February 2020 News

February 28, 2020

• State Challenges in Tackling COVID-19 include Testing, Funding

• Georgia CORE and Mercer University Release Cancer-Fighting Report

• Georgia DOT, UGA and The Ray Test Alternatives to Traditional Land Management Strategies on I-85

• Georgia Gas Companies Donate to Hopeworks

• Some Parts of Georgia Have Received More Than 7 Inches of Rainfall Recently, UGA Expert Says

• Secretary of State Launches Partnership with Nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research

• AG Carr: Georgia Joins Bipartisan, Multi-state Investigation of JUUL

• Cox Automotive Forecast: Steady Pace for U.S. Auto Sales Continues in February

• IBM Survey: Only 38% of State and Local Government Employees Trained on Ransomware Prevention

February 27, 2020

• Georgia Bank Earnings Grew by 18.6% in 2019

• Dress Rehearsal Shows Georgia Ready for Presidential Preference Primary

• Google to Invest $10B in Offices and Data Centers in 11 States, including Georgia

• State's Largest Public School Receives Charter Renewal

• Helms College to Launch New Culinary Degree

• Governor Kemp: Dept. of Corrections Extends 287(g) Program

• Delta Reduces Flight Schedule to South Korea following Coronavirus Outbreak

• Study Finds Most Americans Dread Doing Their Taxes, but 4 in 10 Are Relying on Refunds

• Data Management Fundamentals are the First Step Towards Advanced Data Practices, New CompTIA Report Reveals

February 26, 2020

• Sen. Chuck Hufstetler on the Passage of Senate Bill 359

• GNTC's Culinary Arts Program Offering International Lunches

• Governor Kemp, First Lady Applaud Introduction of Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation

• AAA: Georgia Motorists Paying More to Fill-up at the Pump this Week

• Georgia-Pacific & Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. Enter into Global Licensing Deal

• Georgia Voters May Get to Decide between Standard and Daylight Time

• AG Carr: Georgia Agrees to $1.6B Global Settlement Framework with Opioid Manufacturer