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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for 2025-07-26 ( 26 items )  
Carter Installs Overdose Reversal Kits in House Office Buildings (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter Installs Overdose Reversal Kits in House Office Buildings * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) successfully advocated for the installation of overdose reversal kits near automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in House office buildings, shining a light on the need to make naloxone, an over-the-counter opioid reversal treatment, as accessible as a defibrillator. Overdos more PR

Congressman David Scott Calls on Bureau of Indian Affairs to Reconsider Recognition for Georgia's Native American Tribes (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Congressman David Scott Calls on Bureau of Indian Affairs to Reconsider Recognition for Georgia's Native American Tribes Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), wrote a letter to Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Assistant Secretary, Scott Davis, and Department of the Interior Secretary, Doug Burgum, urging the department reconsider a decision to deny federal recognition for Georgia's Tr more PR

Constangy Presents Webinar on Pay Equity in 2025 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Constangy Presents Webinar on Pay Equity in 2025 * Constangy partner Lara de Leon will present a webinar on pay equity in 2025 on Aug. 19 at 1 pm ET/10 am PT. The legal landscape for employers is shifting fast, but one constant is the charge to drive and improve pay equity. While some progress has been made over the past 20 years, the gap has sli more PR

Corporate Counsel Rank Troutman Pepper Locke Among Top 10 Law Firms in BTI Client Service A-Team 2025 Report (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Corporate Counsel Rank Troutman Pepper Locke Among Top 10 Law Firms in BTI Client Service A-Team 2025 Report * Troutman Pepper Locke is ranked among the top 10 law firms for exceptional client service in the BTI Client Service A-Team 2025 report. The firm's standings have improved significantly, rising from No. 28 last year and No. 41 the year prior. The data-driven, BTI-spon more PR

CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Georgia Pine Gum Spirits of Turpentine Bottles (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on July 24, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Georgia Pine Gum Spirits of Turpentine Bottles Hazard: The bottles contain turpentine, which must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The packaging is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents are ingested by young children. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: July  more PR

Cumulus Media Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2025 Operating Results (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 25 -- Cumulus Media, an audio-first media and entertainment company, issued the following company release on July 24, 2025: * * * Cumulus Media Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2025 Operating Results ATLANTA -- Cumulus Media Inc. (OTCQB: CMLS) will host a conference call on Thursday, August 7th at 8:30 AM ET to discuss its second quarter 2025 operating results. A press release containing a summary of these results will be issued before the call at app more PR

David Scott Demands SEC Accountability and Transparency for Massive Georgia Ponzi Scheme Operation (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * David Scott Demands SEC Accountability and Transparency for Massive Georgia Ponzi Scheme Operation Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins demanding answers over the agency's failure to detect the sprawling $140 million Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Geo more PR

Emory University Rollins School of Public Health: Medina Court Case and Spending Bill Carry Consequences for Reproductive Health Care (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 25 (TNSrpt) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Medina Court Case and Spending Bill Carry Consequences for Reproductive Health Care Recent federal decisions could have significant implications for people's access to reproductive health care in the United States--especially people in the lowest income brackets. Trump's spending and tax bill includes a provision that bans organizations that provide abortion services more PR

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces Second Quarter 2025 Operating Highlights and Declares Dividend (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 26 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces Second Quarter 2025 Operating Highlights and Declares Dividend ATLANTA, July 24, 2025 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) today released preliminary unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. All numbers reported below for the second quarter of 2025 are approxim more PR

Florida Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- May 2025 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Florida Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- May 2025 * Florida had 470,000 job openings in May 2025, compared to 426,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Florida was 4.5 percent in May and 4.1 perce more PR

Georgia Institute of Technology: Powering the Future - Without Breaking the Grid (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 26 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Powering the Future -- Without Breaking the Grid Georgia's booming data center industry brings economic promise and environmental pressure. Researchers say innovation and local action can tip the balance. * As Georgia positions itself as a hub for digital infrastructure, communities across the state are facing a growing challenge: how to welcome the economic benefits of data centers while manag more PR

Georgia Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- May 2025 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Georgia Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- May 2025 * Georgia had 333,000 job openings in May 2025, compared to 279,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Georgia was 6.3 percent in May and 5.3 perce more PR

Georgia's push to zero: Can the state eliminate its income tax? (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 24 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Georgia's push to zero: Can the state eliminate its income tax? * On July 17, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones announced the creation of the Georgia Senate Committee on Eliminating Georgia's Income Tax. Their task: figuring out how the state moves from our current income tax rate of 5.19% to zero. The high-profile effort, which consists of 11 state senators, mostly committee chairmen and members o more PR

Georgia: Alarming Human Rights Crisis Highlighted by Writers' Groups (10)
LONDON, England, July 25 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Georgia: Alarming Human Rights Crisis Highlighted by Writers' Groups The Georgian authorities are crushing the right to freedom of expression and other fundamental freedoms at an alarming speed, PEN Georgia, PEN International and PEN America said today. PEN's joint submission to the UN Human Rights Council lays bare the relentless and pervasive onslaught unleashed by the Georgian authorities against independent voi more PR

