Georgia Trend Daily – Dec. 4, 2023
Dec. 4, 2023 Albany Herald, WABE/Grist
Questions surround Public Service Commission’s planned rate-hike vote
Emily Jones reports that Georgia’s Public Service Commission is poised to raise electricity rates for most Georgians to cover the cost of building new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle. Hearings begin next week on the latest in a series of bill increases for Georgia Power customers.
$800 Million Investment: Anovion Technologies’ groundbreaking attendees included U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (fourth from left), Gov. Brian Kemp (center right) and Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp; photo contributed.
Dec. 4, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
The Future of DeKalb is Inclusive and Prosperous
Julia Roberts reports, sustainable growth within a community is often the result of creative collaboration, innovation, and inclusive vision. In an ever-changing economic landscape, a dynamic and opportunity-focused approach to development is what allows communities to grow in a way that is accessible and creates prosperity for both the individuals and groups within that space.
Dec. 4, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Does a rail spur justify forced land sales in a poor Georgia county?
Drew Kann and Zachary Hansen report, does a Georgia railroad company’s plan to build a spur to serve private businesses qualify as a “public use,” allowing it to force property owners in its path to sell their land? That question is at the heart of a controversial eminent domain fight that has rocked a small, mostly Black east Georgia town.
Dec. 4, 2023 Cartersville Daily Tribune
Anheuser-Bush celebrates $13 million investment in Cartersville brewery
David Herron reports that Anheuser-Busch conducted a tour with several guests Nov. 27 to celebrate the company investing $13 million into its Cartersville brewery. “Today, Anheuser-Busch is announcing that it has reached a $13 million investment in its Cartersville brewery this year, which has gone towards ongoing capital projects designed to increase capabilities and support ongoing improvements at the brewery,” Anheuser-Busch said in a press release.
Dec. 4, 2023 Savannah Morning News
Gulfstream looks to sun to power Savannah research campus
John Deem reports that Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. plans to use on-site solar panels to supply one-quarter of the electricity for its Savannah Research and Development Campus near the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport.The rooftop systems are operational on four campus buildings and will go online at a fifth facility next year, said Rexford Ofosu, Gulfstream’s corporate sustainability manager.
Dec. 4, 2023 Valdosta Daily Times, Ga.Fla. News
Southern Georgia Regional Commission unveils TSPLOST II proposed project list
Kasmira Smith reports that the Executive Committee of the Southern Georgia Regional Commission Roundtable has unveiled a Draft Constrained Investment List for the counties representing the Special District for the proposed Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST). The Southern Georgia Regional Commission is a regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency that serves 45 municipalities and 18 counties.
Dec. 4, 2023 WABE
Morehouse College partners with debtors union to spark national conversation about student debt
Juma Sei reports that Joshua Elon Brown owed Morehouse College about $18,000. That was until he checked his student portal one day this past October. He logged in like normal, but the balance was cleared.
Dec. 4, 2023 The Current
A bigger Garden City? Bill would OK vote to expand to south
Staff reports that the Georgia legislature gets an extra issue to consider this week: Authorizing a vote to double the size of Garden City. Currently, Garden City is 14.3 square miles smushed between the Port of Savannah, Pooler, U.S. 17 and Interstate 16.
Dec. 4, 2023 State Affairs
Despite opposition, both chambers pass their proposed redistricting maps
Jill Jordon Sieder and Tammy Joyner report, the Congressional map proposed by the state Senate for the U.S. House was quietly released Friday afternoon to little fanfare after both chambers’ sessions had adjourned. Next week’s session will clearly focus on that map.
Dec. 4, 2023 Marietta Daily Journal
How the proposed maps impact Cobb
Staff reports that Democrats are crying foul over new district maps for the Georgia General Assembly, and the maps’ implications for Cobb County. Ruling Republicans proposed a Georgia House map that would draw two Cobb Democratic lawmakers into the same district.
Dec. 4, 2023 Capitol Beat News
New congressional map proposes major changes in Atlanta’s northern suburbs
Dave Williams reports that the Georgia Senate’s Republican majority released a new congressional map for the Peach State Friday aimed at creating an additional Black majority district as ordered by a federal judge. The proposed map, which the General Assembly will begin considering next week, would radically alter the 6th Congressional District the GOP-controlled legislature drew two years ago, part of a map U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled in October violates the Voting Rights Act.
Dec. 4, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Analysis: Georgia Republicans pursue ‘blatant’ attempt to oust Lucy McBath
Greg Bluestein reports, ever since Lucy McBath won her seat in Congress in 2018, Republicans have tried – and failed – to oust McBath from office. The district she now holds was split between two Democratic and two Republican incumbents. To McBath it’s another “blatant attempt to make me lose my seat.”
