Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 14, 2024
Oct. 14, 2024 Capitol Beat News
State tax revenues decline in September
Dave Williams reports that Georgia tax collections fell by 2.8% last month, resuming a downward pattern that has taken hold for much of this year, the state Department of Revenue reported Friday. After posting a one-month gain in August compared to the same month last year, state revenues declined by $91.2 million in September compared to September 2023.
Oct. 14, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Workforce in Georgia: Filling the Gaps
Patty Rasmussen reports, Matthew Emerson is a senior at Newton County’s Eastside High School who plans to study aviation mechanics. This past spring, he visited a top aviation university in Florida and the aviation program at one of Georgia’s technical colleges.
Oct. 14, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How Atlanta’s top business leaders are using AI in the workplace
Savannah Sicurella reports, it’s hard to put the genie back in the bottle. New research indicates generative artificial intelligence technologies have been adopted at a faster pace than the internet or personal computers, from chatbots like ChatGPT to image generators like Midjourney.
Oct. 14, 2024 Valdosta Daily Times
Helen hits Lowndes agriculture hard
Terry Richards reports that Lowndes County’s agricultural losses from Hurricane Helene are “easily in the millions,” according to a local extension agent. The monster-sized Helene slammed into the Big Bend region of Florida on Sept. 26 and proceeded up the I-75 corridor into Lowndes County, doing much damage along the way.
Oct. 14, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Manufacturing Forum: European Investors Overcome Obstacles, Grow in Georgia
Trevor Williams reports that Georgia has been a hospitable place to land, but recent expansions for three European manufacturers haven’t come without the standard headaches of cross-border business. In industries from pizza to plastics, presenters on an internationally focused panel at the annual Next Generation Manufacturing Signature Event have faced non-trivial transatlantic travails in setting up factories that will employ hundreds of workers in the state.
Oct. 14, 2024 Macon Telegraph
How bad is healthcare access in Georgia? A new study reveals bleak ranking for residents
Sundi Rose reports, a recent Forbes Advisor study has revealed alarming news for Georgia residents: the Peach State ranks as the fifth worst in the nation for healthcare access. This comprehensive analysis, which evaluated all 50 states, examined factors such as healthcare costs, insurance coverage, mortality rates and the availability of medical professionals.
Oct. 14, 2024 Albany Herald
Georgia’s election season kicks off on Tuesday with the opening of early voting locations
Alan Mauldin reports, early voting has started in some states already, and for Georgians the chance to make their voices heard starts Tuesday, when polling places will open for three weeks in the Peach State ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election. Election supervisors are expecting a busy three weeks and a big turnout for the general election, which has the hotly contested presidential race on the ballot.
Oct. 14, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Georgia’s new poll watcher and hand count rules loom large as early voting begins
Stanley Dunlap reports, Georgia election officials, political parties, voting rights groups, and election security watchdogs will be on high alert this week as hundreds of poll watchers are expected to deploy across Georgia’s advanced voting sites, but now with greater legal freedom for observing voters and monitoring other election operations.
Oct. 14, 2024 11 Alive
COO of Georgia Secretary of State’s Office talks security measures, State Election Board rule changes
Zach Merchant reports that Georgia is just weeks away from a historic election. The COO of the Republican-led Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, Gabriel Sterling, helps to oversee the election process statewide.
Oct. 14, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
GPA General Counsel David Hudson Assesses Statewide Ballot Initiatives
Staff reports that Georgia Press Association General Counsel David Hudson recently reviewed Georgia’s statewide ballot initiatives: proposals to enact a statewide Homestead Exemption, create a Georgia Tax Court and increase property tax exemptions.
Oct. 14, 2024 Capitol Beat News
3rd Congressional District hopefuls debate immigration, abortion
Dave Williams reports that illegal immigration and abortion dominated a debate Sunday between the two candidates for Georgia’s open 3rd Congressional District seat. Republican Brian Jack and Democrat Maura Keller each focused on the issue that has most galvanized their respective bases, immigration for Jack and abortion for Keller.
Oct. 14, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Democrats turn to former presidents for campaign boost in Georgia
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, Bill Clinton is embarking on a two-day swing through east and South Georgia starting on Sunday to encourage people to vote early. And we’re told that Barack Obama could soon deploy to the state, fresh off his attention-grabbing rally on Thursday in Pennsylvania.
