Georgia Trend Daily – June 16, 2026
June 16, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Georgia voters head back to the polls Tuesday to finish picking primary election winners
Ross Williams reports that Georgians will be returning to their polling places Tuesday to finish the job they started last month of selecting candidates to face off in the Nov. 3 general election. The first round of voting saw a few decisive victories, but some pretty big races didn’t achieve an outright win, which has meant four more weeks of fierce campaigning.
June 16, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Ups, Downs and In-Betweens
Christy Simo reports, the deadline to remove QR codes from ballots is looming, and Georgia doesn’t have a solution. A proposal to extend the July 1 deadline for removing the codes died on the final day of this year’s legislative session.
June 16, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
World Cup get-in price for Spain vs. Cape Verde tops $500
J. Scott Trubey and Carson Bonner report, the price just to get inside the temporarily named Atlanta Stadium for the city’s first ever World Cup match on Monday was less expensive than most early matches in the tournament, but it certainly wasn’t cheap. The get-in price Monday morning to see Spain take on Cape Verde was $518, according to Ticketdata.com.
June 16, 2026 Macon Telegraph
GA stands to make $500M from the FIFA World Cup. Here’s where the money goes
Sundi Rose reports that the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicked off Thursday, and while Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium is hosting eight matches, the economic ripple effects are expected to reach communities across Georgia. According to Katie Kirkpatrick, the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s president & CEO, FIFA World Cup 2026 could generate approximately half a billion dollars in economic impact in visitor spending alone, not to mention the longer-term investment effects.
June 16, 2026 Capitol Beat News
Two aging nuclear reactors cleared to power another generation of Georgians
Ty Tagami reports that a nuclear power plant in Georgia that predates the presidency of Jimmy Carter got a new lease on life to operate for an additional two decades, Georgia Power announced Monday. The licenses for the reactors at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley were set to expire in the 2030s.
June 16, 2026 WABE
Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera announces departure
Kendall Murry reports that Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera is stepping down from his position within the Atlanta institution, according to a press release from Tech officials on Monday. The announcement comes as Cabrera has been selected to serve as the next president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to “leadership, dialogue, and addressing society’s most pressing challenges.”
June 16, 2026 GPB
Summerhill residents say proposed Olympic torch relocation erases the neighborhood’s history
Sarah Kallis reports that the Summerhill neighborhood, south of downtown Atlanta, was established in 1865 as a predominately Black and Jewish neighborhood. The Olympic organizers built the original Olympic stadium for the 1996 Games in the neighborhood.
June 16, 2026 Tifton Gazette
Historical marker honors Tifton leaders Frank and Solomon Nixon
Davis Cobb reports that the legacy left by two pillars of Tifton’s history will never be forgotten, thanks to a new monument erected in their honor. Members of the Nixon family, aided by the city and county governments, the Georgia Historical Society, and their fellow Tifton residents, unveiled a historical marker honoring local business and community leaders Frank and Solomon Nixon the afternoon of June 14, immortalizing the impact the two have made upon the Friendly City still felt to this day.
June 16, 2026 Marietta Daily Journal
Mableton, Cobb, reach police service agreement
Megan Jackson reports that Cobb County and the city of Mableton have finalized a one-year $13 million agreement allowing the Cobb Police Department to continue providing law enforcement services in Mableton for one year as the city looks toward establishing its own police department.
June 16, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
GA homeowners can save for storms and get a tax break for it, new law says. How it works
Sundi Rose reports that Georgia homeowners have a new way to prepare financially for hurricanes, tornadoes and other natural disasters while getting a state tax break. House Bill 511, which took effect in January, creates tax-advantaged catastrophe savings accounts that work much like a health savings account.
June 16, 2026 State Affairs
2026 primary runoffs: What to know for key June 16 races
Beau Evans reports that the 2026 field is about to be set. Tuesday’s runoff elections will feature top contenders for major statewide races for governor, lieutenant governor and a U.S. Senate seat who gained the lion’s share of votes in the May 19 primaries — but not enough to advance outright to the Nov. 3 midterms.
June 16, 2026 Georgia Recorder
‘Prepared for the worst’: Black lawmakers brace for losses as Georgia GOP eyes new political maps
Ross Williams reports, what’s supposed to be a once-a-decade event is about to happen for the third time in Georgia since 2020, and the results could shape state politics for years. The Georgia Legislature is set to gavel in for a special legislative session Wednesday immediately on the heels of Tuesday’s runoff election, in part to redraw its boundaries for congressional and state legislative elections following a U.S. Supreme Court decision undoing a key part of the Voting Rights Act.
June 16, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia runoff election: Key races, candidates and what voters need to know
Staff reports, Georgia’s primary runoff Tuesday will put the finishing touches on the roster for the November general election. The biggest races to watch are on the Republican side, where voters will decide who will face Jon Ossoff in the U.S. Senate contest and Keisha Lance Bottoms in the race for governor.
