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*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Tuesday November 05, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Georgia Southern's Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics Maps Vital Health Resources for Underserved Southeast Georgia Counties
STATESBORO, Georgia, Nov. 5 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Georgia Southern University's Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics (IHLA) recently completed mapping vital health resources for four Georgia counties through its new program Community Health Resource Project (CHRP). Similar initiatives in more than a dozen underserved Southeast Georgia counties will be in motion in 2025. "We implement a One Health approach in finding and mapping resources," said  more

Georgia Southern's National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Research Center Awarded a $126,000 Federal Grant to Assist Community and Law Enforcement With Health Challenges
STATESBORO, Georgia, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: The National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Research Center (NYARRC) at Georgia Southern University has received a federal grant totaling $126,000 through the Community Services Board of Middle Georgia (CSBMG). NYARRC co-director Chad Posick, Ph.D., from the University's College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and co-director Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Ed.D., from the College of Education, pa  more

Georgia Supreme Court Overturns Relief for Cobb County Voters
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: ATLANTA This afternoon, the Georgia Supreme Court denied relief for Cobb County voters who requested absentee ballots on time but did not receive them on time due to the county's failure to mail them promptly. The lower court had ruled that an ext  more

LatinoJustice Says: We Are Watching to Make Sure Our Election Systems Work
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * Debunks Reported Mis- and Disinformation in Georgia and Pennsylvania * * * On the eve of Election Day, LatinoJustice PRLDEF's Cada Voto Cuenta nonpartisan poll monitoring teams in Georgia and Pennsylvania expressed their concern about reports that Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, election workers are engaging in illegal voter obstruction and misinformation, and therefore preventing several voters from exercisin  more

USF to Accelerate Innovation Through New NSF Designation
SARASOTA, Florida, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: By Cassidy Delamarter, University Communications and Marketing The University of South Florida has been selected as a partner in the newly funded $15 million National Science Foundation Southeast I-Corps Hub, an initiative that will advance innovation and entrepreneurship across the southeast. As part of the eight-university hub led by Georgia Tech, USF will receive $1.6 m  more