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GPB evening headlines for March 24, 2023

Georgia Republicans shelved a plan to expand the state voucher program for private school tuition and home-schooling yesterday.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced members for his new community task force providing input on the police training center.

Piedmont Health announced plans yesterday to build a $30 million freestanding children's hospital to serve the Columbus area.

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GPB morning headlines for March 24, 2023

The Georgia Senate approved its version of a $32.4 billion state spending plan that cuts funding for higher education and Georgia Public Broadcasting. 

A federal lawsuit filed this week by the city of Atlanta and six metro area counties aims to recover damages from opioid manufacturers.

Federal transportation officials have awarded the public transit system in Savannah's Chatham County a $1.2 million grant to develop a prototype ride-share service.

Officials with Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expect 4.4 million passengers to travel through the airport over the two-week spring holiday period beginning on Sunday.

March 24, 2023
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Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin pills, made by Purdue Pharma LP sit on a counter at a local pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S., April 25, 2017. Photo by: George Frey/File Photo/Reuters

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GPB evening headlines for March 23, 2023

The City of Atlanta and six metro area counties have filed a lawsuit aiming to recover damages from several opioid manufacturers.

Officials have received more than 100,000 comments about the permit application for a titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp.

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expects 4.4 million passengers to travel through the airport over the spring holiday period.

March 23, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for March 23, 2023

Lawmakers held a final hearing on Wednesday for a House bill proposing sweeping mental health legislation. 

Advocates for Northwest Georgia waterways have secured funding to begin multi-year testing to determine the extent of contamination by so-called "forever chemicals."

A task force looking into unsolved cases in Dekalb County will use federal funding to identify remains in 27 cases.

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GPB evening headlines for March 22, 2023

Advocates for Northwest Georgia waterways have secured funding to begin multi-year testing for so-called "forever chemicals."

The Decatur Book Festival and the Candler Park Music Festival have announced that they will cancel their events this year.

A task force looking into unsolved crime in DeKalb County will use federal funds to identify remains in 27 cases.

March 22, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for March 22, 2023

A bill to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youth is headed to the Governor’s desk after passing out of the legislature.

A Georgia Department of Banking and Finance official is reassuring state lawmakers that Georgia banks remain healthy.

A bill that provides additional funding for veteran’s mental health services has passed the Georgia House and Senate.

March 22, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for March 21, 2023

A federal judge convicted an attorney in South Georgia's Sumter County on five charges related to his role in the Jan. 6th attack.

A bill to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youth is headed to the Governor’s desk after passing out of the legislature.

The state Senate has given final passage to bill to create a state commission for Georgia's fast-growing citrus industry.

March 21, 2023
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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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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 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 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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A small selection of products offered by William Goodall, and Katiana Kay, his partner in their CBD online shop Bay Smokes, are shown, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.

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Georgia Supreme Court rules in Delta-8, Delta-10 case

A Gwinnett County prosecutor is pleased with the ruling but wants more clarity on the cannabis-derived products.

March 17, 2023
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Revelers prepare for the 195-year-old St. Patrick's Day parade on one of the city's historic squares, Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Savannah, Ga. Savannah is gearing up for a big comeback of its most profitable holiday Thursday, March 17, 2022, as its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade returns for the first time since 2019.

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GPB morning headlines for March 17, 2023

The Georgia House Thursday approved a measure that would ban transgender minors from receiving some gender-affirming care.

Two Georgia teams are playing in the NCAA basketball tournament Friday: the University of Georgia women’s team and Kennesaw State University men’s team.

Savannah's popular St. Patrick's Day parade is Friday morning, when thousands of revelers will line the streets and squares of downtown.

March 17, 2023
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Members of the transgender and gender non-binary community and their allies gather to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, 2017 at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, California. International Transgender Day of Visibility is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

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GPB evening headlines for March 16, 2023

The Georgia House today approved a measure that would ban transgender minors from receiving some gender-affirming care.

Legislation to legalize sports betting in Georgia was left for dead after last week's Crossover Day but was brought back to life today.

Two years ago, a gunman opened fire at several Atlanta area spas, killing eight people, including six Asian women.

March 16, 2023
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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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