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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for 2025-05-30 ( 36 items ) |
American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence: Fast Teacher Certification (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- The American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence issued the following commentary on May 29, 2025:
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Fast Teacher Certification
By Melanie Olmstead
A Quick Path to the Classroom
More schools need qualified teachers--and fast teacher certification is helping career changers step into the classroom sooner. Several programs offer a streamlined, flexible path to licensure for those who already hold a bachelor's degree.
What Is Fast Teacher Certific more PR
Ameris Bank Distributes $250,000 Grant to Invest Atlanta to Support Heirs' Property Work (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 30 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news:
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Ameris Bank Distributes $250,000 Grant to Invest Atlanta to Support Heirs' Property Work
Grant made available by Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
ATLANTA (May 29, 2025) - Invest Atlanta will receive a $250,000 grant that has been approved for distribution by Ameris Bank, a member of Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) to more PR
Carter introduces bill to investigate the Biden cover-up (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Carter introduces bill to investigate the Biden cover-up
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bill creating a Select Committee to investigate the White House cover-up of former President Biden's cognitive and physical health decline.
The bipartisan Select Committee will be responsible for issuing a report to Congress detailing President Biden's cognitive and phy more PR
Carter meets with Augusta University in support of telehealth funding (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Carter meets with Augusta University in support of telehealth funding
AUGUSTA - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) this week met with officials at Augusta University to discuss his advocacy for the Medical College of Georgia (MCG), including the $1 million he secured in FY23 to support the College's Center for Digital Health.
From Left to Right: David Hess, MD, Dean of Medical College of Georgia; more PR
Carter secures 24-month extension for federal funds to rebuild after Hurricanes Irma, Matthew (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Carter secures 24-month extension for federal funds to rebuild after Hurricanes Irma, Matthew
ATLANTA - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today secured a 24-month extension for the state of Georgia to use funds allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to rebuild following the destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Matthew.
The extension period more PR
Coca-Cola: 'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sign' (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release:
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'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sign'
Gallaudet University Gifts Coca Cola With Global ASL Sign Name
Gallaudet University -- the nation's premier educational institution for the deaf -- presented its longstanding partners at Coca Cola with a special 139th birthday gift.
The globally recognized soft drink brand now has an official sign language name sign thanks to a group of Gallaudet students. The visual expressi more PR
Columbus State University: Miracle Riders 'Pony Express Ride' Delivers Continued Support for Nursing Program, Sim Labs (10)
COLUMBUS, Georgia, May 29 -- Columbus State University issued the following news:
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Miracle Riders 'Pony Express Ride' delivers continued support for nursing program, sim labs
The Miracle Riders returned to Columbus on Friday, May 23, after their 21-day motorcycle ride, which raised awareness of the Columbus State University nursing program and additional funds for the School of Nursing's new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) simulation lab.
This year's group of riders returned from th more PR
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP'S STATEMENT REGARDING THREAT TO JOB CORPS (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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CONGRESSMAN BISHOP'S STATEMENT REGARDING THREAT TO JOB CORPS
WASHINGTON - Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Job Corps Caucus, released the following statement in response to news today that the Trump Administration is pausing Job Corps Center operations, effectively shuttering Job Corps Centers nationwide, including the Turner Job Corps Cente more PR
Duane Morris Intellectual Property Practice Group and Attorneys Recognized in IAM Patent 1000 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 30 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Duane Morris Intellectual Property Practice Group and Attorneys Recognized in IAM Patent 1000
Duane Morris' Intellectual Property Practice Group and attorneys have been recognized by IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals 2025.
Individual attorneys include:
Samuel W. Apicelli - Pennsylvania
Stuart Bartow - California
Tia D. Fenton - D.C. Metro Area
Anthony J. Fitzpa more PR
El Senador Ossoff Presiona a la Administracion Trump para que Investigue los Mensajes Racistas Dirigidos a Jovenes Hispanos en Georgia (10)
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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El Senador Ossoff Presiona a la Administracion Trump para que Investigue los Mensajes Racistas Dirigidos a Jovenes Hispanos en Georgia
Washington, D.C. -- El Senador de EE. UU. por Georgia, Jon Ossoff, esta presionando a la Administracion Trump para que investigue una campana de mensajes de texto racistas dirigidos a jovenes hispanos y de otras comunidades de Georgia.
