Georgia Trend Daily – June 13, 2025
June 13, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Hundreds of CDC workers are reinstated but majority of fired public health staffers left in limbo
Jill Nolin reports that fired workers of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and their supporters are pushing for more public health jobs to be restored after a portion of the center’s terminated workforce was reinstated this week. Many of the more than 460 workers reinstated are assigned to the National Center for Environmental Health or the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention, according to the Associated Press.
June 13, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Melanoma Treatment: More Options, More Time
Mary Anne Dunkin reports that Jimmy Carter was America’s 39th president, Georgia’s 76th governor and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his work forging a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel and promoting human rights. But he left a medical legacy, too.
June 13, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After catching China wave, Savannah port has plan to ride out tariff storm
Adam Van Brimmer reports that legend has it Savannah’s meteoric rise as a port city started with a snap decision by a cargo ship captain 25 years ago. The vessel, operated by then the world’s largest carrier, was sailing north to call on one of the several larger ports up the East Coast when the skipper elected to “turn left” at the Savannah River. Like all good yarns, the story points to a broader truth: The Maersk shipping line became a regular Savannah port visitor in 2000, and the world’s other mammoth carriers soon followed suit.
June 13, 2025 The Brunswick News
Selling locally caught shrimp is good for business
Taylor Cooper and Michael Hall report that Judah Lynch knew one thing he had to do when he purchased Mullet Bay in March 2023. The restaurant was not serving locally caught shrimp. That quickly changed.
June 13, 2025 Macon Telegraph
A grand jury saw Macon’s jail issues firsthand. Here are the fixes they suggest
Alba Rosa reports that grand jurors for the Bibb County Superior Court inspected the Bibb County Jail last month and released suggested fixes to a myriad of problems Wednesday. The grand jury said in court records released Wednesday that some of the conditions inside the facility were “disgusting and inhumane.”
June 13, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Cobb Schools Seeks Corporate Cash in Proposed Foundation Change
Annie Mayne reports that Cobb County Board of Education may adjust the requirements for those who serve on the Cobb Schools Foundation Board of Trustees — with the express goal of opening the door for large, corporate donations to flow the foundation’s way. School Board Chairman David Chastain said the changes were proposed by the foundation’s board of trustees, which suggested striking the current requirement of residency and instead allowing adult members to meet just one of three standards: be a parent or guardian of a current or former Cobb student; be an alumnus of the district; or own or work for a business located in Cobb County.
June 13, 2025 Rome News-Tribune
Cave Spring Historic Preservation Rules Heading For August Vote
Mo Burge reports that the city of Cave Spring is moving closer to designating a downtown historic district, taking care in setting the stage for preserving its small-town charm and limiting the authority of a soon-to-be-formed historic preservation commission. In a special called meeting Tuesday, June 10, Cave Spring City Council members went line-by-line through the proposed ordinance.
June 13, 2025 WABE
Georgia parents and advocates decry proposed federal cut to child care grant for parents in school
Meimei Xu reports that proposed federal cuts could affect around $2.5 million in child care subsidies for Georgia parents in postsecondary programs. The White House’s FY 2026 budget request includes a $75 million cut to the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program, which provides grants to institutions of higher education to help their student parents afford child care.
June 13, 2025 Macon Melody
Macon sen. touts tort reform, eyes Lt. Gov. seat
Casey Choung reports, State Sen. John F. Kennedy stopped in Macon to tout his legislative victory in spearheading the passage of tort reform bills, which he says will lower insurance rates and protect small businesses. Thirty or so business owners, including Macon-Bibb County Commissioner Valerie Wynn, congregated inside the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce headquarters on Poplar Street early Wednesday to hear from Kennedy, R–Macon, just days after he announced his bid for lieutenant governor.
June 13, 2025 Clayton News-Daily
Former Clayton County Sheriff To Run For Congress
Anthony Rhoads reports that former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill is running for the U.S. House of Representatives. Hill announced his campaign bid during a livestream on the Hill for Justice YouTube channel Tuesday, June 10, saying he plans to run against U.S. District 5 Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga.
June 13, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Lawmakers, backed by health advocates, push for increase in cigarette tax
Ty Tagami reports, some Georgia lawmakers have been trying for years without success to raise Georgia’s tax on cigarettes, but some think cuts at the federal level may finally stir interest in their cause. State Rep. Michelle Au, D-Johns Creek, said she’s been trying for five years to get the Republican-led Georgia House of Representatives interested in a study committee on the issue, and leadership finally relented.
June 13, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Federal court says local GOP can sue to block some Republican candidates
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, a federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit aiming to stop four people from running as Republicans in Catoosa County in a limited victory for far-right groups as they seek to prevent more mainstream conservatives from qualifying as GOP candidates. The decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday comes just days after delegates at the state GOP convention passed a resolution calling on party officials to block Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger from qualifying as a Republican. Georgia GOP chair Josh McKoon said he won’t enforce the resolution if it conflicts with state law.
