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State Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday August 22, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Apanaskevichiella: Georgia Southern's Tick Detective Honored With Genus Classification
STATESBORO, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Apanaskevichiella: Georgia Southern's tick detective honored with genus classification Dmitry Apanaskevich, Ph.D., doesn't look like a traditional detective. He won't be found chasing down clues in back alleys or interrogating shady characters in a dimly lit room. But he does have that inquisitive, investigative passion that fuels his unique work -- serving as the assistant curator at the U  more

Augusta University: MCG Researchers Uncover How Exercise Reboots Vascular Health in Diabetes
AUGUSTA, Georgia, Aug. 21 (TNSjou) -- Augusta University issued the following news release: * * * MCG researchers uncover how exercise reboots vascular health in diabetes While it's widely known that exercise can improve symptoms and outcomes of various medical conditions, a group of researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University recently dug deep and uncovered how exercise improves blood vessel health in people living with type 2 diabetes. The study, "Exercise-Induced S  more

DNC: JD Vance Goes Down to Georgia for Damage Control After Republicans' Big Budget Betrayal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * JD Vance Goes Down to Georgia for Damage Control After Republicans' Big Budget Betrayal As JD Vance heads to Georgia today in a last-ditch effort to flip the script on Trump's Big Budget Betrayal after massive backlash from working Georgia families, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "Donald Trump is sending his most loyal puppet down to Georgia in a desperate attempt to sa  more

Raffensperger Calls on Fulton County Commission to Follow the Rule of Law-- 'Appoint All Bipartisan Appointees to the Election Board'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2025: * * * Raffensperger Calls on Fulton County Commission to Follow the Rule of Law-- 'Appoint All Bipartisan Appointees to the Election Board.' Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger slammed the Fulton County Commission for openly defying a court order in their refusal to seat two Republican nominees on the Fulton County Elections Board. The Commission's request for a stay of the co  more

With Vance in GA, Burt Jones Touts His Support for Deeply Unpopular Budget Law That Takes Away Health Care and Raises Costs
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * With Vance in GA, Burt Jones Touts His Support for Deeply Unpopular Budget Law That Takes Away Health Care and Raises Costs Chris Carr also backed law that is threatening to close rural hospitals in Georgia * As JD Vance travels to Georgia today to tout the extreme budget bill that D.C. Republicans passed in July, Burt Jones doubled down on his support for this deeply unpopular bill that rips away h  more