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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Thursday June 27, 2024 ( 4 items )  

AAHOA Statement on the Tragic Murder of Oklahoma City Hotel Owner and Member Hemant Mistry
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 27 -- The Asian American Hotel Owners Association issued the following agency statement on June 26, 2024: * * * AAHOA issued the following statement in response to the tragic murder of Hemant Mistry (59), a respected AAHOA Member and veteran hotel owner/operator from Oklahoma City, OK. According to police reports, a 41-year-old suspect was arrested and is now in custody following an altercation on Saturday, June 22, during which he punched Mistry, who died Sunday from t  more

Cargill Just Became the Latest Minnesota Company to Expand in Another State
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following news: By Martha Njolomole, Economist Cargill, a Minnesota-based company just announced that it is opening an office hub in Atlanta, Georgia. The company will create 400 jobs there. Speaking of the move, the board chair and CEO of Cargill had the fo  more

NCL Submits Letter to CDC Urging Them to Make Flu and COVID Vaccines Available at Same Time
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Last week, NCL submitted comments to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in response to their request for public comments in advance of the ACIP meeting being held June 26 - 28, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. During this meeting, ACIP will be discussing several vaccines, including but not limited to COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines  more

Trump and Biden should address our national debt
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 26 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: Georgia is already a focus this presidential election year. But the nation's eyes will be squarely on us this week as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump hold their first debate in Atlanta. The stakes are always high for such showdowns, but this one feels particularly paramount. So far, the candidates have agreed to only one other debate. In a recent appearance on CNN, which w  more