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A helicopter flies over the scene of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. Photo by Julia Nikhinson/ Reuters

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GPB evening headlines for March 26, 2024

The Georgia Ports Authority is reacting to a bridge collapse in Baltimore, pointing out major differences with a bridge in Savannah.

The state Senate has passed a $36 billion fiscal year 2025 state budget that includes state employee and teacher pay raises.

More Georgians are signing up for health insurance in the federal marketplace, in part because they were kicked off of Medicaid.

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GPB morning headlines for March 26, 2024

The Atlanta Veteran’s Affairs office has a new name honoring the late Georgia senator and veteran.

Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is demanding answers from the U.S. Postal Service about reported delays at a new processing and distribution center in Palmetto, southwest of Atlanta.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced new transportation projects in his State of the City address Monday.

March 26, 2024
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More than 1,000 people age 50 or older took one of four versions of the SAGE test.

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GPB morning headlines for March 25, 2024

A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association estimates 70% of family caregivers are stressed by coordinating care for someone with dementia. In Georgia, that’s about 374,000 family caregivers.

Georgia lawmakers are considering a new effort to block a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp.

Researchers from Emory and Georgia Tech are working together on a device that would help prevent heat related injuries.

March 25, 2024
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Republican John Oxendine talks to reporters in Atlanta, July 20, 2010, during his unsuccessful bid for the GOP nomination for Georgia governor. Oxendine agreed on Thursday, May 12, 2022 to settle a state ethics case that alleged Oxendine was misusing leftover money from that campaign by giving $128,000 to the state of Georgia.

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GPB evening headlines for March 22, 2024

Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has pleaded guilty in a federal case accusing him of health care fraud.

Rome Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a motion to oust US House Speaker Mike Johnson. She calls it a warning.

A January 6th defendant who at the time of the attack was a Savannah car salesman is showing interest in taking his case to trial.

March 22, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for March 22, 2024

The Georgia state Senate passed two controversial immigration bills Thursday.

A bill that would expand Medicaid in Georgia failed in a state Senate committee meeting Thursday morning.

A January 6th defendant, who at the time of the insurrection was a Savannah car salesman, is showing interest in taking his case to trial.

Macon’s 2024 International Cherry Blossom Festival is heading into its last weekend. This year’s final day will be earlier than the last. 

March 22, 2024
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A photo of Willie Pye among protester placards.

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GPB evening headlines for March 21, 2024

Georgia ended its pandemic era-moratorium on executions last night.  Willie James Pye was put to death by lethal injection.

A bill making it harder for Georgia workers at companies that receive state incentives to unionize is expected to become law.

State Senators have given passage to a bill to provide $6,500 vouchers to fund private school tuition and home schooling.

March 21, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for March 21, 2024

The state of Georgia ended its pandemic era moratorium on executions Wednesday by putting to death Willie Pye, convicted of the 1993 murder of Alicia Yarbrough.

A bill creating a school voucher program now awaits Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature to become law.

State Lawmakers have approved a bill that could limit labor unions in Georgia.

March 21, 2024
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This image provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows inmate Willie James Pye. A judge on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, signed the order for the execution of Pye, who was convicted of murder and other crimes in the November 1993 killing of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. The execution is set for March 20 at 7 p.m., after the judge set an execution window between noon that day and noon on March 27. (Georgia Department of Corrections via AP)

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GPB evening headlines for March 20, 2024

Vigils are planned in at least a dozen cities across the state tonight for Georgia's first scheduled execution since the pandemic.

USPS problems are causing some Georgia voters to experience delays getting absentee ballots and absentee ballot applications.

Bloomberg Philanthropies has selected Savannah among 25 cities for a new program aimed at reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

March 20, 2024
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This image provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows inmate Willie James Pye. A judge on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, signed the order for the execution of Pye, who was convicted of murder and other crimes in the November 1993 killing of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. The execution is set for March 20 at 7 p.m., after the judge set an execution window between noon that day and noon on March 27.

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GPB morning headlines for March 20, 2024

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency for Willie Pye, scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 1993 killing. 

Savannah is one of 25 cities nationwide chosen by Bloomberg Philanthropies for a new program aimed at reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

The University of Georgia Extension is hosting its annual Farm Stress Summit Wednesday.

March 20, 2024
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This image provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows inmate Willie James Pye. A judge on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, signed the order for the execution of Pye, who was convicted of murder and other crimes in the November 1993 killing of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. The execution is set for March 20 at 7 p.m., after the judge set an execution window between noon that day and noon on March 27.

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GPB evening headlines for March 19, 2024

A man condemned for a 1993 murder is seeking clemency today for what could be Georgia's first execution since the pandemic.

State lawmakers are taking action to shield judges from violent threats.  A new bill would limit public access to their addresses.

The University of Georgia Extension is holding its annual Farm Stress Summit, aimed at helping the mental health of farmers.

March 19, 2024
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Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee presides over a hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta.

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GPB morning headlines for March 19, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants are seeking an appeal to a judge's decision not to disqualify the district attorney from the Georgia election case.

The Georgia legislature passed a bill creating a program that aims to bring more mental health professionals to Georgia.

State lawmakers are taking action to shield judges from violent threats.

March 19, 2024
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22-year-old nursing student Laken Hope Riley is shown wearing scrubs from Augusta University School of Nursing.

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GPB evening headlines for March 18, 2024

The father of slain Georgia nursing student Laken Riley says he's angry his daughter's death is being used politically.

A push to remove an Interstate flyover in Savannah is picking up steam thanks to new federal funding.

US Senator Jon Ossoff wants federal action against scammers charging veterans high fees to file claims with Veterans Affairs.

March 18, 2024
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The Interstate 16 flyover crosses Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Savannah, exiting onto nearby Montgomery Street.

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GPB morning headlines for March 18, 2024

A push to remove an interstate flyover from part of downtown Savannah is picking up steam thanks to new federal funding.

Georgia lawmakers have passed legislation that pauses a state sales tax that's meant to attract data centers to the state.

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff held a roundtable with veterans in Smyrna on Friday to discuss his inquiry into a scam targeting veterans.

March 18, 2024
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District Attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis speaks during an Associated Press interview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for March 15, 2024

The District Attorney leading Georgia's election interference case either has to step down or remove a special prosecutor from it.

The state Senate is backing major reforms to Georgia's contentious regulations on construction for hospital and medical services.

Saturday marks the third anniversary of a series of Atlanta-area spa shootings that killed eight people, six of them Asian women.

March 15, 2024
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Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) and Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) talk to reporters after passage of SB 233 on March 14, 2024.

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GPB evening headlines for March 14, 2024

The state House has passed a bill to provide funds for students in low-performing public schools to transfer to private schools.

All but two members of Georgia's US House delegation supported a bill that would ban the popular video app TikTok in the US.

The only primary care clinic in one of Georgia's 10 worst counties for health outcomes is expanding, thanks to a collaboration.

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