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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Wednesday November 26, 2025 ( 10 items )  

Allen Announces Hearing on Stopping Class Action Abuse Against Workers' Retirement
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2025: * * * Allen Announces Hearing on Stopping Class Action Abuse Against Workers' Retirement Tuesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled "Pension Predators: Stopping Class Action Abuse Against   more

David Scott and Hank Johnson Demand Answers from Georgia EPD Regarding the Division's Failure to Hold Chronic Environmental Polluters Accountable
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * David Scott and Hank Johnson Demand Answers from Georgia EPD Regarding the Division's Failure to Hold Chronic Environmental Polluters Accountable * ATLANTA, GA - Yesterday, Congressman David Scott (GA-13 ) and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-4), sent a letter to Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Director, Jeff Cowan, callingon him to hold chronic environmental polluters accountable and tak  more

Environmental solutions take center stage at Symposium of Student Scholars
KENNESAW, Georgia, Nov. 25 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Environmental solutions take center stage at Symposium of Student Scholars * Kennesaw State University students presented their research findings Nov. 19-21 during the Symposium of Student Scholars, with a pair of award-winning projects discovering potential solutions to environmental challenges. Deep eutenic solvents, an alternative to harmful organic solvents, appeared in both first-place winn  more

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Steel Newco, Inc
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: * * * Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Steel Newco, Inc * The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application by Steel Newco, Inc., of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, to become a bank holding company by merging with Synovus Financial Corporation, of Columbus, Georgia, and Pinnacle Financial Partners, of Nashville, Tennessee. As a result, Steel Newco will indirectly a  more

Georgia Gkioxari Co-Leads Major 3D Perception Model Built on AI
PASADENA, California, Nov. 25 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Georgia Gkioxari Co-Leads Major 3D Perception Model Built on AI * Snap a picture of a busy or complex sceneperhaps a crosswalk in Manhattan or a cluttered family room. Now imagine being able to click on any object in that scene, no matter how occluded or small it might be, and reconstruct that object in three dimensions. Meta Superintelligence Labs recently released an open-source tool ca  more

One-third of the world's water supply never makes it to the tap. Here's what The Coca-Cola Foundation and partners are doing to help.
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 25 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release: * * * One-third of the world's water supply never makes it to the tap. Here's what The Coca-Cola Foundation and partners are doing to help. * A large portion of the world's drinking water supply is lost before reaching homes and businesses due to outdated infrastructure. The Coca-Cola Foundation is supporting efforts to address this issue. * Drinking water is lost due to leaky pipes and   more

Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Protect Georgia Farmers & Boost Domestic Production
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Protect Georgia Farmers & Boost Domestic Production * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to decrease dependence on China for agricultural imports. Sen. Ossoff recently cosponsored the bipartisan Securing American Agriculture Act to help mitigate potential Chinese market manipulation of critical agricultural products. According to   more

Study finds that tweaked synthetic polymers boost conductivity
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Nov. 25 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Study finds that tweaked synthetic polymers boost conductivity * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A new study marks a significant step forward in positioning synthetic polymers as an alternative for expensive, unsustainable minerals used in the manufacture of devices such as conductors, transistors and diodes. These newly tweaked polymers developed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign p  more

Unlocking aircraft availability: VDATS innovation to deliver diagnostics to the field
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Unlocking aircraft availability: VDATS innovation to deliver diagnostics to the field * A strategic upgrade to a critical diagnostic system aims to significantly improve aircraft availability by bringing depot-level testing capabilities directly to flightlines around the world. A team of Airmen from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and Hill AFB, Utah, are developing a new   more

UWG Physics Student Speaks on Research and Publication Success
CARROLLTON, Georgia, Nov. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of West Georgia issued the following news: * * * UWG Physics Student Speaks on Research and Publication Success By Makalah Wright Being published in one of the most well-recognized peer-reviewed academic journals would never cross many college students' minds. For Carter Reed, it was one of many experiences that furthered his academic drive as a student. Reed's college journey has been met with a few ups and downs. Being a student at   more