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State Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday July 19, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Acuity Brands Introduces Cell Connect Solution for Outdoor Lighting
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 19 -- Acuity Brands, a provider of lighting and building management solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Jointly developed with Ubicquia Inc., the solution features embedded D4i certified cellular photocontrols and LED drivers that can communicate over cellular with Ubicquia's UbiVu(R) cloud-based asset management system. * * * Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) introduces the Cell Connect(TM) solution into the AutoConnect(TM) family of outdoor luminaires f  more

Cara Crotty Presents on Emerging EEO Trends at NILG 2024 National Conference
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 19 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy partner Cara Crotty will lead a session on Emerging EEO Trends at the 2024 National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) Conference. This event will be held from July 28 - August 1 in Orlando, Florida. NILG is a non-partisan organization committed to affirmative action, non-discrimination, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Their annual conference aims to connect HR, complia  more

Georgia Department of Public Safety Assistant Commissioner Returns From Executive Training in Israel
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 19 -- The Georgia Department of Public Safety issued the following news release: Georgia Department of Public Safety Assistant Commissioner, Lt. Col. Joshua Lamb, has returned to Georgia from Israel after an intensive two weeks of public safety leadership training with the country's top police executives for the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange's (GILEE) 31st annual peer-to-peer executive education program. Lt. Col. Lamb served as Head of Delegation for a g  more

Gov. Kemp Announces Details for $1.5B Transportation Infrastructure Investment
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 19 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced new details for the historic $1.5 billion investment in transportation infrastructure around the state included in the Amended Fiscal Year 2024 budget. This funding will advance transportation projects reviewed by the State Transportation Board today during its monthly meeting while also serving as a down payment for future expansion as Georgia c  more

In the News: DNC Announces Largest-To-Date $15 Million Investment to Battleground State Parties
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The DNC is doing the work on the ground to win On Tuesday, as Republicans gathered during the Project 2025 Republican National Convention to fall in line behind Donald Trump, the Democratic National Committee announced the largest-ever investment to date made to battleground state parties $15 million to state Democratic parties in battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Neva  more

Watch: Georgia Democrats Announce Legal Challenge to Georgia's Leadership Committee Law
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 19 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Today, Georgia Democrats hosted a press conference announcing a legal challenge to Georgia's 2021 leadership committee law. The bill, SB 221, was signed into law by Kemp "without any public notification from his office." Though Kemp is longer eligible to seek re-election as governor, this law allows him to sidestep campaign finance restrictions and continue raising money -- stacking   more