January 2024 News

January 31, 2024

• Learning Redemption: How UWG is Changing the Narrative on Prison Education

• UGA Kicks Off Statewide Youth Leadership Program Youth LEAD Georgia

• Georgia House Rules Committee Chair Richard Smith Dies at Age 78

• Georgia Ports Achieves Record Year for Autos

• UPS Releases Earnings, Announces 12,000 Layoffs

• State Senate Committee Approves Sports Betting Bill

• AG Carr Joins 27-State Coalition Supporting Texas Border Defense Barriers

• US Consumer Confidence Increased in January

• 69% of Renters Would Be Happier Owning a Home, Yet 60% Say It Is Out of Reach, New Data Finds

• Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales in January Expected to Maintain Healthy Pace Set in December

January 30, 2024

• Gaining XP: UWG Esports Team Achieves Post-Season Success

• Prosecutors Oversight Bill Clears Georgia House

• AAA: Georgia Gas Price Average Increased at the Pumps

• Georgia DOT: I-14 Project Not a Good Investment

• SOS Raffensperger: Don’t Sit on the Sidelines; Become a Poll Worker

• Georgia Ranks 8th in States to Relocate to for a Successful Gaming Career

• Data Reveals Which States are Best to Retire In

• PwC: Economic Optimism Doubles, Yet Almost Half of CEOs Do Not Believe their Businesses will be Viable in a Decade

• Public Backs Charity Access to AI, Research by the Charities Aid Foundation Finds

• 67% of Small Business Owners Foresee Revenue Increasing Over the Next Year; Supply Chain and Labor Issues Easing

January 29, 2024

• Cities Connect: Finding and Funding Child Care in Georgia

• State Senate Eyeing Second Sports Betting Bill

• UGA Extension Announces 2024 Georgia Farmer of the Year

• Georgia is Fifth in the List of the States Most Interested in Gig Work, According to New Study

• Georgia Regional Commissions Unemployment Rates Drop or Remain Steady for the New Year