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GPB morning headlines for January 22, 2024

Patient groups want antiviral treatments more available to Georgians at risk from COVID-19.

Savannah's National Historic Landmark District is no longer listed as threatened.

A man from Savannah charged with storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th insurrection will now wait for a pending Supreme Court case to play out before proceeding with his own case.

January 22, 2024
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This image from bodycam video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Johnny Hollman Sr. speaking with Officer Kiran Kimbrough on Aug. 10, 2023 in Atlanta. The police officer responding to a minor car crash deployed a Taser on the church deacon who disregarded multiple commands to sign a traffic ticket, shocking the man after he repeatedly said he could not breathe, police body camera video released Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 shows. Hollman Sr. became unresponsive during his arrest and later died.

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GPB evening headlines for January 19, 2024

The family of a 62-year-old deacon who died after struggling with an Atlanta officer has sued the city, the officer and the police chief.

The estimated cost to build Atlanta's planned police and fire-fighter safety training center has grown by $20 million to $110 million.

A former student at a Southeast Georgia high school filed a federal lawsuit against the school district, alleging sex discrimination.

January 19, 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 January 18, 2024

A judge will hear a motion alleging a romantic affair between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and another prosecutor.

Some Democratic state lawmakers want to former President Donald Trump’s name off Georgia ballots. The effort won't go far.

Georgia's commercial shrimp harvesting season comes to an end today with some in the industry worried about their future.

January 18, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for January 18, 2024

Georgia's Department of Human Services Commissioner says the state has ended the foster child placement process known as hotelling.

Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is responding to requests from lawmakers to remove the QR codes from ballots. 

Atlanta is joining a growing list of cities considering banning drivers from turning right on a red light, at least in two of the city's most walkable neighborhoods.

January 18, 2024
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A person sits on Broadway, after New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that homeless people deemed to be in psychiatric crisis can be involuntarily hospitalized, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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GPB evening headlines for January 17, 2024

Georgia's Department of Human Services Commissioner says the state has ended the foster child placement process of "hotelling."

Advocates for the unhoused work, sometimes unsuccessfully, to get residents into shelter during very cold weather like this week's.

January 17, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for January 17, 2024

State representatives presented their policy recommendations following a study into Georgia’s preschool program Tuesday.

Gov. Brian Kemp and legislative budget writers Tuesday vowed to continue a cautious approach to spending, despite the huge budget surplus.

The Atlanta Braves earlier this week signed a 17-year-old amateur prospect from Venezuela for $5 million.

January 17, 2024
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Hyundai Motor Group president and CEO JaeHoon Chang are seated at a table and smiling as they each sign papers.

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GPB evening headlines for January 16, 2024

Governor Brian Kemp and legislative budget writers are vowing a cautious approach to spending, despite the huge budget surplus.

Kemp is promoting Georgia business at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for the second January in a row.

Federal transportation officials have rejected a request from Macon-Bibb County for money to fix one of the area's deadliest roads.

January 16, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for January 16, 2024

Bitter cold is headed into Georgia.

An Atlanta nonprofit is working to improve the streets for people walking, rolling, or riding.

Savannah hosted its first minor-league hockey all-star game Monday night.

Communities with higher than average poverty and unemployment rates wait much longer to get their power back after major storms, according to a study of over 500 counties in the southeast.

January 16, 2024
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Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis photographed in her office on Jan. 4, 2022. A request by the Georgia prosecutor who’s investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden’s presidential election victory has been approved. Willis last week sent a letter to county superior court Chief Judge Christopher Brasher asking him to impanel a special grand jury. Brasher issued an order Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 saying the request was

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GPB evening headlines for January 15, 2024

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is defending the qualifications of a special prosecutor she hired for her case against Donald Trump and others over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

Snow and sleet are falling in parts of North Georgia. 

January 15, 2024
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Voters arrive to cast their ballots in the Democratic primary election in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 10, 2020. Photo by Rebecca Cook/REUTERS

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GPB evening headlines for January 12, 2024

A federal judge is allowing part of Georgia's contested 2021 election law overhaul to stand as a lawsuit against it moves forward.

Lawmakers say Medicaid -- and whether or not Georgia will choose to expand it -- will be a major issue this legislative session.

Savannah has approved the wording on a historical marker to be placed in the public square whose name they recently changed.

January 12, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for December 12, 2024

A historic public square in downtown Savannah which was recently renamed after a formerly enslaved nurse will soon be getting new signage to reflect the name change.

Columbus is having problems with its new automated trash collection system.

Physicians, public health workers, advocacy groups and hospital administrators all testified in favor of Medicaid Expansion during a hearing this week hosted by the Georgia Democratic Caucus.

January 12, 2024
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GPB evening headlines for January 11, 2024

Governor Brian Kemp delivered his 6th State of the State address, painting his policies as bringing prosperity and opportunity.

Speaker Jon Burns says the House is in a fact-finding phase on expanding health care access for lower income working families.

January 11, 2024
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A North Atlantic right whale nicknamed Juno swims with her new calf off the coast of South Carolina. This is the first documented mother/calf right whale pair of the 2023-2024 calving season. Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. Funded by United States Army Corps of Engineers.

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GPB morning headlines for January 11, 2024

Hundreds of thousands of Georgians could be at risk of losing home internet access, if Congress does not extend a federal subsidy.

A North Atlantic right whale calf has been injured and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is asking boaters off the coast of Georgia, South Carolina, and northeast Florida to report sightings of the calf.

January 11, 2024
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GPB evening headlines for January 10, 2024

Governor Brian Kemp says he wants to fund new medical schools at Georgia Southern University and the University of Georgia.

A panel of state Senators is backing a new effort to legalize sports gambling in Georgia.  A similar legislative effort last year failed.

A state judge again has delayed the trial for the first defendant indicted in protests against the Atlanta public safety training facility.

January 10, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for January 10, 2024

Lawmakers are renewing the push to legalize sports betting in Georgia.

Georgia has recorded its sixth-hottest year on record.

Fulton County elections officials are hosting a series of recruitment fairs to hire poll workers ahead of elections season.

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