El Senador Ossoff esta presionand more PR
Family Vacation Turns Fungal Nightmare: Costa Rica Cave Linked to Histoplasmosis Outbreak (10)
WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Vol. 74 / No. 17), titled "Cave-Associated Histoplasmosis Outbreak Among Travelers Returning from Costa Rica -- Georgia, Texas, and Washington, December 2024-January 2025," details a cluster of histoplasmosis cases among an extended family. This report, issued on May 15, 2025, reveals that 12 family members from Georgia, Texas, more PR
FHLBank Atlanta and Synovus Bank Award $500,000 Grant to Georgia Heirs Property Law Center Inc. (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 30 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news:
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FHLBank Atlanta and Synovus Bank award $500,000 grant to Georgia Heirs Property Law Center Inc.
ATLANTA (May 29, 2025) - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) and Synovus Bank are delivering a $500,000 grant to Georgia Heirs Property Law Center Inc. The grant will be used to prevent and resolve heirs' property issues that arise more PR
Georgia Attorney General Approves Integration of Houston Healthcare and Emory Healthcare (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- Emory University issued the following news release:
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Georgia Attorney General approves integration of Houston Healthcare and Emory Healthcare
The Georgia Attorney General's Office has given approval for the strategic integration of Houston Healthcare, a community-based health system located in Warner Robins and Perry, and Emory Healthcare, a comprehensive academic health system located in Atlanta. With this last step of regulatory approval, it is anticipated t more PR
Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project Issues Commentary: Industrial Policy Vs. Digital Reality - How Data, Not Labor, Is Rebuilding the Rust Belt (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 30 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary:
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Industrial Policy vs. Digital Reality: How Data, Not Labor, Is Rebuilding the Rust Belt
By Brenden Kuerbis
This Palantir advertisement, displayed at the Detroit airport--a symbolic and literal hub of U.S. industrial manufacturing--makes a highly strategic and ideologically charged claim: "Palantir is Reindustrializing America's Manufactu more PR
Georgia Institute of Technology: Artistic Innovation at the Heart of Georgia Tech's Newest District (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Artistic Innovation at the Heart of Georgia Tech's Newest District
Georgia Tech's Creative Quarter will be a new arts and innovation hub for Atlanta
In West Midtown, steps away from the heart of the Georgia Tech campus, the Ferst Center for the Arts, and Science Square, a vision is taking shape.
It's Tech's latest planned innovation district -- an arts and entertainment hub for Atlanta called Cr more PR
Georgia Institute of Technology: Hidden Costs of Trade Wars - Expert Analysis on Economic Shifts (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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The Hidden Costs of Trade Wars: Expert Analysis on Economic Shifts
Georgia Tech experts unpack the hidden economic signals driving today's prices, trade tensions, and global uncertainty.
From grocery bills to gas prices and the cost of new cars, Americans are feeling the ripple effects of an increasingly uncertain global economy. According to Georgia Tech experts, while headlines often focus on t more PR
Georgia State University Foundation and GSU Risk Management Foundation Complete Merger to Strengthen Support for Students, Faculty (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 30 -- Georgia State University issued the following news:
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Georgia State University Foundation and GSU Risk Management Foundation Complete Merger to Strengthen Support for Students, Faculty
Georgia State University has announced the successful merger of the Georgia State University Foundation and the Georgia State University Risk Management Foundation (RMF). This move will streamline and strengthen philanthropic endeavors on behalf of students and faculty within the more PR
Georgia State University: Food as Medicine - Going Beyond Basic Nutrition (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- Georgia State University issued the following news:
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Food as Medicine: Going Beyond Basic Nutrition
Researchers at Georgia State are unlocking the science behind functional foods, and why they could be the key to better health.
