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News Articles: Atlanta

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Political Rewind: Chris Licht out at CNN; 'Cop City' protestors seek referendum; Pence announces bid

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The Georgia GOP convention is just days away, and some far-right Republicans want to introduce a measure to block mainstream candidates. Plus, before approving the police training center, the Atlanta City Council added an amendment, but opponents say it's insufficient and are launching a referendum campaign to stop the project.

June 07, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
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Former USFL president launching spring football league for high school players

The former president of the latest version of the United States Football League is launching a spring football league for high school players. Brian Woods says his Prep Super League will begin next year with a six-week season.

June 07, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center

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COVID-19 deaths sped the closure of Randolph County’s only hospital. What happens now?

Low reimbursements, high numbers of uninsured patients and staffing shortages are impacting rural hospitals nationwide. But in Randolph County, Ga., access to critical lifesaving care has all but disappeared.

June 07, 2023
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  • Brad Bailey
The inside of Atlanta City Hall is shown from above with folding chairs on a large floor.

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GPB morning headlines for June 7, 2023

After 14 hours of public comment, Atlanta City Council voted 11 to 4 to approve millions in funding for a public safety training center.

Atlanta City Council members voted to increase taxi fares to make cabs more appealing for potential drivers.

Macon-Bibb County cut the ribbon Tuesday on a new park on the city’s Southside.

June 07, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Protesters gather outside City Hall on June 5, 2023 ahead of a June 6 vote by City Council to approve a public safety training center.

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Council approves training facility funding; Mayor says Atlanta will be 'model for police reform'

City Council voted to approve funding for the a police training center in Southeast Atlanta. Residents and local politicians reacted to the news this morning.

June 06, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
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Over 1,000 Georgia pink lady's slipper orchids thrive after relocation

In early 2022, more than 1,000 pink lady's slipper orchids were moved from along Ga. Highway 400 to other locations in Alpharetta. But it wasn't as simple as just digging up the protected species.

June 06, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Protesters gathered in front of Atlanta City Hall on June 5, 2023 as Atlanta City Council holds a period of public comment and votes on funding for the proposed police training facility.

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GPB evening headlines for June 6, 2023

The Atlanta City Council approved funding early this morning for a proposed police training center.

Council members also voted to increase taxi fares to make cabs more appealing for potential drivers.

Two companies could get nearly $700 million dollars in tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturing facility.

June 06, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
A rail yard behind a chain link fence

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Federal grants aimed at fixing blocked railroad crossings

Three Georgia counties will benefit from $3.2 million in federal grant funding to ease traffic flow by eliminating at-grade railroad crossings and studying construction alternatives.

June 06, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
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Wellstar officials grilled over hospital closures

Wellstar Health System officials came under fire Monday for committing to invest nearly $800 million late last year in a planned partnership with Augusta University Health System (AUHS) after closing two Atlanta-area hospitals.

June 06, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Protesters gathered, lined up and created banners in front of Atlanta City Hall on June 5, 2023 as Atlanta City Council holds a period of public comment and votes on funding for the proposed police training facility.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Atlanta City Council approves training center; Updates in Fulton election probe

Tuesday on Political Rewind: After 14 hours of scathing public comment, the Atlanta City Council approved funding for the controversial police training center. Meanwhile, controversy over drag shows hits Hartwell County. And then there's the latest on Fulton County's 2020 election probe.

June 06, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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The National Ranger Memorial, established in 1992, is at Fort Moore, formerly named Fort Benning. army.mil

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Army wants Confederate names gone from National Ranger Memorial. Retired soldiers object

More than 100 retired U.S. Army Rangers signed a letter sent to Congressional leaders to “strenuously object to the defacement and desecration of the National Ranger Memorial.”

June 06, 2023
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  • Mark Rice
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Georgia Today: City council approves 'Cop City' funding; Safer railroad crossings; 'Best chef' named

On the Tuesday, June 6 edition of Georgia Today: Atlanta City Council approves funding for the planned public safety training center in a marathon session; the federal government is spending millions to make railroad crossing safer in Georgia; and and the owner of a restaurant in Decatur has been named the best chef in the Southeast.

June 06, 2023
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  • Peter Biello ,
  • Jeremy Powell ,
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The seal of Georgia Gannett NewsGuild, which has an illustrated peach at the center

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Reporters at two Georgia newspapers intend to unionize, calling out Gannett for ‘gutting’ newsrooms

Savannah Morning News and Athens Banner-Herald staff say they have the numbers to formalize a union.

June 06, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Jeff Seymour prepares a naval cannon for firing during the 2020 RiverBlast Festival at the National Civil War Naval Museum on July 4. Darrell Roaden Special to the Ledger-Enquirer

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  • History

Are sunken ships from Civil War still lying in the Chattahoochee? What a historian says

The Chattahoochee River has become a tourist attraction for kayaking and whitewater rafting, but some may not know the history that may lie just feet beneath their paddles.

June 06, 2023
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  • Kelby Hutchison
Demonstrators Gwendolyn Perrette, left, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Miriam Billanuava, of Birmingham, Ala., chant with others outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., March 8, 2013.

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  • News

Supreme Court opened the door to states' voting restrictions. Now a new ruling could widen them.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act continues to reverberate across the country. Republican-led states continue to pass voting restrictions that, in several cases, would have been subject to federal review had the court left the provision intact.

June 06, 2023
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