Georgia Trend Daily – March 31, 2026
March 31, 2025 WSB TV
‘No longer viable:’ Tyson Foods closes north Georgia facility
Staff reports, Tyson Foods announced the closure of its Darlington Drive facility in Rome. The company said in a statement shared with Channel 2 Action News that the decision comes after careful consideration.
March 31, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
The Essential Role of a Health Plan in Georgia
Amanda Free reports, when families face a cancer diagnosis, mental health crisis, or any unexpected change in their health, the last thing they should worry about is navigating a complicated healthcare system. But for many, that’s exactly what they face.
March 31, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
FIFA returned some Atlanta World Cup hotel rooms. But hoteliers remain upbeat.
Amy Wenk reports that soccer governing body FIFA has returned some World Cup hotel rooms it booked in advance in Atlanta, though it’s not clear how many. Atlanta’s hospitality industry has for years awaited the World Cup, the biggest sporting event in the city since the 1996 Olympic Games, estimated to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors and pack an economic punch.
March 31, 2026 Augusta Chronicle
You’re welcome: Augusta Regional Airport braces for Masters traffic
Joe Hotchkiss reports, Augusta Regional Airport is strapping in for its busiest week of the year as it prepares for Masters Tournament visitors. Increased flights, stricter parking, and the welcoming strains of live music help amp up the terminal’s activity.
March 31, 2026 Marietta Daily Journal
Wellstar Kennestone offers first look at new tower
Staff reports that community members and hospital staff got an early look Sunday at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center’s new Yellow Tower during a sneak peek event ahead of the facility’s planned opening later this year. The hospital hosted a self-guided tour that allowed visitors to walk through several areas of the tower, including patient rooms, a new lobby, a chapel, the neonatal intensive care unit and the Mountainside Bistro.
March 31, 2026 Macon Telegraph
Like keeping up a ‘66 Mustang, Warner Robins plant helps older aircraft soar
Becky Purser reports, even when Ki Ho Kang was a young boy back in Seoul, South Korea, he was fascinated by anything that flew — birds, kites, airplanes, spaceships and rockets. Today, as the founder and CEO of the KIHOMAC aerospace manufacturing company, Kang, 60, considers himself lucky to be working in something that has been his passion ever since he can remember.
March 31, 2026 Decaturish
Veteran running for Georgia’s 7th Congressional District
Zoe Seiler reports that Tony Kozycki, a Navy combat veteran and attorney, is running for Georgia’s 7th Congressional District, which represents North Fulton County. He will appear on the ballot during the May 19 Democratic primary.
March 31, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Bill creating standards for community health workers in Georgia has stalled
Ariel Hart reports that a plan to strengthen health access in rural and underserved communities in Georgia through community health workers is on life support in the Georgia Legislature. The legislation, House Bill 291, has passed the House and an amended version passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee last week.
March 31, 2026 GPB
Georgia’s abortion restrictions kept women from lifesaving care, their families say
Sofi Gratas reports, the families of Georgia woman who died from abortion-related complications are pleading with lawmakers to change state law. Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller were hospitalized after attempted abortions past six weeks of pregnancy, the legal cutoff in Georgia.
March 31, 2026 State Affairs
Clock’s ticking for income tax cuts in Georgia session
Beau Evans reports, it’s decision time for lawmakers pushing to make deep cuts in Georgia’s income tax this year. The opening days of the 2026 legislative session’s final week have found top lawmakers holding high-stakes negotiations over a menu of relief options for the income tax, ranging from a modest 4% cut to an outright gutting of the tax for millions of Georgians over the next five years.
March 31, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Do or die: Deadline looms for Georgia voting, taxes, data center legislation
Jill Nolin, Ross Williams, Maya Homan and Alander Rocha report, lawmakers have debated sweeping changes to how Georgians cast a ballot. They’ve considered varying proposals for how best to respond to a surge in data center proposals across the state. And they’ve locked horns over everything from tax cuts to strategies for improving literacy rates.
March 31, 2026 Capitol Beat News
Georgia lawmakers went after corporate landlords. They did not get far
Ty Tagami reports, in a rare bipartisan moment during this year’s legislative session in Georgia, Democrats and Republicans agreed on how to do something about what they said was a core cause of Georgia’s housing affordability problem. The state Senate passed a bill that sought to punish institutional investors with more than 500 single-family rental homes.
March 31, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ethics commission charges group over ads attacking Burt Jones
David Wickert reports that a group that has spent millions of dollars attacking Lt. Gov. Burt Jones faces formal charges of violating Georgia lobbying and campaign finance laws. The State Ethics Commission on Monday found probable cause that Delaware-based Georgians for Integrity should have registered as an independent political committee and disclosed its spending on thousands of ads targeting Jones.
