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News Articles: Atlanta

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 morning headlines for June 6, 2023

The Atlanta City Council has voted to approve funding the construction of a controversial public safety training center known to opponents as “Cop City.” 

Journalists at two Georgia newspapers announced a unionization effort Monday, as they seek better pay and working conditions from media conglomerate Gannett.

June 06, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Hundreds rallied in the atrium of Atlanta City Hall on Monday to show and voice their opposition to the planned public safety training center. The City Council is expected to vote Monday on funding the center.

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LIVE COVERAGE: Atlanta City Council approves 'Cop City' funding after hundreds speak for 15 hours

This is ongoing coverage of the Atlanta City Council’s vote on legislation to fund the public safety training center, also known as 'Cop City.'

June 06, 2023
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  • Dyana Bagby and
  • Collin Kelley
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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Hundreds speak against Atlanta police training facility during City Council public comment

Protesters outside City Hall demanded the council allow more people to sign up for public comment. Over 300 people registered to speak but hundreds more were turned away at the door when the building reached capacity. 

June 05, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of the Atlanta pop/R&B/hip-hop trio TLC, who have just released their first documentary, Lifetime/A&E's "TLC Forever"

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'TLC Forever' is an often compelling reveal of TLC, now

TLC's look, hit songs and 'we-can-battle-with-the-guys' dance moves distinguished the Atlanta trio in the 1990s, but a new documentary proves their impact lives on.

June 05, 2023
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  • Sonia Murray
The inside of Atlanta City Hall is shown from above with folding chairs on a large floor.

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GPB evening headlines for June 5, 2023

The Atlanta City Council is expected to vote today on a plan to approve $31 million for a controversial police training center.

About 19,000 older Georgians could lose food assistance benefits under the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement signed into law.

Journalists at two Gannett newspapers in Georgia announced a unionization effort today for better pay and working conditions.

June 05, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
More than 350 people signed up to speak in a period of public comment at Atlanta City Hall on June 5, 2023 as a City Council meeting and vote held in the chambers is broadcast to the atrium of the building.

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Developing story: Atlanta City Council votes on police training facility

The Atlanta City Council is meeting at this hour to hear public comment and then vote on $31 million for the controversial public training center known to opponents as “Cop City.”

June 05, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
The Columbus Convention & Trade Center is at 801 Front Ave., along the Chattahoochee River. columbustradecenter.com  Read more at: https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/business/article276046621.html#storylink=cpy

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Georgia GOP convention brings national spotlight and an economic boost to Columbus

Business leaders in Columbus believe the national spotlight on the city during the Georgia Republican Party’s 2023 State Convention will lead to more hosting opportunities.

June 05, 2023
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  • Brittany McGee
Atlanta Police Deparment Hiring

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Political Rewind: Vote on planned Atlanta police training center; Week of state GOP convention

Monday on Political Rewind: Donald Trump will headline the state GOP convention this weekend in Columbus. Gov. Kemp will not attend, and he's now going after Trump publicly. The Atlanta City Council will vote on funding for the controversial police training center, with large protests expected.

June 05, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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An oyster is held open, resting on two outstretched hands.

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  • Environment

Georgia's oyster season comes to a close, as risk of foodborne illness rises over the summer

The routine closure comes as oysters enter their spawning season.

June 05, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
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Georgia Today: City council prepares to vote on 'Cop City;' Mobile health units; Oyster season ends

Hundreds of people line up to speak as the Atlanta City Council prepares to vote on the proposed police training facility; Fulton County launches a new mobile mental health unit; and oyster harvesting season officially ends in Georgia — we'll tell you whether you can expect more oysters in restaurants across the region. 

June 05, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya ,
  • Jeremy Powell ,
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'Play desert' study points to urban, rural disparities in access to good parks

Physical activity is vital for children’s health. But a recent study from the University of Georgia shows there are disparities in access to places where kids can play.

June 05, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
The lobby of the Academy for Classical Education in Macon.

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  • Education

How racial disparities in discipline can undercut 'school choice'

Charter schools are a pillar of the school choice movement. But when discipline is racially inequitable in a charter school, it calls the meaning of school choice into question.

June 05, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
Coretta Scott King, center, widow of Martin Luther King Jr., presents the Martin Luther King Jr. Non-Violent Peace to President Jimmy Carter at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Jan. 14, 1979. First lady Rosalyn Carter stands with them at the podium.

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The Carters and the Kings formed an alliance for race relations though Jimmy and Martin never met

Former President Jimmy Carter and fellow Georgian Martin Luther King Jr. never met during all their time in Atlanta. But the Rev. Bernice King tells The Associated Press that Carter has been a “courageous” and “principled” figure who built on her father’s work, advancing the King family's vision of racial equality and human rights. 

June 05, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A room of people sitting at desks

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State agencies slow to reopen public meetings to in-person access; DNR reverts to pre-pandemic ways

It takes around four hours by car to go from Savannah to Atlanta — not an easy trip to make in time for a 9 a.m. weekday meeting of the state Board of Natural Resources.

June 05, 2023
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  • Chaya Tong
Students play on the playground at the Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Decatur, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for June 5, 2023

Georgia's oyster harvesting season officially ended last week.

Fulton County launched its new mobile mental health unit last week.

Physical activity is vital for children’s health, but a recent study from the University of Georgia shows there are disparities in access to places where kids can play. 

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