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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Wednesday April 03, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Center for American Progress: Here's How Many Georgia Medicare Beneficiaries Could Benefit From Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 enabled Medicare to negotiate prices for prescription drugs for the first time in the program's history. In August 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the first 10 Medicare Part D drugs selected for negotiation. A new column from the Center for American Progress estimates how many Medicare Part D beneficiaries might benefit from drug price neg  more

Environment Georgia: Attacks on Solar Abound During 2024 State Legislative Session
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 -- Environment Georgia issued the following news release: The Georgia state legislature has closed the books on its 2023-24 session with little change to state policies regarding solar energy. Lawmakers denied multiple anti-solar bills but also failed to pass legislation that would have helped grow Georgia's solar capacity. "Expanding access to clean solar power is good for our air, health and bank accounts," said Environment Georgia's State Director Jennette Gayer. "  more

Institute for Justice: Hearing Officer Rules Railroad's Taking of Private Land is 'Legitimate Public Purpose'
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: * * * Property Owners Will Fight Decision * * * On Monday, a hearing officer for the Georgia Public Service Commission ruled that Sandersville Railroad's attempt to take private land from several property owners in Sparta, Georgia, for the benefit of a private business, "serves a legitimate public purpose." The property owners, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), will challen  more

Sean Ireland, CEO of CapaTech, to Deliver Keynote Address at TAPPI's 2024 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials (Nano)
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Georgia, April 3 (TNSres) -- The Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry issued the following news release: TAPPI is pleased to announce that Sean P. Ireland, CEO and Co-Founder of CapaTech, Inc., will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2024 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials (Nano) (https://events.tappi.org/event/47991289-fa69-4455-b381-f682434b8024/summary?__=&RefId=Home&utm_source=article&utm_medium=homepage-3.18&utm_cam  more