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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for 2025-10-24 ( 12 items )  
2025 Sakharov Prize awarded to jailed journalists in Belarus and Georgia (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 23 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * 2025 Sakharov Prize awarded to jailed journalists in Belarus and Georgia * Andrzej Poczobut, Belarusian-Polish journalist and a critic of Alexander Lukashenko's regime, and Mzia Amaglobeli, Georgian journalist and director of media outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, are the laureates of the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought awarded by the European Parliament. The International and Eu more PR

AFP-GA: Senator Ossoff Calls for Bipartisanship but Still Won't Join A Bipartisan Effort to Reopen the Government (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-GA: Senator Ossoff Calls for Bipartisanship but Still Won't Join A Bipartisan Effort to Reopen the Government * # Oct 23, 2025 by AFP Atlanta, GA - Today, Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) is calling out Senator Ossoff for saying a bipartisan solution is necessary to end the current government shutdown but voting for the 12 th time against a clean fundin more PR

Aveanna Healthcare Raises Concerns Over Section 232 Investigation Impacting Healthcare Supplies (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Aveanna Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the ongoing Section 232 National Security Investigation into imports of personal protective equipment, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices. The company, which employs over 30,000 nurses and caregivers servicing more than 80,000 patients across 38 states, stressed the importance of these supplies in delivering essential healthcar more ST

CNN FlashDocs Goes Inside the Daring Theft That Stunned Paris in "The Heist: The Louvre's Stolen Crown Jewels," Premiering Sunday, October 26 at 8pm ET/PT on CNN (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN FlashDocs Goes Inside the Daring Theft That Stunned Paris in "The Heist: The Louvre's Stolen Crown Jewels," Premiering Sunday, October 26 at 8pm ET/PT on CNN * October 23rd, 2025 NEW YORK, NY - (October 23, 2025) - As a brazen crime committed in broad daylight captures the world's attention, the CNN FlashDocs unit tracks the theft, the investigation and the cultural fallout in The Heist: The Louvre's more PR

Emory's School of Nursing and Georgia Institute of Technology Partner to Strengthen Georgia's Nursing Workforce (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 24 -- Emory University issued the following news release: * * * Emory's School of Nursing and Georgia Institute of Technology partner to strengthen Georgia's nursing workforce The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have partnered to develop a pipeline that prepares more local nurses to meet workforce demands. With this collaboration, eligible students who graduate with a bachelor's degree f more PR

EU: Sakharov Prize awarded to jailed journalists in Belarus and Georgia (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 22 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * EU: Sakharov Prize awarded to jailed journalists in Belarus and Georgia * 22 October 2025 # Andrzej Poczobut, Belarusian-Polish journalist and a critic of Alexander Lukashenko's regime, and Mzia Amaglobeli, Georgian journalist and director of media outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, are the laureates of the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought awarded more PR

National Immigration Project: Nonprofits Urge ICE to End Detention of Pregnant People Following Reports of Abuse and Medical Neglect (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild issued the following news release: * * * Nonprofits Urge ICE to End Detention of Pregnant People Following Reports of Abuse and Medical Neglect Letter to ICE leadership details shackling, solitary confinement, and a miscarriage without care in Louisiana and Georgia facilities * A group of civil and human rights organizations today urged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end the detention of more PR

Sen. Ossoff Votes to Ensure Pay for Military Servicemembers During Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Votes to Ensure Pay for Military Servicemembers During Government Shutdown * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today voted to ensure pay for U.S. military servicemembers during the government shutdown. Sen. Ossoff released the following statement. "Military servicemembers, TSA workers, and air traffic controllers are among those who simply must come to work, and they should be p more PR

Study: Opioid Prescribing Rates Fall Following Cannabis Legalization (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Opioid Prescribing Rates Fall Following Cannabis Legalization * Athens, GA: Cancer patients decrease their reliance on prescription opioids following the opening of cannabis retailers, according to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Health Forum. Researchers affiliated with the University of Georgia, more PR

US Foods Teamsters Ratify New Contract (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * US Foods Teamsters Ratify New Contract * Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org (ASHEVILLE, N.C.) - Following a credible strike threat, more than 200 drivers at US Foods facilities across Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia represented jointly by Teamsters Locals 61, 71, and 391 have overw more PR

Warnock Blasts Trump Administration's Decision to Withhold Food Assistance for Vulnerable Kids, Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Blasts Trump Administration's Decision to Withhold Food Assistance for Vulnerable Kids, Families * In an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes, Senator Reverend Warnock called out the Trump Administration for using people as pawns following its choice to cut off food assistance amid the government shutdown despite having available resources In a new oversight effort, Senator Warnock u more PR

Warnock Statement on "Yes" Vote to Pay Essential Federal Workers During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on "Yes" Vote to Pay Essential Federal Workers During Shutdown * Today, Senator Warnock voted "Yes" on the Shutdown Fairness Act, legislation to pay essential federal workers, including TSA Agents, federal law enforcement, and the military Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement on his "Yes" vote for the Shutdo more PR