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This combination of photos shows, from left to right, Specialist Kennedy Sanders, of Waycross, Ga, Sgt. William Jerome Rivers  of Carrollton, Ga. and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah, Ga.

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GPB evening headlines for January 30, 2024

President Joe Biden has spoken to the family members of the three American soldiers, all from Georgia, killed in Jordan on Sunday.

An influential member of the Georgia House, Columbus State Representative Richard Smith, the body's Rules Chairman has died.

Authorities in Atlanta's Fulton County are investigating a cyber-attack that has shut down some county services starting on Sunday.

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GPB morning headlines for January 30, 2024

All three of the American soldiers killed in a drone strike by an Iran-backed group on Sunday were assigned to a U.S. Army Reserve unit based out of Georgia's Fort Moore.

Georgia’s prosecuting attorney’s qualification commission is one step closer to reviewing cases.

Georgia's one and only facility for exporting liquefied natural gas could be impacted by a new order issued by President Joe Biden.

January 30, 2024
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GPB evening headlines for January 29, 2024

All three of the American soldiers killed in a drone strike by an Iran-backed group yesterday were assigned to a Georgia based unit.

A new order by President Joe Biden could block future expansion plans at a liquefied natural gas export facility on Georgia's coast.

Georgia's agricultural income is expected to fall to a 10-year average of about $3 billion.  But poultry might benefit from beef prices.

January 29, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for January 29, 2024

Two controversial elections bills passed the Georgia Senate Friday and now move to the House.

Lawmakers are taking another swing at a sports-betting bill.

January 29, 2024
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The Georgia Supreme Court overturned Tex McIver’s murder conviction. He shot his wife, Diane McIver, as they drove home from a party in 2018.

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GPB evening headlines for January 26, 2024

A former Atlanta attorney once charged with felony murder in his wife's death has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

State lawmakers gave final passage yesterday to a bill creating a state definition for antisemitism.

A corporate donor is eliminating about $200,000 in school lunch debt for students in four Metro Atlanta school districts.

January 26, 2024
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A long-tailed macaque which is kept for use in the clinical research is seen inside cage at National Primate Research Center, run by Chulalongkorn University in Saraburi Province, north of Bangkok, Saturday, May 23, 2020.

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Proposed monkey breeding facility in Georgia raises concerns over health, waste

The project could bring more than 250 jobs to Southwest Georgia.  But residents say the risks aren't worth it.

January 26, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for January 26, 2024

The Georgia House and Senate passed a bill creating a state definition of antisemitism yesterday.

Building on efforts to address mental health care disparities, advocates laid out their legislative priorities at the Georgia State Capitol this week. 

Macon-Bibb County is dedicating a million dollars of American Rescue Plan funds to create a facility meant to better connect victims of violent crime to social services, legal advocacy and even trauma informed health care.

January 26, 2024
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Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, announces plans for an increased state income tax deduction for children Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Atlanta. The increased deduction could save parents about $55 per child per year, or about $150 million statewide.

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GPB evening headlines for January 25, 2024

Georgia's top Republican state lawmakers have put some detail into their plans for tax relief in the current legislative session.

Some residents are raising health and environmental concerns over plans for a monkey breeding facility in southwest Georgia.

Building on efforts to address mental health care disparities, advocates laid out their legislative priorities at the state capitol.

January 25, 2024
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Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, announces plans for an increased state income tax deduction for children Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Atlanta. The increased deduction could save parents about $55 per child per year, or about $150 million statewide.

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GPB morning headlines for January 25, 2024

Speaker of the House Jon Burns announced major new tax legislation on Wednesday.

The Georgia state Senate Wednesday passed a bill to redraw school board districts in Georgia's second-largest school system after a federal judge ruled they were unconstitutionally discriminatory.

A first-of-its-kind sustainable jet fuel factory was unveiled Wednesday in rural Soperton, Georgia.

January 25, 2024
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GPB evening headlines for January 24, 2024

The Georgia state Senate today passed a bill to redraw school board districts in Cobb County after a federal judge tossed them out.

A new program to prepare workers for Georgia's fast-growing electric vehicle industry has graduated its first cohort of students.

Georgia is now home to a first-of-its-kind sustainable jet fuel factory, a plant aimed at transitioning aviation to cleaner energy.

January 24, 2024
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The town of Plains, Ga. has a population of 543 and served as the hometown for former U.S.. President Jimmy Carter. Its longtime mayor,  Mayor L.E. “Boze” Godwin , announced in January 2024 that he is stepping down after 40 years in office.

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Mayor of Plains, Ga., resigns after 40 years in office

Mayor Boze Godwin presided over a small Southwest Georgia town that became a tourist attraction because of former President Jimmy Carter.

January 24, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for January 24, 2024

As the state’s electric vehicle industry continues to grow, Goodwill of North Georgia is working to train people for clean energy jobs.

Savannah will again host a large marathon on its streets in November.

January 24, 2024
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams the “Death Star” and said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband should “stay out of our girls’ bathrooms.”

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GPB evening headlines for January 23, 2024

Northwest Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is urging Nikki Haley to drop out of the Republican presidential race.

A bill to define antisemitism in Georgia law stalled last year over how the measure should be worded.  But now it's moving ahead.

Savannah once again will host a large marathon on its streets in November.  But officials say this one will be different than the last.

January 23, 2024
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Rep. Esther Panitch, a Sandy Springs Democrat, argues in favor of a bill that would add antisemitism to the state’s hate crimes law. Panitch is the only Jewish state lawmaker in Georgia. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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GPB morning headlines for January 23, 2024

Georgia leaders are continuing to invest in mental health treatment by funding additional crisis stabilization centers including a new one in Fulton County.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to advance a bill creating a state definition of antisemitism.

Yesterday was the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, which was overturned by the Supreme Court over a year ago. 

January 23, 2024
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Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gets a hug from his mother, Coretta Scott King, at a news conference, Jan. 14, 1989, in Atlanta where it was announced that he would replace her as president of the King Center as of April 4.

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GPB evening headlines for January 22, 2024

Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after a battle with prostate cancer.

On the 51st anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision, how the landscape has changed for people seeking abortions in Georgia.

Federal prosecutors this month secured lengthy prison sentences  in related cases involving syndicated conservation easements.

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