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Dogwood tree in bloom at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival

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Lawmakers Huddle: Tort reform, immigration legislation and native plants

Spring break festivities have wrapped up, and activity has resumed under the Gold Dome. Lawmakers host Donna Lowry brings updates on legislative developments in this week’s edition of Lawmakers Huddle.

April 25, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
A rendering shows improvements for Piedmont Park  as part of comprehensive plan announced on April 24, 2025.

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Piedmont Park announces master plan for trees and facilities

Piedmont Park Conservancy has unveiled a "future vision" for the park. It's the attraction's first master plan in 25 years.

April 25, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya
Billy Payne and Andrew Young are the subjects of the new documentary, 'The Games in Black & White.'

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New documentary reframes Atlanta's 1996 Olympic Games as a blueprint for overcoming division

The Games in Black & White goes beyond the headlines to spotlight the legendary friendship between two Georgia icons who built bridges between Atlanta and the world.

April 25, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Photo of Piedmont Park for the 2023 404 Day.

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GPB morning headlines for April 25, 2025

A federal judge weighs extending protection for college students affected by visa cancellations; a second deer tests positive for deadly chronic wasting disease; Atlanta's Piedmont Park has unveiled a "future vision."

April 25, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
TBD

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Georgia Today: Judge hears case of targeted students; The Stitch gets new funding; Antiques Roadshow

On April 24: A federal judge hears the case of international students targeted for deportation; a proposed greenspace over the interstate in Atlanta finds funding; and Antiques Roadshow heads to Savannah.

April 24, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
In This Aug. 31, 2018 photo, people stroll through Monterey Square in the historic landmark district of Savannah, GA.

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GPB morning headlines for April 24, 2025

Democratic state senators aim to protect citizens from deportation; South Georgia sheriff drops a charge against a Minnesota man; Antiques Roadshow visits Savannah next week.

April 24, 2025
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Sen. Bill Cowsert

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Georgia Today: Ga. Dems announce plans for deportation bill; Cowsert AG run; Air Quality Report

On April 23: Democratic state senators announce legislation to protect citizens from deportation; State Sen. Bill Cowsert's attorney general bid; and Georgia air quality has a lot of room for improvement.

April 23, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
the Stitch will create approximately 14 acres of urban greenspace and transportation enhancements atop a new, 3⁄4-mile platform spanning the Downtown Connector between Ted Turner Drive Piedmont Avenue.

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Greenspace project designed to reconnect downtown Atlanta receives long-term funding

The Stitch project that will build a pedestrian-friendly greenspace over parts of Interstate 75 and 85 received funding from Atlanta City Council this week.

April 23, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
Front end loaders are dwarfed by the coal field at Georgia Power's Plant Scherer.

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Atlanta area fails in air quality report as U.S. sees pollution rise over time

The report, in its 26th edition, uses data collected by air quality monitors run by the Environmental Protection Agency.

April 23, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
Denene Millner won the The Atlanta Writers Club-Georgia Writers Museum Townsend Prize for Fiction on April 16, 2025.

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Georgia author Denene Millner says winning top literary prize 'gives you wings'

The Townsend Prize selection process involved 50 nominated books from authors in Georgia. Millner's winning novel, One Blood, traces four generations of Black mothers and their trials and secrets.

April 23, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya
Pope Francis smiles after celebrating Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2024.

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In Georgia? Here's how to stream or attend services honoring Pope Francis

Dioceses across Georgia are remembering Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.

April 23, 2025
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  • Associated Press and
  • Chase McGee
Peaches

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GPB morning headlines for April 23, 2025

Mourners around the world and here in Georgia are paying their respects for Pope Francis; The air we breathe every day is overall getting worse, says the American Lung Association in its 2025 State of the Air report; Many of Georgia's favorite fruits and vegetables are looking good this year, thanks to favorable weather conditions during the growing season.

April 23, 2025
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Georgia Today: Kemp signs tort reform bills; Georgia crop outlook; Atlanta Beltline rail link

On the April 22 edition: Kemp signs two new bills limiting lawsuits in Georgia; this could be a good year for Georgia crops; and will the imagined rail link for Atlanta's Beltline ever come to fruition?

April 22, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
Peaches sit in boxes on a shelf at Dickey Farms.

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2025 promises to be a great year for Georgia's peaches

Many of Georgia's favorite fruits and vegetables are looking good this year, thanks to favorable weather conditions during the growing season.

April 22, 2025
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  • Chase McGee
Adair Park resident Matthew Garbett stands on the Beltline in front of two light rail tunnels next to the path.

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'I think the promise was broken.' South Atlanta residents weigh in on Beltline rail changes

Atlanta officials said the city supports light rail on the Beltline, but the project will be shifted to build it in South Atlanta instead of the original east side plan.

April 22, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
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