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News Articles: Atlanta

Senator Ossof joined Roswell officials May 22, 2023 to announce The Helper Act a bill to help public servants buy homes where they live.

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Sen. Jon Ossoff announces Helper Act to assist public employees in buying homes

Local officials gathered in Roswell with Sen. Jon Ossoff on Tuesday to announce bipartisan legislation to help public servants live where they work.

May 23, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Motorists pass a sign dedicated to former President Jimmy Carter along Jimmy Carter Blvd. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Norcross, Ga.

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Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream

Jimmy Carter's grandson says the former president remains in good spirits three months after entering end-of-life care at home. Jason Carter says his grandfather follows public discussion of his legacy and even enjoys regular servings of ice cream.

May 23, 2023
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The skyline is seen Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for May 23, 2023

Yesterday's partial collapse of a crane at an Atlanta construction site displaced 1,000 residents in nearby apartment complexes.

Fans of Georgia peaches might have a tough time finding them this summer.  Peach farmers lost about 95% of this year's crop.

Georgia's insurance commissioner has named a director for the state's soon-to-be launched health insurance exchange.

May 23, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
This year, Southern Living Magazine included the riverwalk as one of many reasons to spend Memorial Day Weekend in Columbus, Georgia. Steve Gibbon, AllTrails App  Read more at: https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/living/travel/article275594176.html#storylink=cpy

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Columbus named a top Memorial Day weekend destination by Southern Living

The secret’s out, Columbus.

May 23, 2023
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  • Mona Moore
Attending Monday’s press conference announcing the Buckhead Safety Alliance’s privately funded security patrols using off-duty Atlanta Police Department officers are, from left, Robin Loudermilk, CEO of Loudermilk Companies and chair of the Atlanta Police Foundation; former APD sergeant and chair of the Buckhead Public Safety Task Force Valerie Sellers; Atlanta City Councilmember Mary Norwood; State Rep. Betsy Holland; Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods President Debra Wathen; Chief Darin Schierbaum; Maj. Ai

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More off-duty Atlanta Police officers to patrol Buckhead commercial corridors

More police officers are patrolling some of Buckhead’s busiest commercial thoroughfares thanks to a privately funded initiative to provide more security in the affluent north Atlanta neighborhood.

May 23, 2023
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  • Dyana Bagby
Map of South River Forest

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Atlanta to buy 46 acres in South River Forest for future parks, trails

The city is moving forward to buy 46 acres in the South River Forest for the creation of parks and trails in Southeast Atlanta.

May 23, 2023
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  • Dyana Bagby
Senator Warnock

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Warnock urges more insulin price relief while in Georgia during Senate recess

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s push to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month yielded pocketbook protection for seniors in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act.

May 23, 2023
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  • Jill Nolin
Governor Brian Kemp and Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Political Rewind: Kemp's trip to Israel; Report highlights Georgia's non-competitive districts

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp's trip to Israel is drawing international attention to a bill to fight antisemitism that failed under the Gold Dome. Meanwhile, a report notes that gerrymandering has left Georgia without a single competitive district. And who will voters blame if the U.S. debt defaults? 

May 23, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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 Red knots fatten up on Georgia beaches before migrating north to the Arctic to raise young. Credit: Fletcher Smith/GA DNR

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Georgia’s coast provides a critical refuge for this shorebird

A helicopter survey provides a snapshot of the red knot population in Coastal Georgia.

May 23, 2023
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  • Mary Landers
bannedbooks

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Georgia Today: Forsyth settles book-ban suit; Peach farmers in trouble; Public servant legislation

On the Tuesday, May 23 edition of Georgia Today: Forsyth County settles its suit with the federal government over its book banning procedures; Georgia peach farmers are facing their worst crop in more than 50 years; and Senator Ossoff announces new legislation to help public servants live where they work.

May 23, 2023
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The skyline is seen Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in Atlanta.

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Atlanta crane collapse displaces residents of 1,000 apartments

Residents of about 1,000 apartments in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood remained unable to return to their homes, a day after a crane partially collapsed at a nearby construction site. Atlanta fire chief Rod Smith said one of the crane's counterweights became dislodged and fell, causing damage to the crane Monday afternoon. 

May 23, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County's RICO case against former President Trump and his allies in an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election could take more than four months, the district attorney's office said.

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GPB morning headlines for May 23, 2023

A state court in Cobb County is set to hear arguments today in a redistricting case that could reverberate across the state.

Local officials gathered in Roswell Monday morning with Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff to announce bipartisan legislation to help public servants live where they work.

May 23, 2023
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Chris "Ludacris" Bridges receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Atlanta's Ludacris has the No. 1 spot at the movies — and a new star in Hollywood

"I don’t want it if it's not authentic," Ludacris said. "If it's not organic, then I don't want any parts of it. That's just who I am. And I want to feel like I earned it. And I'm [going to] be honest with y'all — today I feel like I earned it!" (And Ludacris declared that before his Fast X made $320 million worldwide; securing the second-biggest global opening weekend of the year.)

May 22, 2023
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  • Sonia Murray
National Hurricane Center

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2023 Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1. The first subtropical system formed months ago

The Atlantic hurricane season has not officially started but the National Hurricane Center has already identified the first subtropical cyclone of 2023 — and it formed months ago.

May 22, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for May 22, 2023

A state court in Cobb County is set to hear arguments tomorrow in a redistricting case that could reverberate across the state.

Officials gathered in Roswell with US Senator Jon Ossoff to announce legislation to help public servants live where they work.

Russia's foreign ministry has named four Georgia politicians among 500 Americans banned from visiting the country.

May 22, 2023
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