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News Articles: Atlanta

Atlanta has been chosen as one of three-cities to participate in a program to address racial bias in home valuation.

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Atlanta to participate in racial bias home valuation study

Atlanta has been chosen as one of three cities to participate in a program to address racial bias in home valuation. A recent study found persistent and widespread undervaluing of homes in communities of color.

 

December 29, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff
On Jan. 9, Kemp and other agricultural lobbyists are set to return to Atlanta for the Wild Hog Supper, which serves as the largest fundraiser for the Georgia Food Bank Association and as a kick off for the legislative session.

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Georgia 2023 legislative session teed up by Wild Hog reunion, events as lawmakers return to capitol

A host of organizations are setting the stage for what to watch when lawmakers return to the Gold Dome, where a radically reshaped Georgia Legislature will begin a new session on Jan. 9.

December 29, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
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Political Rewind: In conversation with songwriter Jimmy Webb on the stories behind his hits

Thursday on Political Rewind: In this 2017 episode, platinum-selling songwriter Jimmy Webb discusses his first memoir, The Cake And The Rain. Artists from Frank Sinatra to Barbara Streisand have recorded Webb's songs. Some of his hits include “Up, Up and Away,” “Wichita Lineman,” “MacArthur Park,” and “By The Time I Get to Phoenix.”

December 29, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Chase McGee

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Chattahoochee River Act signed into law

President Joe Biden recently signed legislation aimed at protecting the Chattahoochee River.

December 29, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
A photo of a house key next to a miniature house

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GPB morning headlines for December 29, 2022

Atlanta has been chosen as one of three-cities to participate in a program to address racial bias in home valuation.

The state of Georgia has launched its own health-insurance portal that directs people to private insurers and brokers to buy health insurance. 

December 29, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
Washington State Prison in Davisboro is one of two prisons in Georgia completely without air conditioning. Georgia is one of about a dozen states, all in the South or Southwest, without completely climate controlled prison systems.

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Atlanta jail without water or heat, detainees' relatives say

Relatives of people incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta say there's been no running water or heat there for days. The families are concerned about what they're calling "inhumane" conditions.

December 29, 2022
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Welcome to Tybee Island sign, with the sun behind it

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Georgia Today: Federal law for Georgia improvements, new leadership, West Midtown's dive bar

On the Wednesday, Dec. 28 edition of Georgia Today: A new law will aid Georgia in improvements, we'll have new leadership in the state, and there's new documentary about a West Midtown dive bar.

December 28, 2022
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
Southwest Airlines travelers wait in a long line to check on their baggage from their cancelled flights after an arctic blast and a massive winter storm dubbed Elliott swept over much of the United States in the lead-up to the Christmas holiday weekend, at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski

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GPB evening headlines for December 28, 2022

Wellstar Health System plans to buy Augusta University Health System, but details aren't available.

It's unclear how many people died from cold exposure during the record-setting holiday freeze.

Southwest Airlines cancelled 95 Atlanta flights as the airline's problems continued to snowball.

December 28, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio

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Study aims to help Georgia farmers transition to certified organic farming

With increasing consumer demand for organically grown produce, University of Georgia researchers are studying ways to help Georgia farmers transition to growing organic vegetables on out of use farmland or pasture.

December 28, 2022
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  • Devon Zwald
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Hartsfield-Jackson asks passengers to be on lookout for human trafficking during holiday travel

With increased crowds funneling through the travel hub this holiday season, airport officials are cracking down on human trafficking threats.

December 28, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Atlanta Medical Center on Boulevard will close Nov. 1. (Wellstar Health System)

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Atlanta group could take over Augusta University hospitals

An Atlanta-area hospital system could take over the hospitals affiliated with Georgia's only public medical school under a deal announced Tuesday. Augusta University Health System says it has signed a letter of intent to join Marietta-based nonprofit Wellstar Health System.

December 28, 2022
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GPB morning headlines for December 28, 2022

South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.

University of Georgia researchers have launched a study looking at ways to help Georgia farmers transition to growing certified organic vegetables on out of use farmland or pasture.

December 28, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
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Political Rewind: Revisiting former CNN President Tom Johnson on his lifelong career in journalism

Wednesday on Political Rewind: We're revisiting a conversation with former CNN President Tom Johnson. This 2017 dialogue details Johnson's journalistic start in Macon through his experience aiding CNN through its early years.

 

December 28, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Chase McGee
The new Columbia-class submarines are likely to be stationed at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base

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Georgia bases land priority projects in national defense bill

President Joe Biden signed the $858 billion National Defense Authorization Act on Friday, legislation that approves fiscal 2023 funding requests for Georgia military bases from St. Marys to Marietta.

December 28, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.

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New emergency room comes to South Georgia

South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.

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