Georgia Trend Daily – Jan. 23, 2024
Jan. 23, 2024 Fox 5 Atlanta
Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., has died at the age of 62
Staff reports that the King Center has announced that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son and third child of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died. King died on Jan. 22 at the age of 62 after a “valiant battle with prostate cancer,” according to the King Center.
Jan. 23, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Cobb County: Consistently Winning
Jennifer Hafer reports, if Cobb County had a theme song, DJ Khaled’s “All I Do is Win” certainly comes to mind as a contender. New industry continues to choose Cobb, existing industry is expanding, tourism remains a key economic driver, and new residents keep flocking to Georgia’s third-largest county and its seven cities.
Jan. 23, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Your Atlanta mail carrier may soon drive an electric delivery van
Zachary Hansen reports that the U.S. Postal Service is electrifying its fleet of delivery vans to help shrink its carbon footprint — an effort that’s first taking shape in Atlanta. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and White House officials unveiled dozens of electric delivery vans and 100 chargers Monday at the South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center off James Jackson Parkway.
Jan. 23, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Kemp at Davos: Keeping Workforce Promises a Key Concern in Georgia’s Electric-Vehicle Push
Trevor Williams reports, delivering the skilled labor that electric car makers like Hyundai and Rivian need to thrive in Georgia is among Brian Kemp’s chief concerns in the state’s ongoing electric vehicle push, the Georgia governor said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We’ve made a lot of promises to these companies telling them we can supply the workforce,” he said, noting that they chose Georgia for its infrastructure, business environment and supportive government, but also because they were confident in the state’s ability to cultivate talent.
Jan. 23, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
‘Georgia Built, Georgia Flown’: Lockheed Delivers Newest C-130 to National Guard
Annie Mayne reports that the most advanced C-130 ever built in the state of Georgia, the Super Hercules, was unveiled Monday at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta headquarters, among members of the Georgia Air National Guard, Lockheed staff, and political leaders. The new aircraft’s revelation came just six months ahead of the C-130’s 70th birthday, which will mark the anniversary of the fleet’s first flight on Aug. 14, 1954.
Jan. 23, 2024 Saporta Report
Invest Atlanta sets affordable housing focus in the new year
Delaney Tarr reports, Invest Atlanta, the city’s official economic development authority kicked off the new year with a look at the Beltline, affordable housing, and economic programs for 2024 in the Jan. 18 board meeting. Jan. 18 also marked District 1 Atlanta Councilmember Jason Winston’s first Invest Atlanta meeting as the chair of the Community Development and Human Services Committee, which oversees economic and community development for the city.
Jan. 23, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
‘Chaos is the Right Word’: Cobb School Board Map Still in Flux Amid Dueling Rulings
Hunter Riggall reports that ongoing litigation over the Cobb County Board of Education districts took another twist as a federal appeals court issued dueling rulings in the case. Two rulings from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals were issued by two separate panels of judges, an hour apart.
Jan. 23, 2024 The Current, GPB
Poor access to mental health care leaves Georgia children who need a psychiatrist in the lurch
Ellen Eldridge reports that when Layken Edenfield was little, her moods would switch quickly, her mother, Teresa Edenfield remembers. “One minute she’d be happy and laughing, and the next minute she’d be crying her eyes out,” Edenfield said.
Jan. 23, 2024 11 Alive
Proposed bill could restrict public school students’ access to social media
Doug Richards reports that a bill in the Georgia legislature would try to restrict the access of public school students to social media while at school. The bill takes on social media use at schools among children who are 16 or younger. It does not, however, restrict their cell phones.
Jan. 23, 2024 WABE
Quirk in law means some voters won’t be able to pick their new state senator in special election
Rahul Bali reports, some voters in metro Atlanta will not be able to pick a replacement for a state senator elected in 2022. Former Republican state Sen. Mike Dugan resigned earlier this month to run for the 3rd Congressional seat after Congressman Drew Ferguson announced he would not run again.
Jan. 23, 2024 Capitol Beat News
State Senate committee passes antisemitism bill
Dave Williams reports that a state Senate committee approved a new version of legislation Monday defining antisemitism and incorporating it into Georgia’s hate crimes law following a hearing that featured emotional arguments for and against the measure. House Bill 30 passed the Georgia House of Representatives last year but died in the Senate.
Jan. 23, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Georgia GOP lawmakers aim to put more teeth in state prosecutor oversight commission
Stanley Dunlap reports that on Monday, a panel of Republican legislators advanced a bill designed to clear the path for a new prosecutors oversight commission to begin reviewing complaints after rejecting appeals from Democrats to have a say in who serves on the board. The House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee on Monday approved a House Bill 881 that removes the Georgia Supreme Court from reviewing the rules for the Professional Attorneys Qualifications Commission that will determine whether a local prosecutor found to have committed willful or prejudicial misconduct or should be punished for not bringing cases against low-level offenses.
Jan. 23, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PG A.M.: Georgia GOP leaders weigh moves as presidential field narrows
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van Brimmer report, when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Atlanta in March 2023, he seemed the Republican candidate to beat in the race for the White House. Even former president Donald Trump loyalists flocked to see him at the Capitol and a gun store stop, sending a surprising signal they were open to an alternative.
