Georgia Trend Daily

July 10, 2019 WABE 90.1 Across Georgia, Farmers Markets For Those With Little Cash Marianna Bacallo reports that while most farmers’ markets are a way of supporting local farmers, a series of markets popping up around the state are also…

July 9, 2019 Georgia.gov June Net Tax Revenues Up 7.4% Staff reports that Georgia’s June net tax collections totaled roughly $2.12 billion for an increase of $146 million, or 7.4%, compared to June 2018 when net tax collections totaled nearly…

July 8, 2019 Augusta Chronicle Vogtle construction reaches new milestones Staff reports that several key milestones have been reached in the expansion at Plant Vogtle, according to Georgia Power. The site now has about 8,000 workers, which represents a record…

July 5, 2019 Savannah Morning News Countdown begins to coastal Ga. spaceport decision Mary Landers reports that after a nearly five-month delay caused by missing information, officials at the Federal Aviation Administration have begun reviewing a license application for the…

July 3, 2019 Savannah Morning News Ga. Power proposes $10 a month rate hike Mary Landers reports that Georgia Power is seeking to increase customer rates by approximately 7% in 2020. As outlined in the company’s filing with the Georgia…

July 2, 2019 Marietta Daily Journal Making history: Joyette Holmes becomes Cobb County’s first African-American woman DA Ross Williams reports that Cobb County officially has a new district attorney. Gov. Brian Kemp swore in Joyette Holmes as the county’s new…

July 1, 2019 GPB Report: USMCA Trade Deal Could Cost Georgia Farmers Millions Leighton Rowell and Virginia Prescott report that last week, Mexico became the first country to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. Canada is expected to follow…

June 28, 2019 Savannah Morning News EPA to turn over coal ash program to state in Ga. Mary Landers reports that Federal regulators are proposing to approve Georgia’s program for the disposal of coal ash generated at power plants and…

June 27, 2019 GPB As Major U.S. Cities Push To Diversify Housing, Atlanta Suburbs Aren't Ready For Change Leighton Rowell and Virginia Prescott report that in many American neighborhoods, it's illegal to build anything other than a single-family home on…

June 26, 2019 Georgia State University Private Foundation Grants Georgia State $ 1Million For New Child And Family Policy Lab Jennifer French Giarratano reports that Georgia State University has received a $1 million grant from Arnold Ventures to help start…