WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A recent article by the Washington Post highlighted Democratic governors across the country who are dropping barriers to voting as Republicans embrace anti-democratic voting restrictions. Following a slew of restrictions in states with GOP-controlled legislatures like Georgia, Florida and Iowa, Democratic governors are leading the way by making permanent the practices that led to record-high turnout last yea  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: The Office of the Attorney General recently partnered with the U.S. Marshals Service's (USMS) Missing Child Unit and Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force* (SERFTF), the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and Georgia state and local agencies for a two-week operation in May. Operation Not Forgotten 2021 was designed to recover endangered missing children in the metro Atla  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release: This Saturday, June 26, 2021, will end the state's participation in the federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs enacted through the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act and reinstate many of the eligibility requirements waived during the recent pandemic. The last payable week for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Federal Pandemic U  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Atlanta saw its initial claims for unemployment drop over-the-month and over-the-year. "This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work," said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. "Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve." In Atlanta, the unemploy  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Northeast Georgia saw an over-the-month and over-the-year decrease in its initial claims in May. "This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work," said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. "Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve." In Northeast G  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Northwest Georgia saw an over-the-month and over-the-year decrease in its initial claims in May. "This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work," said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. "Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve." In Northwest G  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Polk County saw an over-the-month and over-the-year decrease in its initial claims in May. "This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work," said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. "Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve." In Polk County, the   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that River Valley saw an over-the-month and over-the-year decrease in its initial claims in May. "This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work," said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. "Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve." In River Valley, th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Rockdale County saw an over-the-month and over-the-year decrease in its initial claims in May. "This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work," said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. "Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve." In Rockdale Coun  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Southern Georgia saw an over-the-month and over-the-year decrease in its initial claims in May. "This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work," said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. "Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve." In Southern Geo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Southwest Georgia saw an over-the-month and over-the-year decrease in its initial claims in May. "This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work," said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. "Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve." In Southwest G  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Department of Labor issued the following news release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Three Rivers saw an over-the-month and over-the-year decrease in its initial claims in May. "This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to get Georgians back to work," said Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler. "Increasing the amount of people in our labor force is critical for us to continue to improve." In Three Rivers, th  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, June 24 (TNSOps) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: Sanjuana Rodriquez, an associate professor of reading and literacy education at Kennesaw State University, sees herself in many of the schoolchildren who are participating in the Bagwell College of Education's annual Fast Start Academy. During the four-week summer camp, which runs through Friday, Kennesaw State students and faculty members provide tutoring and educational activities for children  more

AUBURN, Alabama, June 24 (TNSOps) -- Auburn University issued the following news: Jason Alexander Lee, Office of Communications and Marketing When she stepped on Auburn University's campus for the first time as a student, Eufaula native Georgia Mock didn't know what to expect. She was an achieved leader in high school, serving as an Alabama Girls State delegate, Student Government Association senior class secretary, Distributive Education Clubs of America chapter president and was even induct  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, June 24 (TNSPer) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: Kimberly DeVries has been hired as the new director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Regulatory Compliance at the University of Mississippi. Formerly director of Equal Opportunity Compliance at Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan for the past six years, DeVries joins the university on Aug. 2. "I'm very much looking forward to working with the other professionals within the of  more

NEWNAN, Georgia, June 25 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Verizon Frontline technologies will be used today by the Verizon Response Team (VRT) to support public safety operations surrounding a major benefit concert scheduled for Saturday at the Coweta County Fairgrounds and expected to draw a crowd of 18,000. Country music artist Alan Jackson will headline an event entitled, "Where I Come From: Tornado Benefit Co  more