Georgia State University is expanding its WomenLead initiative into the legal field with a new course designed to prepare future attorneys for leadership from day one. A federal appeals court has revived a challenge to Georgia’s 2021 voting law that restricts handing out food and water in voting lines, sending the case back to a lower court for further review under new First Amendment standards.

The Port of Savannah is deepening ties with Vietnam as container trade between the two economies has surged 38% over the past five years, driven by Vietnam’s growing manufacturing sector and a new tariff agreement that could eventually drop import duties to zero. In Roswell, nearly 18,000 voters turned out for Tuesday’s mayoral runoff, electing former state Rep. Mary Robichaux over incumbent Kurt Wilson.

National property manager Greystar has agreed to a $24 million settlement after the FTC alleged the company advertised deceptively low rents without disclosing mandatory monthly fees. And Georgia’s hemp industry is bracing for a dramatic shift after recent federal legislation could eliminate most THC-containing products within a year.

Georgia also recorded one of the largest jumps in life expectancy in the nation in 2022, rising 1.6 years as COVID-19 deaths declined and overdose fatalities eased with expanded access to treatment and naloxone.

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