Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 7, 2024
Feb. 7, 2024 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp: Second Automotive Supplier Creating 200 New Jobs in Candler County
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Tuesday announced that Doowon Climate Control America, Inc., an auto parts manufacturer and supplier, will invest more than $30 million in a new manufacturing facility in Metter, creating 200 new jobs in Candler County. This marks the second automotive supplier announced in Candler County in less than six months.
Feb. 7, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Political Notes: Ups, Downs and In-Betweens
Susan Percy reports, U.S. District Judge Steve Jones’ ruling that Georgia’s newly redrawn congressional and legislative maps passed muster means Republicans are likely to hold on to a 9-5 majority in the U.S. House delegation and a majority in the state Senate in the 2024 elections. They may lose a few spots in the state House of Representatives but should still retain control.
Feb. 7, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Discount carrier Avelo Airlines to fly to Atlanta from New Haven, Conn.
Kelly Yamanouchi reports that discount carrier Avelo Airlines is entering the Atlanta market with flights from its base in New Haven, Connecticut. The service is scheduled to start May 2 with four flights a week on Boeing 737 jets between Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Tweed-New Haven Airport.
Feb. 7, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Delta to Launch Daily Barbados Flights From Atlanta, Expand Access to Dominican Republic and Curacao
Trevor Williams reports that Delta Air Lines Inc. is relaunching flights from Atlanta to the Caribbean island of Barbados, this time connecting to the former British territory with daily flights when it starts in November. Beginning Nov. 23, the flight restores a nonstop connection to a nation of 280,000 people that in 2021 became a republic, removing the British queen as the head of state nearly six decades after gaining independence in 1966.
Feb. 7, 2024 Milledgeville Union-Recorder
Workforce readiness program looks to prep high schoolers for local jobs
Staff reports that Georgia College & State University, in collaboration with the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce, is launching a new Workforce Readiness Program. It will connect businesses with high school seniors who want to stay in Milledgeville and find local employment.
Feb. 7, 2024 WABE
Georgia faith communities organize to combat climate change through local action
Marisa Mecke reports, for Georgians of faith looking to impact climate issues, groups are popping up around the state in congregations of all faiths. Community members of faith organizations across Georgia met at Oak Grove Methodist Church in Decatur on Feb. 3 for Georgia Interfaith Power and Light’s (GIPL) Green Team summit.
Feb. 7, 2024 Fox 5 Atlanta
Bipartisan group of GA lawmakers want to ban ‘artistic expression’ used as evidence
Rob DiRienzo reports that a bipartisan group of lawmakers at Georgia’s state capitol just introduced a bill that would ban the use of pieces of “creative and artistic expression” as evidence in a trial. This comes after prosecutors in the YSL case fought to use his rap lyrics as evidence against him.
Feb. 7, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Republican-backed tax holiday bill for gun sales passes Georgia Senate, despite criticisms
Staff reports that a bill that would create a five-day window for Georgians to buy guns, ammunition and firearm accessories free of tax has passed in the state Senate in a 30-22 vote. The measure, Senate Bill 344, purports to help hunters, who play a crucial role in keeping the state’s deer population under control, but critics say it would widen Georgia’s already unrestrictive gun regulations even further.
Feb. 7, 2024 The Brunswick News
Rep. Townsend backs two education bills
Hank Rowland reports that State Rep. Rick Townsend, R-St. Simons Island, is head over heels for education, including the move in the legislature to include more children in the state’s pre-k program. He also advocates continuing to make it possible to donate money to the state’s public and charter schools.
Feb. 7, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Prosecutor oversight bill clears Georgia Senate despite criticism it thwarts local control
Stanley Dunlap reports that the Georgia Senate approved a version of a bill Tuesday that would enable a new commission to investigate complaints against prosecutors. With a 29-22 vote in favor of Senate Bill 332, the Professional Attorneys Qualifications Commission moves a step closer to begin reviewing allegations of misconduct filed against district attorneys and solicitor generals across the state.
Feb. 7, 2024 Capitol Beat News
General Assembly passes bill limiting no-cash bail
Dave Williams reports that the Georgia House of Representatives gave final passage Tuesday to legislation adding a long list of offenses ineligible for no-cash bail. The Republican controlled House voted 97-69 along party lines to adopt a conference committee report on Senate Bill 63 worked out by House and Senate negotiators.
Feb. 7, 2024 State Affairs
House leaders approve governor’s midyear budget with a few new extras
Jill Jordan Sieder and Tammy Joyner report that Southwest Georgia will get money to recruit much-needed nurses. Savannah will get a new behavioral health crisis center. Other communities will get after-school programs, family support for K-12 students and summer programs for pre-K students.
Feb. 7, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PG A.M.: Sen. Colton Moore spreads falsehoods about airport trafficking
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van Brimmer report that a few days ago, Republican state Sen. Colton Moore trumpeted that he found “secret trafficking” at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Far-right media quickly amplified him, claiming a clandestine illegal immigration ring was operating throughout the busy concourses.
