ATLANTA, Georgia, May 31 -- The Georgia Department of Public Safety issued the following news: Effective July 1, 2024, House Bill 1193 directs that the State of Georgia will no longer require a permit for the use of amber flashing or revolving lights on vehicles. HB 1193 defines which vehicles are authorized to utilize amber flashing or revolving lights and when they may use them. This bill clarifies vehicles operating amber flashing or revolving lights are not authorized emergency vehicles an  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 31 -- The Georgia House posted the following statement on May 30, 2024, from State Rep. Farooq Mughal, D-Dacula: * * * State Representative Farooq Mughal (D-Dacula) is grateful to Gwinnett County voters for approving two homeowner property relief referenda on the May 21, 2024, ballot, House Bill 711 and House Bill 748. When implemented, these referenda will result in tax relief for Gwinnett County homeowners by doubling the homestead exemption for all homeowners and provi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 31 -- Brown University issued the following news: The Brown University men's ultimate frisbee team ended its nine-month season flying high as it captured the top spot at the 2024 USA Ultimate Division I College Championships. The members of Brown's team, Brownian Motion (referred to as BMo), traveled to Madison, Wisconsin, over Memorial Day weekend for the tournament, where they won matchups against college teams from Alabama, Texas, Michigan, Georgia and Colorado  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 31 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Katherine Lybarger Mercer University School of Medicine Associate Professor Ilana Chefetz Menaker, Ph.D., received funding from the Kaleidoscope of Hope Ovarian Cancer Foundation to study early biomarkers of ovarian cancer to improve detection and prevention of the deadly disease. The one-year $50,000 funding will support Dr. Chefetz and her team as they work to identify the process of ovarian cancer growth.   more

STATESBORO, Georgia, May 31 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: A primary school teacher introduced Alexandra Jensen to the power of personalized attention while learning, and now she aims to carry the educational baton forward as she begins her first professional teaching position in August. In May, the Hinesville native earned a bachelor's in special education, in addition to a minor in psychology and an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 31 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon announced that Wyoming has filed an additional lawsuit challenging a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) targeting the coal industry. Wyoming has joined West Virginia and Georgia along with 19 other states challenging EPA's new steam electric power generating effluent guidelines. The rule was part of a package of rules affecting power plants the EPA released in  more