April 22, 2025 Savannah Morning News
Miguel Legoas reports that the Brewers Association recently released its lists of the top 50 craft brewing companies and the top 50 overall brewing companies by beer sales volume.Creature Comforts Brewing Co. in Athens is the only Georgia brewing company on either list.
April 22, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Linda Erbele reports, a French cheese puff filled with macaroni and cheese flavored grits, smoked turkey and collard greens won the 2025 grand prize in the Flavor of Georgia contest. The winning “Sunday Dinner Gritscuits” were from Lady Belle, a Stone Mountain micro-bakery that combines French and Southern flavors in its products.
April 22, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Savannah Sicurella reports that the chief executive of Atlanta-based home improvement giant Home Depot, along with the heads of Walmart and Target, met with President Donald Trump Monday to discuss his broad tariff plans. First reported by Bloomberg, the White House meeting was not on Trump’s public schedule, though it was later confirmed by similar statements from the three retailers.
April 22, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Jack Lindner reports that the trend of low voter turnout continues in the special election for the District 2 and 4 seats on the Cobb Board of Commissioners as the first day of advance voting in the general election kicked off Saturday. As of 5 p.m. Monday, 1,169 people voted, according to Elections Director Tate Fall.
April 22, 2025 Griffin Daily News
Larry Stanford reports that one of the concerns for the new regional airport site in Spalding County is how much bedrock may have to be blasted away in order to build the runways. At their Apr. 14 meeting, the Griffin-Spalding County Airport Authority got some good news in that regard.
April 22, 2025 WABE
Molly Samuel reports that even in a normal year, Patricia Johnson says more people need help paying their power bills in the Augusta area than she’s able to assist. Johnson works at CSRA Economic Opportunity Authority, an agency that aims to address poverty.
April 22, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Ty Tagami reports that a federal judge gave the U.S. government a Tuesday evening deadline to reinstate the immigration status of 133 current and former college students who would have had to cease attending classes and holding jobs after they lost their Student and Exchange Visitor Program status for no apparent reason. A lawyer for the students and recent graduates argued at a hearing last week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that they faced irreparable harm, including deportation and the risk of not earning degrees they had paid for.
April 22, 2025 GPB
Sarah Kallis reports, at a signing ceremony in the state capitol Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed two bills into law that will change some rules around civil lawsuits in Georgia. Senate Bill 68 limits Georgians’ ability to sue businesses for crimes that occur on their property, stops attorneys from recovering fees twice for the same case, and allows separate trials for assigning responsibility and damages.
April 22, 2025 State Affairs
Beau Evans reports that Gov. Brian Kemp has signed landmark tort reform to overhaul the state’s lawsuit system after decades of stalls and a tough fight in the 2025 legislative session. The two wide-ranging bills signed into law Monday aim to clamp down on runaway jury awards that supporting lawmakers and business leaders say have caused insurance rates to spike.
April 22, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Ross Williams reports that the 2026 race for Georgia governor is shaping up with candidates from both parties now entering the race. Gov. Brian Kemp cannot run for a third term, leaving the keys to the governor’s mansion up for grabs.
April 22, 2025 The Current
Craig Nelson reports that Buddy Carter’s refusal to hold an open, in-person town hall in Coastal Georgia’s largest city and county has fueled frustration and anger among the area’s residents, Democrats and even some Republicans alike. Now, even a stage prop intended to illustrate Carter’s absence at a public forum in Savannah last week, has sparked controversy, showing that even so-called empty-chair town halls can be become perilous in today’s politically toxic environment.
April 22, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greg Bluestein and Zachary Hansen report, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a revamp of Georgia’s legal system on Monday, capping a yearslong effort to limit lawsuits and bring down jury awards. But whether the overhaul will also bring down rising insurance rates remains unclear.