Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 9, 2023
Nov. 9, 2023 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp Renews State of Emergency, Extending State Gas Tax Suspension
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Wednesday issued an executive order extending the State of Emergency due to ongoing high prices and uncertain economic conditions. This extension continues the suspension of the state’s excise tax on motor and locomotive fuel through Nov. 29.
Nov. 9, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Georgia’s 500 Most Influential Leaders
Ben Young reports, the second edition of Georgia 500, our comprehensive list of local leaders around the state driving Georgia’s economy to newer heights year after year is now out. Statewide leadership is an important part of the Georgia Trend brand.
Nov. 9, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
WeWork’s bankruptcy will affect Atlanta’s shared workplaces
Zachary Hansen reports that WeWork, the company that pioneered shared workplaces while gaining notoriety for its volatile business, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to shed some of its unprofitable locations, including at least two in Atlanta. The co-working company, which was once valued at $47 billion, became a household name before sustaining one of the most high-profile corporate collapses in recent memory.
Nov. 9, 2023 GlobalAtlanta.com
Sweden’s Devyser Takes on U.S. Genomic Testing Market With Atlanta Lab
Trevor Williams reports, John Murad isn’t Swedish, but maybe that’s what makes him such a good spokesperson for the Scandinavian culture of the company he’s now leading in North America. “I’ve had a connection with Sweden ever since I was a kid,” Mr. Murad, vice president and general manager of North America at Devyser, told Global Atlanta.
Nov. 9, 2023 Capitol Beat News
New pilot program aimed at helping prison inmates find jobs following release
Dave Williams reports, the Walking the Last Mile Reentry Program, to be administered by the Georgia Department of Labor in partnership with the state Department of Corrections, will provide inmates transitioning back to society individualized skills assessments, help them develop those skills based on their needs and interests, and assist them with job placement.
Nov. 9, 2023 Saporta Report
ARC unanimously elects Andre Dickens as next board chair
Maria Saporta reports, for the first time in its history, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) will be chaired by the mayor of Atlanta. At its regular board meeting on Nov. 8, the ARC board voted unanimously (in a voice vote with no nays or abstentions) to elect Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens as its next chair. He will serve for a two-year term beginning on Jan. 1.
Nov. 9, 2023 WABE
Infant mortality sees significant increase in Georgia
Jim Burress reports that the Centers for Disease Control finds Georgia is one of four states that saw a significant increase in infant mortality over the past year. Dr. Helen Williams, a neonatologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, said one problem is the lack of access to obstetric care.
Nov. 9, 2023 Union-Recorder, CNHI News
Grants to help workforce with nontraditional hour child care
Asia Ashley reports, the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning in September awarded Expanding Parents’ Access to Nontraditional Delivery (EXPAND) Grants to seven child care providers and six nonprofit and government organizations to expand services outside of the traditional hours of Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 9, 2023 Valdosta Daily Times
Cox: The votes were always good
Kasmira Smith and Kevin C. Hall report, Lowndes County elections officials said on Wednesday that a discrepancy in vote reporting in Tuesday’s election did not reflect an error in the vote counting. “The votes were always good,” Elections Supervisor Deb Cox said.
Nov. 9, 2023 State Affairs
State Ag Commissioner on raising awareness of plight of farmers
Tammy Joyner reports that farming is so grueling that some farmers have given their life for it. Literally. More than 100 Georgia farmers have died by suicide since 2008. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, himself a farmer, recently teamed with the heads of the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and the extension program at the University of Georgia to deal with the problem.
Nov. 9, 2023 Capitol Beat News
State tax credit review panel focuses on housing
Dave Williams reports, Georgia low-income housing and historic rehabilitation tax credits are critical for the financial and social wellbeing of residents across the state, a series of witnesses testified at a legislative hearing Wednesday in Columbus.
Nov. 9, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Jolt: Senator MTG? Poll shows a Greene run would be heavy lift
Adam Van Brimmer, Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell and Patricia Murphy report, tucked into The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s latest poll on the 2024 election is a question about a politician who isn’t expected to be on next year’s presidential ballot but is very much a national figure. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is jockeying to be former president Donald Trump’s running mate.
