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News Articles: Atlanta

SB 140, a bill restricting access to some health care for transgender children, passed the Georgia House Thursday, March 16.

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Georgia House approves ban on some gender-affirming care for transgender children

The Republican-led chamber voted to outlaw hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery for transgender minors.

March 16, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter runs football drills during Georgia's Pro Day, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Athens, Ga.

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Georgia's Jalen Carter gets 1-year probation, $1,000 fine

Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing related to a crash that killed Bulldogs offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member. Carter has been sentenced to 12 months' probation and a $1,000 fine.

March 16, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Hospital.

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Safer Hospitals Act wins approval from Senate committee after passing in the House

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services approved of House Bill 383, the Safer Hospitals Act, in its meeting yesterday. The bill calls for stronger protections to ensure the safety of emergency health care workers and health care workers in a hospital.

March 16, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
David Bottoms served as Georgia's Poet Laureate from 2000 to 2012.

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Remembering former Georgia Poet Laureate David Bottoms

Former Georgia Poet Laureate David Bottoms has died at the age of 73. His former student and current poetry professor at Mercer University James Davis May shares his memories of him.

March 16, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

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Bill banning TikTok on state devices advances

A Georgia House committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would codify a ban on the use of TikTok on state-owned devices.   

March 16, 2023
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
The Genauers, state Rep. Debra Bazemore D-South Fulton and state Sen. Elena Parent (D-Dekalb) smile on Monday, March 13, 2023, after the Small Business Development House committee unanimously cleared Senate Bill 55.

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‘Georgia Lemonade Stand Act’ aims to exempt kids from obtaining permits

When Rami Genauer learned that his kids’ lemonade stand was illegal in Georgia, he emailed his state senator. The result: the 'Georgia Lemonade Act,' which would exempt children under the age of 18 from acquiring a license or permit to sell lemonade or other products.

March 16, 2023
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  • Madgie Robinson
Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Lawsuits have been filed in West Virginia and North Carolina challenging the states' restrictions on the use of abortion pills.

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Political Rewind: Texas judge to rule on 'abortion pill'; More on Trump and Ralston's 2020 call

Thursday on Political Rewind: A Texas federal judge says he’ll rule soon on the use of a pill that induces more than half of the abortions in the U.S. Plus, new details on the 2020 phone conversation between former President Donald Trump and late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston.

March 16, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Former Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter stands after running football drills during Georgia's Pro Day, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Athens, Ga.

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Georgia's Carter goes down with apparent cramping at pro day

Stetson Bennett says he'd give himself a lukewarm grade for his workout of about 55 passes for NFL scouts, general managers and coaches at Georgia's pro day. Jalen Carter didn't stick around to comment on his performance or anything else.

March 16, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Monday, March 13, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa.

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Georgia grand jury heard another Trump call recording

A special grand jury that investigated whether Donald Trump and his allies illegally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia heard a recording of the former president pushing a top state lawmaker to call a special session to overturn his loss in the state.

March 16, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Rep. Michelle Au speaks at the Georgia State Capitol on March 16, 2023, two years after six Asian women and two others were shot and killed in spa shootings in 2021

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AAPI Lawmakers reflect on progress and hurdles two years after Atlanta spa shootings

Two years have passed since the deadly shootings at spas in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. On the week of the anniversary, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) lawmakers mourn and reflect on progress and challenges since the shootings. 

March 16, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Break the Silence rally

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GPB morning headlines for March 16, 2023

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Atlanta area spa shootings, where eight people, including six Asian women, were murdered by a white gunman.

A bill that would ban the use of third party grants in elections passed a key committee hearing Wednesday. 

Family caregivers are at higher risk of emotional stress, depression and other health problems. A group with the Georgia Department of Public Health is focusing on solutions.

March 16, 2023
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WellStar Atlanta Medical Center shut its doors on Nov. 1, leaving the city 460 hospital beds poorer. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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GPB evening headlines for March 15, 2023

Wellstar Health System is hitting back against federal complaints filed by a Civil Rights group and state and local officials.

A bill to limit transgender care for minors is moving forward in the state House, where a committee approved it on a party-line vote.

Georgia taxpayers will get refunds in six-to-eight weeks after Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a billion-dollar tax measure.

March 15, 2023
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File photo provided by Getty Images

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Georgia Today: Anti-trans bill moves forward; tax rebates; Savannah Bananas taking world by storm

On the Wednesday, March 15 edition of Georgia Today: A bill banning gender-affirming surgeries for minors moves a step closer to becoming law; tax rebates for Georgians; and the Savannah Bananas are taking the world by storm.

March 15, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
A rendering of the proposed spaceport in Camden County, Ga.

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Attorney general, grand jury lean on Camden to release spaceport records

County officials continue to keep secret many documents and correspondence related to the $12 million Spaceport Camden project.

March 15, 2023
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  • Mary Landers
Charity Lawson

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Georgia’s Charity Lawson will be the next ‘Bachelorette’ lead. ‘She is the moment'

It all went down on this week's The Bachelor "The Women Tell All” episode.

March 15, 2023
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  • Chelsea Madden
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