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News Articles: Atlanta

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watches proceedings during a hearing to decide if the final report by a special grand jury looking into possible interference in the 2020 presidential election can be released Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.

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GPB morning headlines for March 21, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is asking a Georgia court to essentially shut down any ability to prosecute crimes stemming from a Fulton County special grand jury's investigation into 2020 election interference.

Georgia Ports Authority police officers would have more power granted to them under a bill passed by the state Senate Monday.

Two organizations, one for profit and one non-profit, are working together to address food insecurity in the Atlanta metro area.

March 21, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watches proceedings during a hearing to decide if the final report by a special grand jury looking into possible interference in the 2020 presidential election can be released Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for March 20, 2023

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are attacking a Fulton County special grand jury and the prosecutor who convened it.

A bill to expand Georgia’s school voucher program with $6,000 incentives moved forward in a state House subcommittee today.

State lawmakers are working toward a final version of a bill to regulate electric vehicle charging stations and the fees they'll collect.

March 20, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Savannah Music Festival artistic director Ryan McMaken poses for a portrait outside the organization's offices in downtown Savannah.

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The Savannah Music Festival kicks off this week. Here's a preview

The Savannah Music Festival kicks off on Thursday. Ryan McMaken, the festival's artistic director, spoke with GPB's Peter Biello about what to expect.

March 20, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Rep.  Soo Hong (R - Lawrenceville) presents SB 44 on the House Floor.

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Lawmakers: Bill increasing gang recruitment penalties heads to Kemp's Desk on Day 36

The Georgia House approved a bill that would crack down on gang recruitment in the state. 

March 20, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
The Trump Impeachment Trial - Day 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia Today: Trump files against Fulton; regulations for EVs; teachers' retirement takes a hit

On the Monday, March 20 edition of Georgia Today: Former President Trump has filed a motion against Fulton County; lawmakers pass regulations for electric vehicles; and a local retirement fund for teachers takes a hit during recent bank failures.

March 20, 2023
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Monday, March 13, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa.

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Political Rewind: Trump asks for protests; Former Texas gov. sabotaged Carter in Iran hostage crisis

Monday on Political Rewind: Former President Donald Trump called for supporters to protest his possible indictment in New York. His move sends a message to Fani Willis. Plus, new information lends credence to the theory that the 1980 Reagan campaign sabotaged efforts to bring American hostages home.

March 20, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Donald Trump at a rally in Macon

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Trump files motion seeking to derail investigation into Georgia election interference

Trump's lawyers want the courts to bar the Fulton County district attorney from investigating further and suppress any evidence gathered.

March 20, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
Wide Shot of Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

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Georgia lawmakers concerned over looming Medicaid redeterminations

Democratic lawmakers in the Georgia House held an informal hearing last week on how to manage the end of a temporary federal policy that kept over 2 million people in Georgia on Medicaid since the start of the pandemic. 

March 20, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas

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  • Politics

Online sports betting back on the table as Georgia lawmakers hijack soapbox derby bill

Late action in the 2023 legislative session revived hopes for supporters of sports betting in Georgia.

March 20, 2023
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  • Stanley Dunlap
An electric vehicle is shown while charging.

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GPB morning headlines for March 20, 2023

The Georgia House and Senate have each passed similar bills to regulate electric vehicles.

Democratic lawmakers in the Georgia House held an informal hearing last week on how to manage the end of a temporary federal policy that kept over 2 million people in Georgia on Medicaid since the start of the pandemic. 

March 20, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio

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State retirement fund managers confident of little impact from bank failures

Though Georgia’s Teachers Retirement System (TRS) lost about $33 million when two large banks failed earlier this month,  the loss is just a sliver of a fraction of the TRS’ $88 billion in total assets.

March 17, 2023
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist was one of several landmarks that Savannah's St. Patrick's Day parade passed by. The parade traditionally begins after the conclusion of the cathedral's morning mass.

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‘Our heritage runs so deep here’: Savannahians, tourists turn out for St. Patrick's Day parade

The parade was in full force this year, after a muted turnout in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 17, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Inside a COVID-19 intensive care unit at LAC-USC Medical Center.

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GPB evening headlines for March 17, 2023

State lawmakers discussed the end of a federal policy that has kept more than two million Georgians on Medicaid during Covid.

The state Supreme Court has cleared the way for Gwinnett County to resume prosecutions to stop sales of Delta-8 and Delta-10.

Thousands of Georgians and tourists alike came to downtown Savannah today for the city's raucous Saint Patrick's Day parade.

March 17, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Basketball fans.

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'I'm very proud of us': despite NCAA loss, Kennesaw State students optimistic about team's future

In honor of Kennesaw State’s men’s basketball team's first NCAA Tournament for the first time, the university hosted a watch party Friday for their Division I tournament against Xavier University.

March 17, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Mimi Rissman, 85, center, holds a sign announcing her 86th birthday while watching the St. Patrick's Day parade, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in historic downtown Savannah, Ga. After nearly two centuries, the Irish holiday has become Savannah's most profitable tourist draw and street party for hundreds of thousands of locals and visitors.

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Georgia Today: Sports betting is not dead; court weighs in on Delta-8; St. Patty's Day in Savannah

On the Friday, March 17 edition of Georgia Today: Sports betting in Georgia is not quite dead; the Georgia Supreme Court weighs in on Delta-8 and Delta-10; and St. Patrick's Day returns in Savannah.

March 17, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
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