ROBINS AFB, Georgia, June 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * AFRC command chief visits 310th SW, addresses Reserve transition concerns * SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Chief Master Sgt. Israel Nunez, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Command Chief, Air Force Reserve Command, visited the 310th Space Wing to hear directly from Airmen and reaffirm AFRC's commitment to supporting Reserve members affected by personnel c  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Attorney Ryan M. Fountain, Woodstock, Georgia, sent a public comment letter to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office expressing serious concerns regarding the OECD's draft voluntary guidelines aimed at countering illicit trade in counterfeit goods on online marketplaces. The letter emphasized that the guidelines should not be adopted without significant amendments to address potential biases and inequities they may introduce. Fountain highlighted multiple issues within the   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: * * * Carter Center Launches Mission to Observe Guyana's 2025 Election The Carter Center has launched an international election observation mission to Guyana in advance of the country's general and regional elections scheduled for Sept. 1. The Center was invited to observe this year's elections by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. A four-person core team of experts will begin arriving  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Demands Trump Administration Reverse Policy Blocking Federal Workers from Voting Leave * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) led a letter, with 39 of her Congressional colleagues, to President Donald Trump condemning his Administration's reported policy change prohibiting federal employees from using paid administrative leave to vote or serve as no  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 1 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * PhD Student Improving End-of-Life, Chronic Disease Care Alex Soltoff's research centers on a fundamental question: How can we deliver care more equitably, compassionately, and in ways that best serve patient needs? While working as a clinical research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital, Soltoff helped on a project developing palliative care services (care for peop  more

ATHENS, Georgia, July 1 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * From workforce to health care, new funding for UGA faculty to address rural issues The University of Georgia's Rural Engagement Workshop for Academic Faculty has awarded a series of seed grants to help faculty address challenges in rural Georgia ranging from veterinary practices to telehealth clinics and early childhood care. The 2025 seed grants range from $5,000 to $10,000 and will support faculty from a w  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Georgia Public Service Commission approves Georgia Power's request to bypass bill transparency hearings * ATLANTA--Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted to approve a request by Georgia Power to bypass a monthslong legal process that would have given the public and advocates the opportunity to examine the financials behind a historic request fo  more

STATESBORO, Georgia, July 1 (TNSrep) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Southern researchers survey flood-stricken area of Bangladesh Cox's Bazar is a bustling tourist destination located on the southeastern coast of Bangladesh. It's home to more than 3 million people living along the longest naturally occurring sea beach in the world, extending into the Bay of Bengal. But during the monsoon season, the area is prone to flooding and frequent lands  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Georgia Tech Launches Two New Interdisciplinary Research Institutes By uniting experts across disciplines, Georgia Tech is positioning itself at the forefront of neuroscience and space research. * Georgia Tech has launched two new Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs): The Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society (INNS) and the Space Research Institute (SRI). The new in  more

LONDON, England, July 2 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Georgia: Release renowned poet and translator Zviad Ratiani 'Zviad Ratiani is facing overly harsh criminal punishments on account of his dissenting views. We continue to stand with the brave people of Georgia as the authorities persist in clamping down on fundamental rights at an alarming speed', said Ma Thida, Chair of PEN International's Writers in Prison Committee. * 1 July 2025: The Georgian authorities must   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * GOP Votes Down Warnock Amendment to Save Georgia Jobs, Protect Rural Manufacturing Boom * Senator Reverend Warnock took to the Senate floor to offer a bipartisan amendment to protect hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs across the country Senator Warnock was instrumental in passing these clean energy tax credits, which are responsible for 42,000 good-paying jobs in Georgia In his effo  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North America, Norcross, Georgia, submitted a public comment letter opposing a Nucor Corp. request to extend Section 232 steel tariffs to finished construction and material-handling equipment. The letter argues that such inclusion would not only misclassify these products as steel derivatives but also lead to negative economic impacts on the U.S. industry. In the letter addressed to Secretary of Commerce Howard W. Lutnick, HCENA asserts th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * JUNE DELIVERS CNN'S STRONGEST MONTH OF 2025 * July 1st, 2025 MONTHLY GROWTH ACROSS DAYPARTS; TOTAL VIEWERSHIP UP +26% OVER MAY STRONG DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT CONTINUES IN JUNE AMIDST DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER PUSH "GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK" LIVE BROADCAST DRAWS 7.34 MILLION VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD NEW YORK - (JULY 1, 2025) - CNN finished June with strong performance across television, digital and streaming pl  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) invites the public to review and comment on an environmental assessment (EA) for the Roswell Gateway and Vickery Creek Unit Access Improvements. The EA is open for public comment from July 1 to July 31. * Date: July 1, 2025 Contact: Beth Wheeler, 678-538-1200 ROSWELL, GA - The National Park Service (NPS), in part  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 (TNSjou) -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Novel Flu Vaccine Adjuvant Improves Protection Against Influenza Viruses, Study Finds Influenza hemagglutinin subunit vaccines are more effective and offer better cross protection against various influenza virus challenges when combined with a mucosal adjuvant that enhances the body's immune response, according to a study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State Unive  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, July 2 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Piedmont posted the following news release: * * * Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Radiology Department Upgrades to Advanced GE Signa Artist MRI System * Conyers, Ga. (July 1, 2025) - Piedmont Rockdale Hospital has made a significant advancement in diagnostic imaging with the upgrade of its outpatient MRI system to the state-of-the-art GE Signa Artist 1.5T MRI. This enhancement represents a near $1 million investment in patient care, diag  more

TUCKER, Georgia, July 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Poultry Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Evaluate Branched-Chain Amino Acid Interaction on Layer Production and Performance USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project from Mississippi State University on layer hen production and performance. Due to limited resources on the interaction and requirements of lower amino acids in the layer industry, researchers aimed to inve  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Salford Inc., a Osceola, Iowa, manufacturer of agricultural equipment, and Salford BBI Inc., Cornelia, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce, voicing urgent objections to the proposed expansion of Section 232 tariffs on specific steel and aluminum derivative products. The company, headquartered in Iowa and Georgia with operations in several states, argues that including these products in the tariff list would severely disrupt its   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Helps Obtain Release of Pro Bono Client After 27 Years * Troutman Pepper Locke recently partnered with the Duke University School of Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic to obtain a significant pro bono achievement for its client Benjamin Cole. Mr. Cole had been convicted of a 1998 murder in Greensboro, North Carolina. However, Mr. Cole had always maintained his  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Pro Bono Team Secures Favorable Settlement in Land Use and Religious Freedom Dispute * NEW YORK - A cross-office Troutman Pepper Locke team secured a favorable settlement, including attorneys' fees, for pro bono client The Rock Church in a lawsuit against the Town of Castle Rock, Colo. The settlement allows the Church to continue expanding its ministry of p  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on Passage of GOP Tax Bill * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed their "Big Ugly Bill" by a vote of 51-50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The legislation will kick over 16 million Americans off their health care, including 750,000 Georgians, raise   more