Georgia Trend Daily – Aug. 13, 2024
Aug. 13, 2024 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp and State Leaders Provide Update on Response to Debby
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Monday joined state and local emergency management officials, local leaders, and others in Savannah to provide an update on the response to damage from Debby. The state of Emergency issued by Governor Kemp has been extended for another seven days through Thursday, August 15, making state resources available to local governments and entities within the impact area.
Aug. 13, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Fintech South 2024 Celebrates Why “Fintech Lives Here”
Julia Roberts reports, Georgia is the home of fintech. More than 70% of all debit, credit and reward card payments are processed in Georgia’s ‘Transaction Alley.’ There is no better place than Atlanta to harness the power of innovation to shape a better financial future.
Aug. 13, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Coca-Cola ad in Bangladesh dents brand amid Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
Michael E. Kanell and Kelly Yamanouchi report, Coca-Cola in recent weeks has been hit by backlash in the Middle East and Asia over a botched effort to head off a boycott after its Bangladeshi franchise launched an advertising campaign falsely claiming the company had no link to Israel.
Aug. 13, 2024 WABE
The Peach Smell of Success: 12 Georgia athletes bring home Olympic medals
Kenny Murry reports, the 2024 Summer Olympics held its closing ceremony on Sunday, with Team USA taking home 126 medals — the most of any country competing this year. Out of these long-awaited victories, 15 of the medals were earned by Georgia athletes.
Aug. 13, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Petition aims to stop wells for Hyundai’s GA site; state to discuss permits Tuesday
John Deem reports that opponents of plans to pull water from hundreds of feet below Bulloch County and send it to Hyundai Motor Company’s electric vehicle and battery manufacturing site near Savannah said Monday they’re petitioning for a referendum to block drilling the proposed wells.
Aug. 13, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Gainesville Group Accompanies Governor to Korea as Bakery Investor Preps for Opening
Trevor Williams reports, as Hall County prepares to welcome its newest and largest Korean investor next year, community leaders traveled to the country to deepen business relationships as part of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s June mission. CJ Foodville, a subsidiary of the massive food and lifestyle conglomerate CJ Group, is set to invest up to $47 million next year into a Gainesville facility that will employ 285 people.
Aug. 13, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
USA TODAY study: Evans is one of the 5 best cities in Georgia. Here are the highlights
Miguel Legoas reports, Georgia has multiple cities that would be nice to move to, but USA TODAY recently tried to identify the best in the Peach State. One of the Augusta area’s was particularly ripe.
Aug. 13, 2024 The Current
Vote postponed over deal to give nonprofit control over Forsyth Park
Jake Shore, Margaret Coker and Craig Nelson report, the Savannah alderman who represents the neighborhoods surrounding Forsyth Park successfully postponed a vote on a measure to cede substantial control of the park to a new private charity that is seeking to preserve and improve the beloved city landmark.
Aug. 13, 2024 Athens Banner-Herald
UGArden could win a $50,000 prize to help sustain its growth. Here’s how your vote can help
Vanessa Countryman reports, UGArden, the University of Georgia’s student community farm located near the Botanical Gardens on Milledge Avenue is planning to launch a pay-what-you-can farm stand to help bridge the food distribution gaps in Athens with the help of winning a $50,000 prize from Kubota to enhance its vital food security initiatives in the Athens community.
Aug. 13, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Georgia PSC to weigh eminent domain case pitting Black landowners against Sandersville Railroad
Stanley Dunlap reports that the battle that pits private property owners rights against a claim of public benefit that trumps them is expected to be decided in the coming weeks when the Georgia Public Service Commission rules in a case that could have longstanding ramifications on Georgia’s eminent domain law.
Aug. 13, 2024 GPB
Black Census Project releases Black Economic Agenda for lawmakers ahead of election season
Ambria Burton reports, as voters consider their options in the 2024 elections, political parties are reaching out to the Black communities for their support. Candidates are vying to understand the Black community’s biggest concerns and priorities, like the economy, which initiatives like the Black Economic Agenda help summarize.
Aug. 13, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Two Special Elections Schedules OK’d by Elections Board
Annie Mayne reports, the Cobb Elections Board voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve two schedules for special elections for the District 2 and District 4 seats on Cobb County Board of Commissioners. The elections board will have to wait to see if there is a December runoff for the November general elections to know which schedule will be used.
Aug. 13, 2024 State Affairs
The Gold Dome is buzzing this week with new ideas for old challenges
Issac Morgan and Joy Walstrum report, numerous study committees are meeting this week and the meetings are open to the public. Lawmakers are convening to discuss several issues — from the legality concerning the state’s navigable streams to how public policy can help support ongoing investment in facilities that use Georgia’s forest products and the issuance of temporary vehicle permits.
Aug. 13, 2024 Bloomberg News, Rome News-Tribune
Red-state Republicans say they’ll defend Biden-era green jobs
Miranda Jeyaret and Saijel Kishan report, in Georgia, the heart of the U.S. green manufacturing boom, a new electric vehicle gigafactory is nearing completion. Those investments and jobs may hang in the balance if Donald Trump wins the presidential election in November.
Aug. 13, 2024 Albany Herald
Ossoff, state leaders encourage governor to accept federal funds
Staff reports, for months, Gov. Brian Kemp has faced backlash for refusing tens of millions of dollars to help Georgia children and their families afford lunch during the summer months. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is calling on the governor to change course and accept federal funds to ensure Georgia children don’t go hungry.
Aug. 13, 2024 Albany Herald
Senators introduce No Kings Act in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Staff reports, last week, U.S. Sen. the Rev. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and 34 of his Democratic Senate colleagues introduced the No Kings Act, legislation that would reaffirm that presidents and vice presidents do not have absolute executive immunity for actions that violate federal criminal law and to clarify that Congress — not the Supreme Court — determines to whom federal criminal laws may be applied.
Aug. 13, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Is the Trump effect going to be felt downballot? The Georgia House GOP fears a backlash in November
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van Brimmer report, besides the race for president, the handful of swing state legislative seats up for grabs in November might be the most hotly contested elections on Georgia’s ballot. Republicans are growing increasingly antsy about their chances in these “frontline” seats now that Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee and former President Donald Trump is reopening raw internal wounds.