Gulfstream Aerospace Petitions FAA for Sump Drain Check Exemption (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Savannah, Georgia, has submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration to seeks an exemption from specific Federal Aviation Regulations concerning maintenance procedures for its aircraft. Gulfstream is requesting relief from sections 43.3(a) and 43.7(a) of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (FAA-2025-1637). This exemption would permit the company to utilize a type rated pilot to carry out  more PR

Kathleen Caminiti, Stephen Mitchell and J. Hagood Tighe Elected as College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Fellows (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 26 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Kathleen Caminiti, Stephen Mitchell and J. Hagood Tighe Elected as College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Fellows Kathleen Caminiti, Stephen Mitchell and J. Hagood Tighe, partners at Fisher Phillips, have been elected as Fellows of The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers as a part of the organization's 2025 class. Election as a Fellow is the highest recognition by one's colleagues of sustained outstand more PR

Kennesaw State Student and Faculty Use Supercomputing to Advance Alzheimer's Drug Research (10)
KENNESAW, Georgia, July 26 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State student and faculty use supercomputing to advance Alzheimer's drug research At Kennesaw State University's X Lab, assistant professor of information technology Chloe Yixin Xie and sophomore computer science student Johaan Kathilankal Jis are leading efforts to fight Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) using advanced computational modeling and drug discovery simulations. more PR

President Trump Sends 12 Nominations to Senate on July 16, 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- President Trump sent 12 nominations to the Senate on July 16, 2025: Jeffrey Anderson, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of Ambassador. Julie Callahan, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. Jerome Francis Gorgon, Jr., of Michigan, to be United States Attorne more ST

Troutman Pepper Locke Represents Newly Weds Foods in Acquisition of Develey Mustard and Condiments Corporation Manufacturing Facility (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Represents Newly Weds Foods in Acquisition of Develey Mustard and Condiments Corporation Manufacturing Facility * CHARLOTTE - Troutman Pepper Locke advised Newly Weds Foods, LLC, a global food ingredients manufacturer, in its acquisition of the Dyersburg, Tenn., manufacturing facility of Develey Mustard and Condiments Corporation. Through the acquisition,  more PR

Trump Administration to Release Remaining Withheld Education Funding Following Pressure from McBath, Colleagues (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration to Release Remaining Withheld Education Funding Following Pressure from McBath, Colleagues * Atlanta, GA -- After illegally withholding $7 billion in Education funding approved by Congress, officials within the Trump Administration have announced they will release the remaining funds. The restored funding comes after pressure initially led by Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) and House De more PR

U.S. Air Force Prepares EIS for F-35A Expansion in Georgia (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Air Force issued a notice regarding its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement to evaluate the potential consequences of stationing two squadrons of F-35A aircraft at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia. This EIS is being prepared to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The Air Force intends to expand its fifth-generation operational fighter fleet, which includes the F-35A aircraft and will station t more PR

University of Georgia: Mosquitos are More Than a Nuisance (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, July 26 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Mosquitos are more than a nuisance By Allison Floyd It's that time of year. The buzz of mosquitos is in the air, and people wonder, "Where are these bloodsuckers coming from?" Unfortunately, many of them may come from habitats we created. Mike Newberry (PhD '25), a recent graduate of the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology, spent two years studying the numbers and types of mosquitos in a swath more PR

US Department of Labor awards $1.8M to help workers affected by layoffs at Georgia-Pacific (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards $1.8M to help workers affected by layoffs at Georgia-Pacific * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $1.8 million to the Technical College System of Georgia to support employment and training services for people affected by layoffs at Georgia-Pacific LLC. On May 14, 2025, Georgia-Pacific announced the permanent closure of their Cedar Sp more PR

US Department of Labor Awards $1.8M to Help Workers Affected by Layoffs at Georgia-Pacific (10)
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * US Department of Labor awards $1.8M to help workers affected by layoffs at Georgia-Pacific Funding supports dislocated workers in 14 counties * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $1.8 million to the Technical College System of Georgia to support employment and training services for people affected by layoffs at Georgia-Pa more PR

Warnock, Ossoff Urge DOJ to Investigate Conditions at Bibb County Jail (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Ossoff Urge DOJ to Investigate Conditions at Bibb County Jail * U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) urged the Department of Justice to open a federal investigation into conditions at the Bibb County Jail in Macon, Georgia. Senator Reverend Warnock and Senator Jon Ossoff: "given the extremity of the reported health, safety, and civil rights concerns th more PR

Win-Tech Urges Defense Department for Acquisition Reforms to Boost Small Business Participation (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Win-Tech Inc., Kennesaw, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Defense urging critical reforms to modernize defense acquisitions and enhance the participation of small businesses in the defense industrial base. The organization expressed concerns regarding the increasing complexity of procurement processes, which it believes poses a significant threat to small business engagement. In its letter, Win-Tech outlined several recommendations  more ST