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GPB morning headlines for December 19, 2022

Rome commissioners will consider the city’s first-ever cryptocurrency mining operation tonight.

Elliot Levitas, Georgia’s first Jewish Congressman, died on Friday.

Researchers responsible for steering state policy to improve maternal health outcomes have released their latest data on pregnancy related deaths.

December 19, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for December 16, 2022

Georgia's job market continued to cool in November.  Data released yesterday from the Georgia Department of Labor show unemployment ticking up and payrolls flat.

Researchers responsible for steering state policy to improve maternal health outcomes have released their latest data on pregnancy related deaths.

A Brunswick-based environmental group is suing the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop the agency from dredging Brunswick's harbor during sea turtle nesting season.

December 16, 2022
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GPB morning headlines for December 16, 2022

Georgia has become the latest state to ban the popular social media app TikTok from state-owned devices.

Some Georgia bars and restaurants are deciding whether or not to open a little earlier this Sunday because of the World Cup.

Congress has passed legislation requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to replace failing and outdated security systems.

December 16, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for December 15, 2022

State officials have reached an agreement with Georgia Power over how much the utility will be allowed to charge customers beginning next year.

Georgia has become the latest state to ban the popular social media app Tik-Tok from state-owned devices.

Atlanta Public Schools and the Atlanta Board of Education Student Advisory Council are planning a rally against gun violence tonight.

December 15, 2022
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GPB morning headlines for December 15, 2022

A Georgia legislative committee proposes path to end disability services waitlist.

Georgia Power officials signed off late Wednesday on an agreement that would lower the utility’s rate hike request by nearly 40%.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says he wants the legislature to change the way runoffs work in Georgia.

Atlanta Public Schools and the Atlanta Board of Education Student Advisory Council are planning a rally against gun violence.

December 15, 2022
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James Brown Arena to welcome crowds after worker's death

The 1970s structure isn't aging well but Augusta-Richmond County officials have struggled with the financing to replace it.

December 14, 2022
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This image provided by the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, shows a new postage stamp honoring the late congressman and civil rights giant John Lewis. (U.S. Postal Service via AP)

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GPB morning headlines for December 14, 2022

Descendants of a Black, working class Athens neighborhood demolished in the 1960's to make way for dormitories at the University of Georgia are now the first in the state to have secured reparations from a city government for what they lost.

Augusta’s James Brown Arena tonight will host its first event since a maintenance worker died there last month.

The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis will be honored with a postage stamp in 2023. 

December 14, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for December 13, 2022

Members of Georgia's LGBTQ community are celebrating President Joe Biden's signing of the Respect for Marriage Act today.

Residents of an Athens neighborhood are now the first in the state to have secured reparations from a city government.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport held a ribbon cutting today for its newest addition to the facility.

December 13, 2022
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People drive along the Governor Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, under rising gas prices and record inflation, in Keasbey, New Jersey, U.S., May 27, 2022. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters.

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GPB morning headlines for December 13, 2022

The recommended deadline to sign up for 2023 marketplace insurance is Thursday. 

AAA estimates over 3.5 million Georgians will travel 50 miles or more from December 23rd to January 2nd.

December 13, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for December 12, 2022

The latest FBI data show there were 238 hate crimes in Georgia in 2021, up 43 from the year before.

Georgia’s upcoming legislative session will feature an increasingly diverse group of lawmakers.

Opponents of a $5 billion Rivian electric vehicle plant east of Atlanta plan to continue fighting it in court, despite a legal setback.

December 12, 2022
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GPB morning headlines for December 12, 2022

Respiratory viruses are continuing to send adults and children to the ER this flu season. 

Officials say a highway crash killed Albert Pallone, the longtime mayor of Emerson, Ga, and his wife, Camilla, over the weekend. 

Georgia’s upcoming legislative session will feature an increasingly diverse group of lawmakers. Nonwhite members of the General Assembly are banning together to bolster their political power.

December 12, 2022
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Longtime nature writer Janisse Ray delivers gripping debut novel

In the 1940s Georgia mountains, eight children were taken into the woods and left to die. They survived. And now their story is a page-turning novel.

December 09, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for December 9, 2022

State tax collections have fallen for the first time in more than a year.  November revenues were down slightly.

Respiratory viruses are continuing to send adults and children to the emergency room this flu season.

Georgia conservation groups are urging the Lame Duck Congress to approve legislation to protect the state's wildlife.

December 09, 2022
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GPB morning headlines for December 9, 2022

A man has pleaded guilty to ambushing and murdering two Cobb County deputies who were serving an arrest warrant.

After his reelection just under a month ago, Gov. Brian Kemp has quickly pivoted to focus on his upcoming legislative agenda items. Thursday at the Capitol he announced more policy priorities.

Researchers spotted the first North Atlantic right whale mom and calf pair of the 2022-2023 season Wednesday off the coast of St. Catherines Sound, Ga.

December 09, 2022
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More than a dozen officials participated in the ceremonial groundbreaking of Hyundai Motor Group's planned electric vehicle plant in Bryan County. Among them were (from left) South Korea ambassador to the U.S. Taeyong Cho, Hyundai chairman Euisun Chung, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, and U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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GPB evening headlines for December 8, 2022

Two Korean companies have announced plans to build a $4-5 billion-dollar electric vehicle battery plant near Cartersville.

Governor Brian Kemp announced several priorities for the upcoming legislative session, including property tax relief.

Georgia Power says another milestone has been reached on the road to bringing online the first new nuclear unit at Plant Vogtle.

December 08, 2022
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