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*Georgia Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Friday March 21, 2025 ( 14 items )  

AFRC Announces 2024 Medical Award Selections
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * AFRC Announces 2024 Medical Award Selections * Published March 20, 2025 * By Air Force Reserve Command Headquarters Public Affairs * Air Force Reserve Command ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The following individuals have been selected as the recipients of the FY 2024 AFRC Medical Individual Awards: Outstanding Field Grade Officer assigned to a Reserve Medical Unit: Major Jonatha  more

Congresswoman Nikema Williams Celebrates the Release of Wrongly Detained Georgian by Taliban
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Celebrates the Release of Wrongly Detained Georgian by Taliban WASHINGTON- Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) celebrates the long awaited release of George Glezmann after two and half years in Taliban detention. An Atlanta resident and American citizen, George was taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan in December 2022 and declared wrongfully detained by Secr  more

Crapo, Warner Lead Colleagues in Letter Reaffirming Support for Community Development Financial Institutions
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Warner Lead Colleagues in Letter Reaffirming Support for Community Development Financial Institutions Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), co-chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, led a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Scott Bessent emphasizing bipartisan support for the Community Development Financia  more

DOGE Subcommittee Announces NPR and PBS Leaders Will Testify on March 26
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DOGE Subcommittee Announces NPR and PBS Leaders will Testify on March 26 WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) today announced the Chief Executive Officers of National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) will testify at a hearing  more

Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Push Back on Proposed Cuts to Disaster Recovery Programs
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Push Back on Proposed Cuts to Disaster Recovery Programs March 19, 2025 In a new letter, the lawmakers pushed back against U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner's proposed cuts to critical disaster recovery programs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joi  more

Federal Highway Administration Releases Public Communication From Ga. Transportation Dept.
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Georgia Department of Transportation: * * * To: Executive Director Gloria M. Shepherd Federal Highway Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: FHWA-2024-0048, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposal to amend its regulations governing risk-based Asset Managem  more

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces $50 Million Available Through 2025 Affordable Housing Program General Fund
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces $50 Million Available Through 2025 Affordable Housing Program General Fund Applications will be accepted for affordable housing grants starting April 21 ATLANTA, March 20, 2025 -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) will allocate $50 million through its 2025 Affordable Housing P  more

Ga. Lt. Governor Burt Jones Applauds Priority Passage: Income Tax Cut and Rebate
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 21 -- Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Lt. Governor Burt Jones Applauds Priority Passage: Income Tax Cut and Rebate ATLANTA | Today, Lt. Governor Burt Jones issued a statement in support of House Bill 111 and House Bill 112 receiving final passage in the Georgia Senate. "I have always been a proponent of eliminating our state income tax and putting money back in taxpayer pockets," said Lt. Governor Burt Jones.  more

Georgia Chamber of Commerce: Georgia House of Representatives Passes Governor Kemp's Omnibus Tort Reform Bill With a Bipartisan Vote
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 21 -- The Georgia Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Georgia House of Representatives Passes Governor Kemp's Omnibus Tort Reform Bill with a Bipartisan Vote ATLANTA - Today, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement after the Georgia State House of Representatives passed SB 68, the omnibus bill in Governor Brian Kemp's meaningful, comprehensive tort reform package. SB 68 passed with a bipartisan vote. SB   more

ICYMI: WSJ on EPA 'Gold Bar' Terminations: "Trump's EPA vs. Biden's Dark Climate Money"
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * ICYMI: WSJ on EPA 'Gold Bar' Terminations: "Trump's EPA vs. Biden's Dark Climate Money" WASHINGTON - Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin notified National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator recipients of the termination of their grant agreements under the Biden-Harris Administration's $20 billion "gold  more

Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Restore Funding for Georgia Peanut Program
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Restore Funding for Georgia Peanut Program Washington, D.C. -- As President Trump freezes a Georgia peanut program, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing back. Following the Trump Administration's cuts This is an external link to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Sen. Ossoff urged the Trump Administration to swiftly restore funding at the University of Georgi  more

Senator Reverend Warnock Celebrates the Release of Georgian George Glezmann
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Celebrates the Release of Georgian George Glezmann Senator Reverend Warnock pressured Presidents of both parties to do everything in their power to secure Glezmann's release Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) issued the following statement after reporting that George Glezmann, who had been held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan  more

Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Pushing Trump Admin to Rehire Vital Public Health Staff at CDC
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Pushing Trump Admin to Rehire Vital Public Health Staff at CDC Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing the Trump Administration to rehire CDC staff vital to public health. Today, Sen. Ossoff joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock and Senate colleagues urging U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to reverse course on recen  more

USDA Opens Applications for Economic Assistance Sen. Ossoff Helped Secure for Georgia Farmers
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * USDA Opens Applications for Economic Assistance Sen. Ossoff Helped Secure for Georgia Farmers In February, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock urged the Trump Administration to swiftly distribute Federal economic assistance secured by Congress for Georgia farmers Last year, Sen. Ossoff successfully fought to pass a bipartisan disaster relief package that included $10 billion in economic assistance for far  more