By Noelle Toumey Reetz
A growing body of research finds that the key to improving health won't necessarily be found in a pill, but in the foods we can choose to eat every day.
That's the philosophy behind studies underway at Georgia more PR
Georgia Tech Named Finalist in 2025 Learning Impact Awards by 1EdTech (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 30 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Georgia Tech Named Finalist in 2025 Learning Impact Awards by 1EdTech
The public is invited to help select an honoree in each of three awards categories by online vote. The Institute is up for top honors in Educational Insight, Attainment, and Planning.
Georgia Tech has been named a finalist in the 2025 Learning Impact Awards presented by 1EdTech, a global nonprofit committed to advancing educati more PR
Georgia Tech Relaunches The Biltmore as Strategic Hub for Entrepreneurship in Tech Square (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Georgia Tech Relaunches The Biltmore as Strategic Hub for Entrepreneurship in Tech Square
Georgia Tech is transforming the iconic Biltmore into a dynamic hub of innovation in Tech Square, marking an exciting new chapter for one of Atlanta's most historic landmarks.
Georgia Tech is reimagining The Biltmore as the latest engine of innovation in Tech Square, launching a bold new chapter for one of A more PR
Global Campaign Invites Gen Z to Live Fully in the Moment, One Refreshing Sip of Coca Cola at a Time (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 30 -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release:
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Global Campaign Invites Gen Z to Live Fully in the Moment, One Refreshing Sip of Coca Cola at a Time
Coca Cola's latest global campaign is encouraging Gen Z to rediscover the power of presence in a hyper-connected world where a constant deluge of digital distractions pulls us away from the joys of the here and now.
"Enjoy the moment with a Coca Cola" inspires fans to put down their phones, tune out the noise and more PR
Hines Global Income Trust Grows Industrial Portfolio With $309 Million In East Coast Acquisitions (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, May 29 -- Hines, a real estate investment manager, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025:
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Hines Global Income Trust Grows Industrial Portfolio With $309 Million In East Coast Acquisitions
HGIT Leverages Market Dynamics for Strategic Growth
Hines Global Income Trust Grows Industrial Portfolio With $309 Million In East Coast Acquisitions
HGIT Leverages Market Dynamics for Strategic Growth
* A 2.5 million square foot portfolio, purchased from The Davis Compan more PR
ICYMI: Senator Reverend Warnock, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall Sit for Joint Interview, Discuss Farm Bill Priorities, Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Senator Reverend Warnock, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall Sit for Joint Interview, Discuss Farm Bill Priorities, Tariffs
Senator Reverend Warnock and American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall sat down with Southeast AgNet Radio 's Dale Sandlin to talk about the prospects of a 2025 Farm Bill and the Trump administration's reckless tariff policy
Senator more PR
Mercer University: Goldwater Scholar Wants to Research New Medicines for Brain Diseases (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- Mercer University issued the following news:
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Goldwater Scholar wants to research new medicines for brain diseases
By Jennifer Falk
Mercer University rising senior Ainsley Westbrook hopes to combine her passions for biomedical engineering and neuroscience to research new medicines for diseases that target the brain.
She was driven to this work after her grandmother died of dementia, which prompted discussion among her family about medicine and the brain.
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Military medical professionals come together for the European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference (10)
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, May 30 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe issued the following news:
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Military medical professionals come together for the European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference
Military medical professionals from various nations gathered for the annual European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference, May 20-23, 2025, to discuss a range of topics revolving around improving the medical profession within the military across different forces.
In addition to more PR
New From Lithonia Lighting - MLX Linear Low Bay! (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- Lithonia Lighting, a part of Acuity Brands, issued the following news:
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NEW from Lithonia Lighting - The MLX Linear Low Bay!
By Hannah Higerd
The Future of Linear Lighting is Here - Meet MLX!
Say hello to MLX, the most flexible, modern, and design-forward linear low bay platform ever created by Lithonia Lighting.
