Georgia Trend Daily – June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp Announces Fourth Round of Rural Site Development Grants
Staff reports, Gov. Kemp on Monday announced the fourth round of grants from the Rural Site Development Initiative (RSDI) within the OneGeorgia Authority, totaling $7.8 million for ten local projects across the state. With this latest round of grants, the State of Georgia has invested $28 million into rural site development projects since the program’s launch in FY 2025.
June 30, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Legal Elite – Nominate now!
Staff reports, who do you think are the state’s most effective lawyers? Each December, Georgia Trend magazine’s annual Legal Elite listing highlights the state’s most effective lawyers, as chosen by their peers, in 15 different practice areas. Nominations close this Friday, July 3, so get yours in today.
June 30, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Walmart brings training hub to Atlanta to boost skilled trades
Amy Wenk reports that retail giant Walmart on Monday said it will bring a training program to Atlanta that helps workers build careers in the skilled trades and possibly earn more money. Walmart’s “associate to technician” program offers a career path for current workers at no cost, preparing them to work in internal company roles that support its stores and facilities, such as HVAC, refrigeration and electrical systems.
June 30, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com
Curaçao Officials Visit Atlanta on World Cup Side Trip to Talk Arts, Music and Sports-Led Development
Trevor Williams reports, Atlanta’s FIFA World Cup match slate didn’t include Curaçao, which made waves when it became the smallest nation ever to compete on soccer’s biggest stage this month. But that didn’t stop the Caribbean island from exploring collaboration with the city on sports business, furthering a relationship rooted in baseball, beaches and, increasingly, beats.
June 30, 2026 Savannah Morning News
Would you work here? Georgia’s top office has been revealed
Vanessa Johns reports, a new survey suggests that if Georgia workers could choose any office in the state to work from, many would pick Chick-fil-A’s headquarters in Atlanta. Among Georgia locations, the Chick-fil-A Support Center ranked highest, followed by Porsche Cars North America’s headquarters in Atlanta.
June 30, 2026 Athens Banner-Herald
Award honors Athens botanist for protecting rare plants
Jennifer Ceska, the conservation coordinator at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens, was recently flown to California to attend a conference of the American Public Gardens Association. Unknown to Ceska at the time, she was chosen to receive the organization’s Award of Merit, an honor acknowledging a person who has performed with distinction in her field of work and excelled as a professional.
June 30, 2026 The Current
Red drum regulation proposal sparks debate
Kelly Lu reports that the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ new proposed red drum fishing regulations has stirred dissatisfaction among anglers all along the coast. The amendments overseeing how many and what size fish can be caught in Georgia waters, the first such changes in over 20 years, come after a 2024 stock assessment that revealed that the red drum population is overfished for the first time since the 1990s.
June 30, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Catching up with… Dan Corso
Kenna Simmons reports, Dan Corso will be front and center for the FIFA World Cup games this month. It may be the biggest sporting event he’s recruited to Georgia, but it won’t be the last: The city will host its fourth Super Bowl in 2028.
June 30, 2026 Milledgeville Union-Recorder
Supreme Court rules against Lisa Cook firing from Fed
Staff reports, in a 5-4 ruling, the United States Supreme Court rejected Pres. Donald Trump’s effort to oust Milledgeville native Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve. The court’s ruling expanded Trump’s power to fire heads of independent federal agencies with the exception of the Federal Reserve.
June 30, 2026 GPB
Survey shows how many women went without reproductive care after Dobbs decision
Ellen Eldridge reports, about one-third of Georgia women who needed access to reproductive health care between 2024 to 2025 did not receive it, according to a new survey by the nonprofit Urban Institute. Reproductive health care includes many services, such as pelvic exams and screening for cervical cancer, care for irregular or painful periods, birth control, fertility assistance, gender-affirming care, and care for menopause symptoms.
June 30, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
New GA medical marijuana law takes effect soon. Here’s when, what to know
Sundi Rose reports that Gov. Brian Kemp signed the Putting Georgia’s Patients First Act, significantly loosening restrictions on the state’s medical cannabis program. The law, which will take effect July 1, expands who qualifies, what products are allowed and how much THC patients can possess.
June 30, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Georgia’s SNAP payment errors could cost the state millions of dollars — but not quite yet
Maya Homan reports that Georgia could be on the hook to pay millions of dollars to maintain a key food assistance program if the state doesn’t drastically reduce its payment error rates, thanks to changes implemented under last summer’s federal budget reconciliation bill. The program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, serves roughly 1.2 million Georgians per month.
June 30, 2026 Capitol Beat News
New state senator fills vacancy, restores Senate to capacity
Ty Tagami reports that the Georgia Senate is back to full capacity after Adrienne White Carden was sworn in to represent the 7th District in Gwinnett County, the state Senate announced Monday. The Democrat won the special election to succeed Nabilah Parkes, also a Democrat, on June 16.
June 30, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia lawmakers give businesses a boost in court battles
Rosie Manins reports, a year after overhauling litigation rules to help companies avoid massive jury verdicts, Georgia legislators have rolled out new laws to make court battles easier, shorter and cheaper for businesses. In what lawyers say is the most significant update to Georgia’s corporate code in around a decade, House Bill 1185 provides more protection for companies and their executives against shareholder claims about how they do business, among other things.
