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election 2024

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Georgia's 2024 Primary Election: live results and updates from GPB News

Welcome to the GPB News Election 2024 blog. Bookmark this page for live updates throughout the day on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, and visit GPB.org/elections for additional coverage. 

May 21, 2024
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kemp stands with doctors

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Nearly every Georgia county faces a shortage of primary care providers

Georgia ranks in the top third of states lacking enough primary care physicians to meet the needs of medically underserved areas.

January 17, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
The Rev. Charles Sherrod is shown seated in his home.

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Charles Sherrod, icon of Albany's Civil Rights movement, dies at 85

Albany Civil Rights icon Charles Sherrod is being remembered as a fearless leader who inspired generations of South Georgians.

October 12, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
Woman standing in front of Jody Town historical marker

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Destroyed in the '70's, Residents Of Black Warner Robins Community Erect Historical Marker

The Jody Town Community was established in 1943 as a segregated community for the Black civilian employees of Robins Air Force Base, according to the Georgia Historical Society.

July 16, 2021
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  • Jenna Eason
Gov. Kemp at Capitol

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Top Georgia Republicans Rip Strings Attached To Federal COVID Relief Aid

High-ranking GOP state officials are objecting to a provision in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that blocks them from using the federal funds to pay for tax breaks.

March 11, 2021
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  • Jill Nolin
Protesters at State Capitol

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National Spotlight Again On Georgia Elections, Now For Planned Restrictions

The tension between Georgia voter access and GOP lawmakers’ efforts to defuse perceptions of election irregularities last year continued to build Thursday as protesters, Democrats and civil rights groups denounced Republican legislation intended to restrict access to the ballot box.

February 26, 2021
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  • Stanley Dunlap
People gather near a hearse carrying Rayshard Brooks' body after his June 23 funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

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Former Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Sues City Over Firing

In the lawsuit, former police Officer Garrett Rolfe alleges that his firing turned him into a "public spectacle." He is charged in Brooks' killing in a Wendy's parking lot.

August 06, 2020
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  • Alana Wise
Sen. David Lucas and Sen. Renee Unterman spoke passionately about changes to the hate crimes bill.

Passions Flare in Capitol Over Hate Crimes Bill Changes

While neither chamber had a hate crimes bill on their calendars for a rare Saturday session, two Senators took to the floor to talk passionately about...

June 20, 2020
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  • Donna Lowry
Frank Reiss and Emmy Carmichael add their picks to the Southern Reading List.

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Southern Reading List: Frank Reiss And Emmy Carmichael From A Cappella Books In Atlanta

Frank Reiss and Emmy Carmichael from A Cappella Books in Atlanta stopped by On Second Thought to share their recommendations for our Southern Reading...

April 28, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera

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