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News Articles: Atlanta

Denise Watts speaks at a meeting of the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education on June 15, 2023, shortly after board members voted to hire her as the next superintendent of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.

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Savannah-Chatham school board hires new superintendent from out of state: ‘We're operating on trust’

Without hearing public comment on sole finalist Denise Watts, the school board voted unanimously to hire her.

June 20, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections Chair Cathy Woolard addresses Georgia's State Elections Board on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the state capitol in Atlanta. The state board voted unanimously to end its investigation into the Fulton board and not take over running elections in Georgia's most populous county.

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Georgia officials won't take over elections in state's largest, Democrat-heavy county

Georgia's State Election Board won't take over running elections in the state's most populous county, ending an investigation that had sparked fears of partisan meddling. The board voted unanimously on Tuesday to end its performance review of Fulton County nearly two years after it had begun.

June 20, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Community organizer Kamau Franklin speaks during a news conference outside Atlanta's City Hall, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, to announce an effort to force a referendum that would allow Atlanta voters to decide whether the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center should proceed.

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Atlanta police training center opponents sue over delays in approving referendum

Opponents of Atlanta's proposed police and firefighter training center are suing the city. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, they say the city clerk is delaying a petition drive to force a voter referendum on whether construction should proceed.

June 20, 2023
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  • Associated Press
William Duffey is shown speaking as chairman of the State Election Board.

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GPB evening headlines for June 20, 2023

The state election board is ending its investigation into alleged violations by election workers in Atlanta's Fulton County.

Georgia is becoming the first state in the nation to distribute medical cannabis through independent pharmacies. 

Aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney plans to expand its production facility in Columbus.

June 20, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Okefenokee Swamp

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Opponents of titanium mine near Okefenokee focusing on mining company’s qualifications

Opponents of a proposal to mine titanium near the Okefenokee Swamp have long concentrated their fire primarily on the environmental degradation it would wreak on the largest blackwater swamp in North America. Now they're looking at the company itself.

June 20, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Preventing obesity could help Georgia health care outcomes, but public health is chronically underfunded, a report from Trust for America's Health says.

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Obesity prevention is one of many chronically underfunded public health programs in Georgia

The annual Trust for America’s Health report finds the CDC's budget has risen just 6% in the last decade and needs a 26% boost to help fund emergency public health programs in Georgia and the rest of the nation.

June 20, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Maya Gilbert-Dunbar is shown seated in a brown leather chair. She is running for president of SAG-AFTRA a union representing thousands of actors and broadcasters. She would be the first Black woman to hold the position if she's elected.

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Atlanta actress launches campaign for SAG-AFTRA presidency

An Atlanta actress and writer is launching a campaign to become the first Black woman to be president of SAG AFTRA, the union representing film and television actors. she wants to unite union workers.

June 20, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Bill Nigut

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Political Rewind: Show's cancellation; One year since Roe v. Wade; Raffensperger up for debate

Tuesday on Political Rewind: This week marks one year since the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years where women had a guaranteed right to choose an abortion. Plus, Brad Raffensperger challenges Donald Trump to a debate. But first, Bill Nigut speaks on the show's cancellation.

June 20, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Anh Ho

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Anh Ho of Lawrenceville is an award-winning percussionist. He's 16

Anh Ho is hitting the right notes: The 16-year-old percussion player from Lawrenceville, a rising junior at Collins Hill High School, performs in the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Georgia’s All-State Band and is about to tour nationally.

June 20, 2023
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Power Plant

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Federal crackdown on coal ash waste in the works as Southern Co. resists tougher environmental regs

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are seeking public input on a proposal to close a regulatory loophole that conservationists claim utilities are exploiting to avoid cleaning up toxic coal ash from retired power plants.

 

June 20, 2023
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Locals buy goods and produce at the first Poplar Street Farmers Market on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Eliza Moore / GPB News

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A dispute got a Macon farmers market shut down. So Middle Georgia farmers started their own

The Poplar Street Farmers Market that opened in Macon this month makes it easier for many in the community to buy fresh produce.

June 20, 2023
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  • Eliza Moore
FULL EPISODE: Post-election turmoil in Washington: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia Today: Fulton cleared of election fraud; Medical cannabis update; Mama Bears documentary

On the Tuesday, June 20 edition of Georgia Today: Fulton County is cleared of any violations regarding the 2020 election; there's a medical cannabis update for Georgia; and we talk with the filmmaker behind a new documentary focusing on a group of Christian parents who became LGBTQ activists. 

June 20, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Home for Rent

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GPB morning headlines for June 20, 2023

Rent prices appear to be cooling off in some parts of the country.

Every summer, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources sees an increase of nuisance calls about Geese.

An Atlanta actress and writer is launching a campaign to become the first Black woman to be president of SAG AFTRA, the union representing film and television actors.

June 20, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Agriculture Commissioner and U.S. Senate candidate Gary Black holds up a piece of watermelon cut into the shape of Georgia.

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GPB evening headlines for June 19, 2023

This year, farmers and consumers are having to wait longer than usual or Georgia watermelons.

The Biden Administration has announced more than $12 million dollars for broadband in northwest Georgia. 

The Atlanta Braves beat the Rockies Sunday 14-to-6 to complete the four-game sweep.

June 19, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
A job fair specifically for law enforcement jobs will be held on Monday, October 21st.

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  • News

Georgia Today: Lawsuit for Tift County police; Macon celebrates Juneteenth; Watermelon crop delay

On the Monday June 19th edition of Georgia Today: The state supreme court prepares for arguments in a wrongful death lawsuit involving Tift County police; Macon commemorates the Juneteenth holiday; And first it was the peaches and now the state's watermelon's crop is affected by the unusual spring weather. 

June 19, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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