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 Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to reporters after signing the amended fiscal year 2023 budget in early March. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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GPB evening headlines for May 2, 2023

Governor Brian Kemp signed into law today a bill for Georgia to collect sales taxes on digital downloads, like books and movies.

He also put his signature to a dozen new health care laws, including one to create a state-run health insurance exchange.

One of the state's largest health care providers, Emory University, named Joon Sup Lee the next CEO of Emory Healthcare.

May 02, 2023
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Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

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GPB morning headlines for May 2, 2023

A months long spike in violence continues at a Georgia prison already known to be one of the state’s deadliest.

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is trying to lure back international flights.

Starbuck workers rallied at the company’s regional corporate office in Atlanta Monday to hand over a list of demands for better working conditions at the coffee giant.

May 02, 2023
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Cameraperson: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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GPB evening headlines for May 1, 2023

People involved in Georgia's $4.4 billion film industry are closely watching contract negotiations that could shut down productions.

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is trying to lure back international flights, which have lagged in pandemic recovery.

A months-long spike in violence continues at Tattnall County's Smith State Prison, already known to be one of the state’s deadliest.

May 01, 2023
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Hartsfield-Jackson to target new international routes with incentives

International travel is still lagging domestic travel in recovering from the pandemic. Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport wants to change that with some financial incentives to international carriers.

May 01, 2023
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Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter arrives on the red carpet before the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.

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GPB evening headlines for April 28, 2023

The University of Georgia football player involved in a crash that killed a teammate earlier this year is going to Philadelphia.

Medical cannabis provider Truelieve opened Georgia's first two medical marijuana dispensaries today in Macon and Marietta.

Georgia is distributing millions of additional dollars this year to support essential health care providers, but how it is working?

April 28, 2023
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Atlanta Medical Center on Boulevard will close Nov. 1. (Wellstar Health System)

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GPB evening headlines for April 27, 2023

Grady Health System plans to open two new facilities to address health care needs following the closure of two Wellstar hospitals.

Tybee Island is bracing for another potential large gathering this weekend, following last weekend's Orange Crush beach party.

Officials broke ground this week on the first project of what some envision as a 100-mile long trail along the Chattahoochee River.

 

April 27, 2023
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Seven people are shown holding shovels in a groundbreaking ceremony in a wooded environment.

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Could Atlanta's next big trail be along the Chattahoochee?

Project supporters envision a 100-mile trail connecting river communities from near Buford to near Newnan.

April 27, 2023
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Georgia State Trooper Trent Kirchhefer stands with K-9 officer Vilma as Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill clarifying penalties for harming a police dog, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Lake Lanier Islands in Buford, Ga. Kemp signed a number of public safety bills including one stiffening penalties for gang crimes and recruiting gang members.

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GPB evening headlines for April 26, 2023

Governor Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill that adds a mandatory five years in prison for anyone convicted of a gang crime.

Students at Emory and Georgia Tech staged a day of action to protest the construction of a planned police training center in Atlanta.

The organizer of the Orange Crush beach party wants to work with Tybee Island officials to resolve their complaints -- and his.

April 26, 2023
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Stone Mountain is Georgia's most visited tourist attraction and is also a lightning rod for controversy. In the namesake city outside the state's Stone Mountain Park, protesters clashed in near downtown in August.

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Stone Mountain prepares for Confederate Memorial Day demonstrations

The Sons of Confederate Veterans and groups opposed to Confederate symbols both plan to be at Stone Mountain on Saturday.

April 26, 2023
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This June 23, 2015 file photo shows a carving depicting Confederate Civil War figures Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, in Stone Mountain, Ga. The sculpture is America's largest Confederate memorial.

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GPB evening headlines for April 25, 2023

Events planned for Confederate Memorial Day at Stone Mountain are drawing criticism and the prospect of clashing protests.

A city in Middle Georgia broke ground on a new public sewer system that’s been years in the making as it phases out septic tanks.

Forsyth County residents got their first look today at a massive plan to put a billion dollar arena about 30 miles north of Atlanta.

April 25, 2023
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at The Neighborhood Lot on Friday, July 29, 2022, in McDonough, Ga. On Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, Kemp announced he would use federal COVID-19 relief money to make $350 payments to more than 3 million Georgians who benefit from Medicaid, subsidized child health insurance, food stamps or cash welfare.

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GPB evening headlines for April 24, 2023

Governor Kemp won't address the Georgia Republican convention this summer, as the rift between him and the state GOP grows.

Officials from the companies licensed to grow and distribute medical marijuana in Georgia say they're close to selling their product.

Bibb County school officials are calling a months-long pilot program, aimed at steering food to hungry school students, a success. 

April 24, 2023
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Hyundai Motor Group president and CEO JaeHoon Chang met at a signing ceremony in Bryan County on Friday, May 20, 2022.

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GPB evening headlines for April 21, 2023

Governor Brian Kemp is again pushing Congress to increase the number of electric vehicle manufacturers eligible for tax credits.

The world's largest cold food storage company has unveiled a new logistics facility yesterday in Port Wentworth near Savannah.

A federal lawsuit seeks to remove the wild horses from Georgia's Cumberland Island, claiming they are inhumanely treated.

April 21, 2023
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Water is shown falling over a dam on a river.

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GPB evening headlines for April 20, 2023

A federal appeals court has issued a ruling in a longstanding fight over an Augusta dam that concerns users of the Savannah River.

DeKalb County has released the official autopsy for the protester killed in January during a raid at the site of a police training center.

Organizers of a Forsyth County drag show have canceled their event after getting threats -- and the attention of a Congressman.

April 20, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for April 19, 2023

The American Lung Association says Atlanta’s air quality has improved since last year, but Augusta’s air quality has worsened.

The Georgia brewers union has filed a complaint accusing Athens brewery Creature Comforts of retaliating against its members.

Macon musical performer and philanthropist Otis Redding III, son of the legendary soul singer Otis Redding, died yesterday.

April 19, 2023
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A worker passes a Dominion Voting ballot scanner while setting up a polling location at an elementary school in Gwinnett County, Ga., outside of Atlanta on Jan. 4, 2021. Newsmax has apologized to an employee of Dominion Voting Systems for airing false allegations that he manipulating voting machines or tallies on Election Day to the detriment of former President Donald Trump. Eric Coomer, security director for Dominion, subsequently dropped the conservative news network from a defamation lawsuit. (AP Photo/

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GPB morning headlines for April 19, 2023

Fox News settled a lawsuit Tuesday for nearly $800 million, filed by a company that makes voting machines used in Georgia. It's not the only case stemming from false claims about Georgia's 2020 election that's seeing action in the courts.

Georgia officials and student leaders gathered at Morehouse College Tuesday to discuss the National Urban League’s 47th report on the State of Black America.

The American Lung Association says Atlanta’s air quality has improved since last year, but Augusta’s has worsened. 

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