the northwest corner of Atlanta, and it is protecting 20 plus acres of forest, as well as an iconic mid-century modern home designed by Cecil Alexander,” said Roberta Moore, Senior Field Representative with The Conservation Fund.
May 26, 2026 Marietta Daily Journal
‘Unprecedented’ Chattahoochee River fish kill caused by multiple factors, stewardship organization says
Staff reports that Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is investigating what it calls an “unprecedented” fish kill on the river downstream from Peachtree Creek. Earlier in the week, heavy rainfall in the metro Atlanta area caused a “significant” amount of polluted stormwater to flow into both the river and the creek, according to a news release from the stewardship organization.
May 26, 2026 Rough Draft Atlanta
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation’s HBCU scholarship initiative distributes over $4.2 million
Staff reports, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced the first milestones of its $50 million, 10-year scholarship initiative, reporting that more than $4.2 million has been dispersed to approximately 600 students at Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Launched in October 2025, the program provides targeted gap funding to students in their junior and senior years.
May 26, 2026 Saporta Report
Georgia eliminates key economic development incentives and tax credits
Maria Saporta reports, for the past 12 years, Area Development Magazine has ranked Georgia the No. 1 state for business. Now economic developers in the state are concerned that Georgia’s business-friendly reputation could be at stake after the General Assembly eliminated about a dozen tax incentives and tax credits used to attract investment to the state.
May 26, 2026 Macon Telegraph
How could redistricting change Middle Georgia? Take a look at maps
Alba Rosa reports that Middle Georgia elected officials will help decide if voting district maps will be redrawn in a special session called by Gov. Brian Kemp this June. Kemp, in a May 13 proclamation, ordered the General Assembly to convene at 2 p.m. June 17 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a Louisiana lawsuit on redistricting and racial gerrymandering.
May 26, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Democratic voters eclipsed Republicans during Georgia’s election. What does that mean for November?
Ross Williams reports, last week’s primary election didn’t feature any races with both a Democrat and a Republican on the ballot, but Georgia Democrats still feel like they won. If you are one of the more than 2 million Georgians who cast a ballot, you will likely recall the poll worker asking you to choose a Democratic, Republican or nonpartisan ballot.
May 26, 2026 State Affairs
Budget cuts hit schools, healthcare the most in Georgia, analysis shows
Beau Evans reports that schools, healthcare and public safety are set to weather the biggest blows from budget cuts ordered by Gov. Brian Kemp earlier this month. Roughly $306 million in spending trims come after lawmakers pushed through major legislation to lower the state’s income tax rate, yanking about $1.3 billion in taxpayer dollars from the budget without a plan to replace lost funding.
May 26, 2026 New York Times
An Election Denier Might Be Georgia’s Next Governor
Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset report that Burt Jones, the Republican front-runner in the Georgia governor’s race, presents his considerable efforts to overturn Donald J. Trump’s election loss in 2020 as a badge of honor. On the stump, he even boasts about it.
May 26, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Warnock: GOP-led redistricting targeting Black seats a ‘betrayal’
Tia Mitchell reports Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said he is deeply disappointed as he watches Republicans rush to redraw maps and eliminate seats held by Black lawmakers. “It is a betrayal of the highest in the American ideals,” the Atlanta Democrat said during a recent interview on the “Politically Georgia” podcast.
