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GPB morning headlines for March 15, 2023

The House Public Health Committee advanced a bill that would limit gender-affirming care for minors.

Another tax refund is headed to Georgians later this year.

The District Attorney for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties is facing a new lawsuit accusing her of being "unable and unwilling to do her job."

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GPB evening headlines for March 14, 2023

The former sheriff in Clayton County has been sentenced to serve a year and a half in prison for violating detainees' civil rights.

A lawsuit accuses the district attorney for Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties of being quote "unable and unwilling" to do her job.

Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital marked the official grand opening of a new 10-story tower that increases patient capacity.

March 14, 2023
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Joel Paez, father of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, speaks during a press conference, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Decatur, Ga. A press conference was held to give additional autopsy findings in Terán's death. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)

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GPB morning headlines for March 14, 2023

Attorneys for the family of an activist killed while protesting a police training center are releasing the results of an autopsy.

The state Senate has given final passage to a bill that would require every public school to have an annual active shooter drill.

Federal officials are pausing a proposal to rename Georgia's Lake Lanier and Buford Dam, names that come from one-time Confederate soldiers.

March 14, 2023
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 Manuel Teran’s mother speaks at a Feb 6, 2023 press conference surrounded by family including Teran’s father and brother.

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GPB evening headlines for March 13, 2023

Demonstrators marched through an Atlanta neighborhood to oppose the planned public safety training center in south Atlanta.

Attorneys for the family of an activist killed while protesting a police training center are releasing the results of an autopsy.

The state Senate has given final passage to a bill that would require every public school to have an annual active shooter drill.

 

March 13, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for March 13, 2023

A growing number of people are caring for an aging loved one at home, but many of those caregivers can miss the signs when a loved one gets sick.

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for tonight for much of north and central Georgia.

March 13, 2023
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A local pizza restaurant advertises for workers in Encinitas, California, U.S., September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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GPB evening headlines for March 10, 2023

Embattled former Savannah Police Chief Roy Minter is closer to becoming the U-S Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia.

Georgia's overall job market stayed strong in January.

Two critically endangered bog turtles hatched at Zoo Atlanta earlier this month.

March 10, 2023
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The cover of the book, "Master Slave Husband Wife," is shown featuring to headshots and a pastoral 19th Century Southern scene.

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Macon couple's daring escape to freedom unfolds in new book

An enslaved Macon woman disguised herself as a free man. Her enslaved husband pretended to be that man's slave. And they both boarded a train for freedom.

March 10, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for March 10, 2023

The Georgia House has passed its version of the fiscal 2024 budget.

Embattled former Savannah Police Chief Roy Minter is closer to becoming the U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia.

Several state and local elections officials gathered at the Capitol Thursday to celebrate the official launch of the state's new voter registration system.

Two critically endangered bog turtles hatched at Zoo Atlanta earlier this month.

March 10, 2023
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gives an afternoon update on the Georgia Primary Election at the election command center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer

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GPB evening headlines for March 9, 2023

Elections officials gathered at the Capitol today to celebrate the official launch of the state's new voter registration system.

Governor Kemp says Georgia needs more workforce housing to accommodate economic development projects across the state.

Members of the state House paid tribute today to one of their own, Representative Letitia Naghise, who died yesterday.

March 09, 2023
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WellStar Atlanta Medical Center shut its doors on Nov. 1, leaving the city 460 hospital beds poorer. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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GPB morning headlines for March 9, 2023

Georgia lawmakers, local officials and the NAACP are asking federal officials to investigate Wellstar Health System over their decision to close two Atlanta-area hospitals.

Gov. Brian Kemp is highlighting the need for more workforce housing to accommodate demand from economic development projects across the state.

Georgia’s top judge says a shortage of lawyers is holding up efforts of courts across the state to work through a backlog of cases.

March 09, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for March 8, 2023

Augusta-Richmond County will get a new EMS provider no later than May 8th, after years of complaints about the current provider.

The Georgia Senate gave final passage yesterday to a bill that would expand cash benefits for a few low-income pregnant women.

Georgia’s top judge says a shortage of lawyers is holding up efforts of courts across the state to work through a backlog of cases.

March 08, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for March 8, 2023

The Georgia Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would expand the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to low-income pregnant women.

A bipartisan bill to create a conservation fund for agricultural land moves on to the House after an overwhelming majority vote in the Georgia Senate on Monday, Crossover Day.

March 08, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for March 7, 2023

State lawmakers stayed at the Capitol late into last night as they finished Crossover Day.  Most bills passed overwhelmingly.

Among more contentious bills, measures passed to ban some gender-affirming care to minors and increase truck weight limits.

If you're feeling the itchy, sneezy and stuffy signs of allergies -- you can blame a record early high pollen count.

March 07, 2023
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'Extremely high' pollen count hits early record

The pollen monitor at Atlanta Allergy and Asthma never before has recorded an earlier onset of "extremely high" pollen counts.

March 07, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for March 7, 2023

Monday was a long day at the state Capitol as lawmakers worked late into the evening on Crossover Day.

Several Atlanta Faith Leaders gathered at City Hall Monday to demand the city stop construction of the new public safety training center.

If you're feeling the itchy, sneezy and stuffy signs of allergies, you can blame a record early high pollen count.

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