MLX isn't just another strip light. It's a bold reimagining of what linear lighting should be -- offering a sleek form, high-end aesthetics, and more PR
Ponder Makes Game-Saving Catch for Georgia Gwinnett, Adding to Seventh Inning Homer to Help GGC Eliminate Tennessee Wesleyan, 5-3 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 28 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release:
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Ponder Makes Game-Saving Catch for Georgia Gwinnett, Adding to Seventh Inning Homer to Help GGC Eliminate Tennessee Wesleyan, 5-3
Box Score | Bracket | Schedule | Watch
LEWISTON, Idaho - Jon Ponder hit his 10th home run of the season and made an even bigger play in center field to end the game with the bases loaded, as Georgia Gwinnett beat Tenne more PR
Ranking Members McBath, Lee, Crockett Demand DOJ Reinstate Consent Decrees with Police Departments (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Members McBath, Lee, Crockett Demand DOJ Reinstate Consent Decrees with Police Departments
Washington, DC -- Today, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Rep. Summer Lee, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subco more PR
Sage Scales Embedded Services to North America and Europe to Help Platform Partners Serve SMBs Better (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Sage Group, a provider of cloud business management solutions, issued the following news release:
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Sage Scales Embedded Services to North America and Europe to Help Platform Partners Serve SMBs Better
ATLANTA (May 29, 2025) - Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced the global expansion of Sage Embedded Services.
Initially launched in the more PR
Sen. Ossoff Urging DoD to Protect Civilian During Military Operations (10)
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Ossoff Urging DoD to Protect Civilian During Military Operations
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to protect civilians during military operations.
Sen. Ossoff led a group of Senators urging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to protect the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence at DoD to minimize civilian deaths during combat.
According to a re more PR
Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock Upgrading Georgia's Airports Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (10)
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock Upgrading Georgia's Airports Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today announced new bipartisan infrastructure law resources to upgrade Georgia's airports.
Today, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock announced more than $13 million in Federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to upgrade and more PR
Student-led Public Relations Agency at Kennesaw State Finds Success With Client Campaign Work (10)
KENNESAW, Georgia, May 30 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release:
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Student-led public relations agency at Kennesaw State finds success with client campaign work
Parsed into three groups, students in a public relations capstone course at Kennesaw State University discuss campaigns they have implemented after a semester of research, planning, and collaboration with their clients, three KSU campus organizations.
The course operates as a fully functional PR agency. U more PR
University of Georgia: Some Bosses Benefit From Belittling Employees (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, May 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following research news:
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Some bosses benefit from belittling employees
By J. Merritt Melancon
Supervisors yell to boost employee performance, reinforce status as 'the boss.' They don't feel bad about it.
Ever had a boss who seemed to thrive on yelling at her employees? Or maybe one who seemed to belittle employees to make himself feel better?
If so, you weren't imagining it.
New research from the University of more PR
University of Georgia: VR Could Help Train Employees Working With Robots (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, May 30 -- The University of Georgia issued the following research news:
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VR could help train employees working with robots
By Sydney Barrilleaux
Virtual reality gives workers an immersive digital environment to practice complex tasks
Working with robots is becoming more common in the recycling industry, helping automate tasks and making complicated work easier. But training human employees to work with robots can be difficult and time consuming.
Researchers from the more PR
University of Nebraska: Husker Engineers Advance Work on Intelligent, Self-healing Technology (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news:
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Husker engineers advance work on intelligent, self-healing technology
By Tiffany Lee
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering team is another step closer to developing soft robotics and wearable systems that mimic the ability of human and plant skin to detect and self-heal injuries.
Husker engineer Eric Markvicka, along with graduate students Ethan Krings and Patrick McManigal, recently pre more PR
Wall Street remains easy target, but tackling housing affordability begins in Georgia (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release:
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Wall Street remains easy target, but tackling housing affordability begins in Georgia
On May 6, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff announced his intention to investigate "large, out-of-state companies buying up Georgia homes and driving up home prices."
This has become a common target when discussing housing affordability - and not just in the halls of Congress or under the Gold Dome; rarely does my more PR
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