Oct. 18, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Dave Williams reports, Georgia continued to set employment records last month even as the state’s unemployment rate held steady. The Peach State’s jobless rate stood at 3.6% in September, unchanged from August and five-tenths lower than the national average.
Oct. 18, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Ben Young reports, Business Georgia is the go-to annual guide to economic development in the Peach State, and nobody does it like Georgia Trend. Here is where you can dive deep into recent job creation, region by region, with personal perspectives giving context to business news from the mountains to the coast.
Oct. 18, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Michael E. Kanell reports, it was steady as she goes for the Georgia economy in September, with modest job growth and a small increase in the number of unemployed workers, according to the state’s Department of Labor. The economy added 6,800 jobs during the month, slightly more than an average September.
Oct. 18, 2024 GPB
Peter Biello reports in an interview with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona that the Biden Administration is investing $51 million over five years to improve the mental health of students.
Oct. 18, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
Jessie Christopher Smith reports that an Augusta University business professor is calling for better supply chain and risk mitigation plans after the destructive disruption of Hurricane Helene. Rick Franza, a professor at the James M. Hull College of Business and expert on supply chain management, said the recent impact of Hurricane Helene on the North Carolina economy has already created ripple effects in the supply chain nationally and globally.
Oct. 18, 2024 Georgia.gov
Staff reports, on Oct. 17, Gov. Kemp announced 107 appointments and reappointments to various state boards, authorities, and commissions.
Oct. 18, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
Diane Wagner reports that the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission board adopted a plan on Thursday to enhance and expand public transit in the 15-county area. Consultants with the Georgia Department of Transportation and Modern Mobility Partners worked with the agency for over a year to assess current and future needs, along with potential funding opportunities.
Oct. 18, 2024 Gwinnett Daily Post
Curt Yeomans reports, about two-thirds of the seats in Gwinnett County’s legislative delegation will be contested on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. Out of the 31 seats in the Georgia General Assembly, including seats in both the state Senate and state House of Representatives, that at least partially represent a portion of Gwinnett, 20 of them are being contested this fall.
Oct. 18, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Staff reports that Ryan Buchanan, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, announced Thursday that an assistant U.S. attorney will serve as the district election officer for the upcoming general election. The district election officer will work with the Department of Justice’s nationwide Election Day Program to oversee the district’s handling of Election Day complaints, according to a news release.
Oct. 18, 2024 WABE
Stephannie Stokes reports that near the bottom of this election’s ballot, Georgia voters get to decide whether there will be a statewide limit on property tax increases for homeowners. The answer could affect all Georgia residents — but in different ways.
Oct. 18, 2024 State Affairs
Tammy Joyner reports, in addition to voting for president and down-ballot candidates in the Nov. 5 election, Georgians will decide on a couple of tax measures and whether to create a statewide tax court. Three questions call for a statewide vote, all of which appear at the end of the ballot.
Oct. 18, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Ross Williams reports that election experts in Georgia often ponder a major discrepancy – the gap between the security of the state’s election apparatus and the amount of trust some people have in it. “I made this point back in 2020, when I went and watched an audit in our recount in Bartow County,” said Matt Mashburn, the former acting chair of the Georgia State Election Board.
Oct. 18, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mark Niesse and David Wickert report that since Donald Trump tried to reverse his loss in the 2020 presidential election, many avenues to challenge the results in Georgia have been blocked. A court upheld a Georgia law this week requiring county election boards to certify the winner.
