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PBS NewsHour Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene targeted by failed Christmas swatting attempt, police say

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GPB evening headlines for December 26, 2023

The gun control organization founded by former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has opened a chapter in Georgia.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a victim of a swatting attempt.

An investor buys storage facilities in metro Atlanta.

December 26, 2023
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The overdose-reversal drug Narcan is displayed during training for employees of the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), Dec. 4, 2018, in Philadelphia. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved selling overdose antidote naloxone over-the-counter, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, marking the first time a opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription.

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GPB evening headlines for December 25, 2023

Naloxone is becoming a more common lifesaving measure in shelters, jails and schools. 

A Fulton County judge has ruled against Appen Media Group in an Open Records Act case. 

The Falcons beat the Indianapolis Colts.

December 25, 2023
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PBS NewsHour Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million for defamation of election workers

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GPB evening headlines for December 21, 2023

Former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, after a $148 million judgement in a Georgia-related lawsuit.

New estimates from the US Census Bureau show more than 327,000 people that didn’t live in Georgia in 2021 moved here in 2022.

State highway officials have announced temporary lane closure suspensions for the Christmas and New Year holiday travel periods.

December 21, 2023
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Georgia Rep. Mack Jackson, D-Sandersville, looks at a map of proposed state House districts before a House hearing, Nov. 29, 2023, at the state Capitol in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, plaintiffs who successfully sued to overturn Georgia's legislative and congressional districts asked a federal judge to reject Georgia's new Republican-backed maps.

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GPB morning headlines for December 21, 2023

A federal judge Wednesday heard arguments for and against proposed new political boundaries approved in recent special session of the state legislature.

Georgia’s population continues to grow, with the latest census estimates showing more people moving into the state than out of it.

Chemical processing company Pinova says its plant in Brunswick will be fully decommissioned in December of next year.

December 21, 2023
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Unrecognizable female doctor or nurse putting a bandage after Covid-19 vaccination at vaccination center. Caucasian preteen girl in vaccination center.

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GPB evening headlines for December 20, 2023

Georgia is planning a spending surge to help agencies tasked with re-determining Medicaid eligibility for nearly three million people.

A federal judge heard arguments for and against proposed new political maps approved in recent special state legislative session.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger narrowly has avoided being investigated by the State Election Board.

December 20, 2023
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Unit 3’s reactor and cooling tower stand at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Wednesday, May 24, 2023, that Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, has reached commercial operation after years of delays and billions in cost overruns.

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GPB morning headlines for December 20, 2023

Georgia is over halfway through Medicaid unwinding, where public health agencies check the eligibility of everyone with Medicaid coverage. But administrative errors have left many children, still eligible for Medicaid without coverage.

Georgia Power customers monthly bills are going to increase again.

Among the gifts children can dream for during the holidays, few loom as large as a new bike. For kids at one Macon school Tuesday, the dream came true!

December 20, 2023
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference June 7, 2022, in New York. The Georgia investigation into potential criminal interference in the 2020 election is heating up. Prosecutors are trying to force allies and advisers of former President Donald Trump to come to Atlanta to testify before a special grand jury.

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GPB evening headlines for December 19, 2023

Two Fulton County election workers are once again suing former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani.

Federal law enforcement officials are warning Georgia pharmacies not to sell medical marijuana, despite a state law that legalized it.

December 19, 2023
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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. A federal judge in Atlanta is set to hear arguments Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, on whether Mark Meadows should be allowed to fight the Georgia indictment accusing him of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election in federal court rather than in a state court.

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GPB morning headlines for December 19, 2023

A federal appeals court has ruled that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows cannot move his election interference case in Georgia to federal court.

A new non-profit company will take over operations of a string of Georgia newspapers, and create a new standalone news outlet in Macon-Bibb County,  in the name of sustaining the older papers and averting “news deserts.”

Georgia’s largest Ford dealership is partnering with an electric infrastructure energy company to build several new electric vehicle chargers and solar panels.

December 19, 2023
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Delta Airlines is Hiring Again

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GPB evening headlines for December 18, 2023

Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson is asking Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a pending immunity case against Former President Donald Trump.

Governor Brian Kemp announced today an additional $45,000 in school safety funding for every public school in Georgia.

Delta is extending its suspension of flights between the U.S. and Tel Aviv because of the war between Israel and Hamas.

December 18, 2023
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The Goetchius House in Columbus is shown in a view from the sidewalk.

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GPB morning headlines for December 18, 2023

Some nutrition programs are at risk of funding shortfalls as politicians spar over federal spending. 

One of the oldest homes in Columbus has re-opened as a restaurant.

Atlanta’s Blank Family Foundation announced $8 million in grants to nonprofit organizations supporting mental health, with a particular focus on children.

December 18, 2023
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Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. Meadows is trying to avoid having to testify before a Georgia special grand jury that's investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the state's 2020 election. A lawyer for Meadows on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, argued in a court filing in South Carolina that Meadows shouldn't have to go to Atlanta to testify.

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GPB evening headlines for December 15, 2023

Former Trump aide Mark Meadows wants a federal appeals court to move his trial on election interference charges to federal court.

A federal judge temporarily is blocking Metro Atlanta's Cobb County from using a newly-drawn political map for its school board.

The chief magistrate in Fulton County plans to stop handling preliminary hearings in felony cases for the county's Superior Courts.

December 15, 2023
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Fulton County Jail

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GPB morning headlines for December 15, 2023

The deadline to sign up for health insurance through the marketplace is Friday. Plans provide coverage established through the Affordable Care Act also known as “Obamacare.”

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat testified in front of a panel of state Senators Thursday as part of a legislative investigation into Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail.

A federal appeals court heard arguments Thursday that could decide the fate of an effort to stop a planned police and fire-fighter training center in Atlanta.

A group of Atlanta based journalists and local press are coming together to hold a vigil for the news workers killed in Gaza since the war began October 7th.  

December 15, 2023
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Rep. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, speaks to the press at a diner on Monday, May 4, 2021, in Marietta, Ga. Ferguson said Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, that he plans to leave office after finishing his term next year, saying he looks forward to spending more time with his family.

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GPB evening headlines for December 14, 2023

West Georgia Congressman Drew Ferguson, a fourth-term Republican, says he'll retire from the US House at the end of next year.

A federal appeals court heard arguments today that could decide the fate of an effort to stop a police training center in Atlanta.

State education officials today released a full spectrum of school accountability numbers for the first time since the Covid pandemic.

December 14, 2023
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signatures for the referendum to get the police training center on the ballot.

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GPB evening headlines for December 13, 2023

An effort to block construction of a new police training center in Atlanta might have enough valid petition signers to move forward.

Federal investigators say a gas leak that killed six workers at a North Georgia poultry plant in 2021 was "completely preventable."

A former surgeon general is advocating for the use of an overdose reversal spray that is stronger and longer lasting than Narcan.

December 13, 2023
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Activists haul dozens of boxes full of signed petitions to Atlanta City Hall, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, to force a referendum on the future of a planned police and firefighter training center. Shortly after, though, Atlanta officials refused to accept the paperwork for processing, saying the city is awaiting a court decision over whether the petitions had been turned in on time.

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GPB morning headlines for December 13, 2023

An effort to block the construction of a new public safety training center in Atlanta through a ballot referendum might have enough valid petition signers to move forward, according to a new analysis from GPB and three partner newsrooms.

Residents in rural East Georgia's Jenkins County are getting some relief from railroad crossings that hinder business and other movements around the county seat of Millen.

Students from across the Atlanta metro area will meet with professional gaming experts during a festival focused on women in e-sports.

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