Jan. 16, 2025 GPB
Grant Blankenship reports that Georgia continues to lead the nation in the growth of clean energy transition-related jobs, according to a new report by the advocacy group Climate Power. The federal spending spurring that growth is a likely target of the incoming Trump administration.
Jan. 16, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Sucheta Rawal writes, the city of Sandy Springs recently launched its own Restaurant Row that includes more than 120 restaurants along a 10-mile corridor on Roswell Road. For years, this area seemed to be saturated with Persian and Mediterranean restaurants and grocery stores, but it has expanded to become one of the most diverse dining scenes around.
Jan. 16, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Drew Kann and Zachary Hansen reports that days before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll finds a majority of Georgia voters feel optimistic about their economic prospects under the incoming administration. But as prices generally remain higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, many Georgians fear Trump’s plans to use tariffs to bring the country’s trade partners to heel and jobs back to the U.S. will trigger new increases in the cost of goods.
Jan. 16, 2025 WSB Radio
Staff reports that another day of high winds are expected in Los Angeles as the wildfires that have burned more than 60 square miles and killed at least 25 people are expected to grow and new fires may pop up. Joining the efforts to provide relief from the California wildfires, the Atlanta-based Home Depot Foundation announces to pledge a million dollars.
Jan. 16, 2025 The Current
Mary Landers reports that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday announced it is withdrawing its proposed expansion of the vessel speed rule, which aimed to minimize the threat of boat strikes to critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The proposed rule sought to require boats 35 feet or longer to slow to 10 knots (about 11.5 mph) when whales are expected to be present in the area.
Jan. 16, 2025 Fulton County Neighbor
Alex Amos reports that Atlanta’s busiest airport welcomed a new sustainable energy source for one of its emergency services buildings. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for solar arrays installed at Fire Station 40, supplied by Cherry Street Energy.
Jan. 16, 2025 Saporta Report
Maria Saporta reports that Candice L. Saunders, who has been CEO of Marietta-based Wellstar Health System since July 2015, announced today her intention to retire on June 30.Saunders, who began her career as a critical care nurse, joined Wellstar in March 2007 as president of Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center.
Jan. 16, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Dave Williams reports that ten communities across Georgia have been selected to host a curated traveling exhibition of works from the State Art Collection during the next 18 months, the Georgia Council for the Arts announced Wednesday. The communities earned a stop on the tour through a competitive application process that focused on small towns and rural areas.
Jan. 16, 2025 Macon Telegraph
Myracle Lewis reports, with President-elect Donald Trump set to return to the White House in just a few days, changes are anticipated that would heavily affect diversity, equity and inclusion initiative in Georgia school districts. The introduction of anti-DEI efforts is not new to Georgia education systems.
Jan. 16, 2025 WABE
Rahul Bali and Jess Mador report that low-income parents and legal guardians of children up to age 6 in Georgia would be eligible for the state’s Pathways to Coverage program under a new proposal unveiled by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp at the Gold Dome on Wednesday. Kemp’s signature Pathways to Coverage program launched in 2023. It offers Medicaid health insurance to able-bodied adults who would otherwise not qualify for traditional Medicaid.
Jan. 16, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Jill Nolin reports that Gov. Brian Kemp says parents of young children would no longer have to satisfy Georgia Pathways to Coverage’s work requirement under a revised plan for the Medicaid program that will be submitted to the federal government this spring. The total number of people eligible for Georgia Pathways would not grow under the plan, but parents and legal guardians of children younger than six would have an easier time gaining and maintaining their coverage.
Jan. 16, 2025 Rome News-Tribune
Rachel Hartdegen reports, as the Georgia General Assembly enters a new legislative year, Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, expects to draft legislation to make the floating homestead exemption created by House Bill 581 mandatory — eliminating the option to opt out. When legislators first drafted the bill, Hufstetler wanted it to be mandatory, but the majority agreed to allow local taxing authorities to opt out of the homestead exemption.
Jan. 16, 2025 Albany Herald
Lucille Lannigan reports that city and school board leaders from Calhoun agreed to opt out of HB581, Tuesday. Some, Morgan and Edison, had already voted on the issue and were scheduled to advertise their three public hearings.
Jan. 16, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, today is Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address, and you can expect two major developments. The first is his most forceful push yet for legislation to limit certain types of lawsuits and the big verdicts they sometimes generate.