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State Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Tuesday April 16, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Clark Atlanta University's Set to Host the 2024 William E. Shack, Jr. Closing the Gap Scholarship Golf Tournament
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- Clark Atlanta University issued the following news on April 15, 2024: Clark Atlanta University recently announced that it will be the primary host for the 15th Annual William E. Shack, Jr. Closing the Gap Scholarship Golf Tournament. This annual golf fundraiser has been instrumental in providing scholarships for CAU students facing financial hardships to complete their college education. The event will be held on May 20, 2024, at the Canongate Golf Club, 924 Shaw R  more

Constangy Receives Diversity Initiative Award From Boston University School of Law's Black Law Student Association
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy is pleased to announce it has received the Diversity Initiative Award from Boston University School of Law's Black Law Student Association (BLSA). Constangy partners Dave Kurtz and Sasha Thaler accepted the award on behalf of Constangy at a gala on April 6. BLSA was chartered in March of 1970 and is the oldest affinity group at BU Law. A member of the National Black Law  more

Joint Statement From News Organizations on Presidential Debates
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- CNN issued the following joint statement on April 15, 2024: * * * With the contours of the 2024 general election now coming into clear focus, we - the undersigned national news organizations - urge the presumptive presidential nominees to publicly commit to participating in general election debates before November's election. General election debates have a rich tradition in our American democracy, having played a vital role in every presidential election of the   more

Mercer University: Dr. Arber Winn Appointed Director of Access and Accommodation
MACON, Georgia, April 16 -- Mercer University issued the following news on April 15, 2024: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams Following a national search, Mercer University Provost Dr. D. Scott Davis today announced that Dr. Arber Winn from Clark Atlanta University has been appointed director of Access and Accommodation, effective April 15. "We are both excited and pleased to have someone of Dr. Winn's caliber join the Division of Student Affairs," said Dr. Douglas Pearson, vice president for stu  more

On Tax Day, DNC Launches Site for Billionaires, the Only Americans Who Would Benefit from MAGA Republicans' Extreme MAGAnomics Tax Scam
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Digital ads to run in key battleground states, targeted to Americans searching for tax services This Tax Day, the DNC is launching a digital ad buy in key battleground states -- Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- targeted to Google searches for tax day. The ads link to MAGATaxScam.com, a handy website showing how extreme MAGA Republicans' tax "plan" would  more

University System of Georgia: Notice of Data Breach
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following agency statement on April 15, 2024: * * * This website notice is intended to provide the same information included in the notification letters to individuals for whom the University System of Georgia (USG) has insufficient or out-of-date contact information. USG was involved in an incident that may affect the security of certain individuals' personal information. We want to provide affected individuals informat  more