ATLANTA, Georgia, July 12 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: * * * Carter Center Weekend Honors President Carter's Legacy, Raises $2.4 Million to Advance Peace and Health Worldwide The 2025 Carter Center Weekend raised more than $2.4 million in donations and auction sales to support the Center's mission of waging peace, fighting disease, and easing human suffering around the world. The annual fundraiser, held June 26-29 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, featured up more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 12 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary on July 11, 2025: * * * "Apple in China:" A Critical Review A review of Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGee By Milton Mueller Patrick McGee has written a splendid business history that also manages to wade into geopolitics in a misguided way. The book's underlying focus is the transnational division o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Georgia Music Partners submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), expressing strong support for an inquiry into harmful practices in the live event ticketing industry. The organization highlighted concerns about legalized scalping by secondary ticket sellers, which it claims undermines artist control and inflates prices. "Our goal is to promote transparency, fair competition, and artist-centered reform more ST

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit, released the following opening statement from a June 26, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the U.S. Grain Standards Act": * * * Good morning everyone and thank you for joining us today- I would like to start by welcoming the witnesses before us as they help to lay the groundwork for legislation to reauthorize the United States Grain Stan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSFR) -- JBS Hair Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, based its complaint on alleged violations of trade law concerning imported pre-stretched synthetic braiding hair. This action by the International Trade Commission highlights the interactivity between businesses and government agencies in addressing trade disputes. The Commission is actively soliciting public comments, demonstrating a commitment to transparency and public engagement in its decision-making processes. The complaint,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath Leads House Democrats in Demanding Trump Administration Release $7 Billion in Illegally Withheld Education Funding * Atlanta, GA -- U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) is leading 150 House Democrats in pressuring the Trump Administration to release almost $7 billion in illegally withheld, Congressionally-appropriated federal funding meant for education related programs such as after school more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, July 12 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Piedmont posted the following news release: * * * Piedmont Urgent Care Announces Acquisition of MedPlus Immediate Care * Atlanta, Ga. (July 11, 2025) - Piedmont Urgent Care is proud to announce the acquisition of MedPlus Immediate Care and its four locations in Middle Georgia. Beginning July 1, 2025, patients will book appointments through Piedmont Urgent Care and benefit from enhanced access to convenient, high-quality healthcare  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Care, an organization that says it is dedicated to ending poverty, issued the following news release: * * * Wall Street Journal: Congo braces for HIV surge after U.S. funding stops Millions of people live in camps in the eastern part of Congo, displaced by roaming militias, near the borders of Rwanda and Uganda. This region has been referred to as the "rape capital of the world." Up until recently, women and girls victims of sexual violence could at the v more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Pushes Trump Admin For Answers on FEMA Cuts * Senator Reverend Warnock first pressed DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for answers on major cuts to FEMA over a month ago. Secretary Noem has yet to respond to critical questions, even in the midst of hurricane season. Senator Reverend Warnock : "Know that I will not sit idly by while Georgia lives and livelihoods are endangered. This is about  more PR