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The memorial features a 55-foot steel wall with the names of the 30 victims in white with roses placed in front of them, mostly children, killed between 1979 and 1981 as well as a burning flame.

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GPB morning headlines for June 28, 2023

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and artist Gordon Huether joined families of the victims in the Atlanta Child Murders Tuesday morning to unveil a new memorial honoring the children’s lives.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday issued a disaster declaration for 18 Georgia counties after an unexpected March freeze decimated the state's peach crop.

Another U.S. Supreme Court decision makes it likely Georgia will have to redraw its Congressional map to avoid violating the U.S. Civil Rights Act.  

June 28, 2023
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Supreme Court rulings could lead to redrawn congressional maps for Georgia

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Louisiana's new congressional map reduces Black voting strength in violation of the U.S. Civil Rights Act.

June 27, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Gov. Brian Kemp smiles as he stands next to a Rivian electric truck during a ceremony to announce that the electric truck maker plans to build a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta projected to employ 7,500 workers, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Atlanta.

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Gov. Brian Kemp attacks Biden's electric vehicle policy at federally-backed battery material maker

Gov. Brian Kemp is escalating his attack on President Joe Biden's electric vehicle policy. Kemp spoke Tuesday at the groundbreaking for a company that got more than $100 million in federal funding to refine graphite for electric batteries. But Kemp says Biden's infrastructure law wrongly puts the government's "thumb on the scale."

June 27, 2023
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  • Associated Press
The memorial features a 55-foot steel wall with the names of the 30 victims in white with roses placed in front of them, mostly children, killed between 1979 and 1981 as well as a burning flame.

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City unveils memorial for victims of Atlanta Child Murders

Atlanta officials joined families of victims of the Atlanta Child Murders to unveil a new memorial honoring the lives lost.

June 27, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
 Gov. Brian Kemp steps out of a Rivian truck Thursday at a press event announcing the the electric vehicle maker will build a factory in Georgia. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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GPB evening headlines for June 27, 2023

Brian Kemp and Jon Ossoff traded partisan barbs today at the groundbreaking of a future jobs site in Southwest Georgia.

Another US Supreme Court decision makes it likely Georgia will have to redraw its US House map to avoid a civil rights violation.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will speak with federal prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's office.

June 27, 2023
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Georgia Today: SCOTUS rules on district maps; Disaster relief for peach farmers; Children memorial

On the Tuesday, June 27 edition of Georgia Today: A Supreme Court ruling may force Georgia to redraw its congressional maps; local peach farmers may receive federal disaster relief funds; and a Georgia native has been named the new host of Wheel of Fortune.

June 27, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
After the remnants of Tropical Storm Zeta blew through Georgia Thursday morning, 15 counties planned to open their early voting locations late, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said.

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Political Rewind: Raffensperger before federal investigators; New details on 2020 election inquiry

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will be interviewed for the first time by federal prosecutors. He’ll likely be asked about Donald Trump’s 2020 phone call, in which the former president asked for votes to win the election.

June 27, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference in Atlanta, Nov. 11, 2020. Raffensperger is scheduled to speak Wednesday, June 28, 2023, to federal prosecutors from the office of Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith, who has been looking into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss.

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Georgia elections official to speak to federal prosecutors probing Trump's efforts to undo 2020 loss

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is scheduled to speak to federal prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's office. The special counsel's team has been looking into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss.

June 27, 2023
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  • Associated Press

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GPB morning headlines for June 27, 2023

The Biden administration says Georgia is getting more than $1 billion to expand broadband access across the state.

Fulton County prosecutors are using song lyrics as evidence of crimes in the ongoing racketeering case against Atlanta rapper Young Thug.

Two companies plan to build a $100 million dollar shipping terminal on the Savannah River.

June 27, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
A supporter of Macon's Temple Beth Israel, center, is held back by law enforcement as the leader of a documented antisemitic hate group, left, attempts to disrupt a gathering at the temple on Saturday, June 24. The gathering was in response to the hate group's action at the temple the day before at the start of the Jewish Sabbath.

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Georgia Today: Nazi demonstrations in Georgia; ACLU sues Effingham; New Savannah shipping terminal

On the Monday June 26th edition of Georgia Today: Neo-nazi demonstrations outside synagogues across the state this weekend spark public protests and condemnation from political leaders; The ACLU files a lawsuit with Effingham County School district alleging racial discrimination; And a new one hundred million dollar shipping terminal is coming to Savannah. 

June 26, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks during a news conference after the weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. A bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers is asking congressional budget writers to reject the Biden administration's plan to close a training facility for military pilots.

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GPB evening headlines for June 26, 2023

The Biden administration says Georgia is getting more than $1 billion to expand broadband access across the state.

A Neo-Nazi group angered Macon residents over two days with actions centered around the city’s 163 year-old synagogue.

Two companies plan to build a $100 million shipping terminal on the Savannah River, focusing on breakbulk business.

June 26, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Macon residents gathered on the steps of Temple Beth Israel in support of the Jewish community Saturday a day after a hate group targeted the 164-year-old congregation.

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Hundreds gather in solidarity against antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ hate speech at Macon temple

A neo-Nazi group angered residents of Macon across two days of action in front of the city’s 164-year-old synagogue.  

June 26, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
The Effingham County School District logo is displayed on a clear glass wall inside a building.

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ACLU lawsuit alleges ‘pervasive racial discrimination’ at Georgia school district near Savannah

Black students accuse the Effingham County School District of ignoring acts of racial animosity by white students and staff.

June 26, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Dekalb District Attorney Sherry Boston speaks at a press conference March 22, 2023 announcing new funding for the county's cold case task force.

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Political Rewind: DeKalb DA leaves 'Cop City' prosecution, DoJ investigates false electors

Monday on Political Rewind: DeKalb Co. DA Sherry Boston announced she's withdrawing her office from criminal cases against "Cop City" protestors, citing prosecutorial differences with the Attorney General's office. Plus, the Department of Justice turns their attention to states' false electors.

 

June 26, 2023
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  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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The Effingham County School District logo is displayed on a clear glass wall inside a building.

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GPB morning headlines for June 26, 2023

State leaders have condemned antisemitic demonstrations that occurred outside synagogues in Georgia this weekend. 

A neo-Nazi group angered residents of Macon over two days of action centered around the city’s 164 year old synagogue.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Friday against the Effingham County School District.

June 26, 2023
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