Georgia Trend Daily – Dec. 2, 2024
Dec. 2, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
Hurricane Helene will cost Georgia economy $5.5 billion in lost agriculture revenue
Melissa Cruz reports, Hurricane Helene ripped through Georgia at the end of September, killing 34 people and damaging over 200,000 homes across the state. It was the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States since Hurricane Katrina nearly two decades ago.
Dec. 2, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Taking the Pulse of Georgia’s Hospitals
LeeAnn Dance reports, almost five years after the shock of the global pandemic, the heartbeat of many of Georgia’s urban hospitals is strong. But in the state’s outer extremities – its 120 rural counties – the pulse is often moderate to weak.
Dec. 2, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Donald Trump’s global tariffs could add to Georgia farmers’ woes after Hurricane Helene
Caleb Groves reports that in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation, Georgia farmers could face another challenge: President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed sweeping tariffs. Republicans and many farmers believe the president-elect could bolster Georgia’s leading economic driver, but economists say the tariff proposals could put Georgia agribusiness in the middle of a trade war.
Dec. 2, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Cumberland Island Museum transferring collection
Dave Williams reports that Cumberland Island Museum is donating its entire collection to further knowledge of the ecology of Georgia’s largest barrier island. The museum, incorporated as a nonprofit in 1985, houses a collection of thousands of items including marine and terrestrial mammals, fish, birds, mollusks, reptiles, and amphibians, as well as flora collected on the island.
Dec. 2, 2024 Saporta Report
‘PFAS contamination of their land, water, blood and food’: farmers demand stricter PFAS regulation in sewage sludge
Mark Lannaman reports that a judge ruled earlier this month that lawsuits against the City of Calhoun and a number of manufacturers allegedly responsible for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in their waters can move forward. The City of Calhoun was sued in March of 2024 by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) on behalf of North Georgia residents affected by PFAS pollution in their waters.
Dec. 2, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Up for re-election in 2026, Ossoff reflects on efforts to support Georgia troops
Ross Williams reports that the U.S. military is busy in Georgia. The state’s military assets range from the No. 1 installation in the country for land warfare maneuver exercises at Fort Moore near Columbus to a major Department of Defense forensic lab in the country at the Fort Gillem Enclave south of Atlanta and the U.S. Army’s Cyber Command Center in Augusta.
Dec. 2, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Senate special committee considers restricting trans students from participating in sports
Maya Homan reports, an all-male panel of lawmakers on the Senate Special Committee on the Protection of Women’s Sports announced Thursday that it is preparing to make recommendations to the state legislature about how to regulate transgender student athletes ahead of the 2025 legislative session. The committee may push for legislation that would ban trans students from competing on teams or using locker rooms that align with their gender identity.
Dec. 2, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
‘Building a Movement’: Smyrna’s Socialist Prepares for Office
Annie Mayne reports, when Gabriel Sanchez first launched his campaign for the Georgia House, many laughed him off as a long shot. For starters, the 27-year-old pit himself against incumbent Rep. Teri Anulewicz, a rising star in Georgia’s Democratic Party and the popular chair of Cobb’s Legislative Delegation.
Dec. 2, 2024 State Affairs
Persistence pays off in Rep. Hugley’s 4th bid for House minority leader
Tammy Joyner reports, Carolyn Hugley, the Democratic representative from Columbus, tried three times to become House minority leader in the Georgia General Assembly. She was recently elected to the position on her fourth try.
Dec. 2, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Lawmakers recommend ‘multi-faceted approach’ to preserving Georgia farmland
Dave Williams reports that tax breaks for farmers, higher weight limits for trucks, and reforming Georgia’s Gratuities Clause prohibiting gifts to individuals or businesses top a list of proposals a legislative study committee issued during Thanksgiving week.
Dec. 2, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Filmmaker apologizes after falsely accusing Georgia man of election fraud
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report that the producer of a documentary that falsely accused a metro Atlanta man of committing election fraud during the 2020 election has issued an apology saying his depiction was based on “inaccurate information.” The statement by right-wing commentator Dinesh D’Souza came months after Salem Media Group issued a similar apology to Mark Andrews about “2000 Mules,”
