By Jill Nolin | Editor
A former state utility regulator who has helped set data center policies in Georgia is now helping a company build them. And attorneys for death row inmate Stacey Humphreys have successfully delayed his execution so he can have a hearing under a new law designed to help victims of abuse. Let’s jump right into it.
Tricia Pridemore resigned from the Public Service Commission and is now the executive vice president of energy, regulatory and policy for DC BLOX . Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
DATA CENTERS
By Alander Rocha
Tricia Pridemore, who until recently served as an elected utility regulator in Georgia, is now working for a corporation that builds data centers primarily in the southeast.
Pridemore, who is a Republican, will serve as the executive vice president of energy, regulatory and policy for DC BLOX, where she will represent the company in policy discussions with lawmakers, regulatory bodies and utility providers.
Pridemore resigned from the state Public Service Commission on Sept. 4, leaving her post a few months early.
The state’s highest court has rejected a lower court’s decision that granted immunity to deputies who tased a man to death three years ago in Washington County, which could have implications for how law enforcement officers are held accountable when they kill while on duty. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder
DEATH PENALTY
By Ross Williams
Convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys was not executed Wednesday night as scheduled after the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a Cobb County judge’s order temporarily halting the execution.
The pause is for Humphreys to receive a hearing under the Georgia Survivor Justice Act, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law last year. The state law is intended to allow abuse victims to petition for reduced sentences if their abuse led them to commit a crime.
“Given the important and novel questions regarding the newly enacted SJA raised by this litigation, this appeal will be considered in the ordinary course of business and according to a forthcoming scheduling order,” the justices wrote in an order Wednesday. “We leave undisturbed the stay order issued by the Cobb County Superior Court.”
A poll by a nonpartisan foundation found voters favor candidates with a plan for Social Security. (Photo illustration by iStock/Getty Images Plus)
2026 ELECTION
By Jennifer Shutt
Voters are much more likely to support U.S. Senate candidates in the November midterm elections if they have a plan to avoid an automatic cut to Social Security benefits in 2032, according to a poll of voters in Georgia and other swing states that was released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
“Senators elected this fall will be in office in 2032 when Social Security recipients will face immediate 22% cuts, so all candidates should be putting forth solutions in this campaign to prevent this catastrophic result,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation. “The good news indicated by this survey is that voters want this problem addressed, and there is strong bipartisan support for many available solutions that would sustain this essential program.”
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