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Georgia Governor Kemp delivers the 2023 State of the State address on Jan. 26 as Lt. Gov. Burt Jones looks on.

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GPB morning headlines for January 26, 2023

Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his annual State of the State address Wednesday, saying Georgia has never been stronger and more resilient.

Details are beginning to emerge about how the Georgia Department of Corrections will use the $600 million allocated to it in last year’s budget to modernize its prisons.

January 26, 2023
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Georgia Governor Kemp delivers the 2023 State of the State address on Jan. 26 as Lt. Gov. Burt Jones looks on.

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GPB evening headlines for January 25, 2023

Governor Brian Kemp delivered his annual state of the state address Wednesday, saying Georgia has never been stronger.

DeKalb County prosecutors won't be involved in charging decisions concerning an officer-involved shooting of a protester.

State officials are getting involved after Augusta's ambulance provider said it's ceasing its operations there at the end of the month.

January 25, 2023
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watches proceedings during a hearing to decide if the final report by a special grand jury looking into possible interference in the 2020 presidential election can be released Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.

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GPB morning headlines for January 25, 2023

A Fulton County prosecutor argued Tuesday against immediately releasing a report by a special grand jury.

Sixty Democratic state lawmakers have signed on to a bill to repeal Georgia’s abortion law, which limits the procedure around six-weeks into pregnancy.

Atlanta on Monday began its annual count of people facing homelessness.

January 25, 2023
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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney instructs potential jurors during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday, May 2, 2022, to look into the actions of former President Donald Trump and his supporters who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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GPB evening headlines for January 24, 2023

A Fulton County prosecutor today argued against immediately releasing a special grand jury's report on election interference.

Budget experts say Governor Kemp's narrow expansion of Medicaid doesn't save as much money as full Medicaid expansion.

Atlanta yesterday began its annual count of people facing homelessness, with groups working day and night to number their plight.

January 24, 2023
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PBS NewsWeekend Protest in Atlanta over state police killing of environmental activist turns violent

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GPB evening headlines for January 23, 2023

Violent protest in downtown Atlanta after last week's shooting of an environmental activist is putting political leaders in the spotlight.

A state judge is weighing how much should be made public from a report from a special grand jury probe into election interference.

Law enforcement officers and mental health professionals will create Middle Georgia's first mental health co-responder unit.

January 23, 2023
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New Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns poses for a portrait at the Georgia State Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for January 20, 2023

Authorities say there is no body camera footage of a deadly Wednesday shootout that injured a state trooper and killed an activist.

Georgia's new House Speaker laid out his positions on several key issues in a wide-ranging news conference yesterday.

Fulton County health officials will partner with organizations to provide fentanyl test strips so people can check their drugs.

January 20, 2023
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A yard sign near the entrance to the Suwanee River Eco-Lodge at Stephen Foster State Park. Credit: Mary Landers/The Current

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GPB evening headlines for January 19, 2023

State environmental regulators have released a plan for how mineral mining could take place just outside the Okefenokee Swamp.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Atlanta last night following a shootout that killed one man and injured a state trooper.

Atlanta's Northside Hospital is the first in the country to be verified as a top-tier provider of maternal health services.

January 19, 2023
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Sonny Perdue in the U.S. Capitol.

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GPB evening headlines for January 18, 2023

Authorities say they killed a man who shot and injured a Georgia state trooper just outside Atlanta this morning.

State University System Chancellor Sonny Perdue says he's concerned about Georgia students enrolling out-of-state.

A former high school student has joined a federal race-discrimination lawsuit against the Effingham County School District.

January 18, 2023
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Two people, one wielding a bat and the other a sledgehammer, are poised to smash a small microwave in a cinderblock room.

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Smash away your emotions (as long as it's just for fun) at these Georgia businesses

Rage rooms, also called smash rooms or anger rooms, offer safe spaces to physically vent. But a mental health expert says while they are okay for fun, they're no replacement for therapy in dealing with emotions.

January 18, 2023
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Gov. Kemp speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17, 2023

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GPB morning headlines for January 18, 2023

The state fiscal economist says Georgia has continued to add jobs across virtually every industry in recent years, leading to record low unemployment.

Gov. Brian Kemp was in Switzerland Tuesday speaking on a panel at the elite World Economic Forum.

Savannah-area community leaders are preparing to welcome new neighbors from South Korea.

January 18, 2023
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Gov. Kemp speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17, 2023

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GPB evening headlines for January 17, 2023

The state fiscal economist says Georgia has continued to add jobs across virtually every industry in recent years.

Georgia ranks in the top third of states lacking enough primary care physicians to meet the needs of medically underserved areas.

Governor Brian Kemp was in Switzerland Tuesday, speaking on a panel at the elite World Economic Forum.

January 17, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for January 17, 2023

Georgia ranks in the top third of states lacking enough primary care physicians to meet the needs of medically underserved areas, according to data compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

A record number of Georgians signed up for health insurance for 2023 under the Affordable Care Act during the open enrollment period that ended Sunday.

January 17, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for January 16, 2023

President Joe Biden spoke at Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to commemorate the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

Condolences poured in after a University of Georgia football player and a football program staff member killed in a car wreck.

Macon-Bibb County is advancing an ordinance to create a revolving fund for building new affordable housing in the city.

January 16, 2023
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A man stands on the wooden porch of a home, looking at a tree that has fallen on his home.

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GPB evening headlines for January 13, 2023

Officials are still assessing the damage from severe storms that included possible tornadoes across Georgia yesterday.

A bipartisan panel tasked with reviewing Fulton County elections does not recommend suspending the local elections board.

Neighborhoods across Atlanta have been awarded $2.5 million dollars in grants to improve community green spaces.

 

January 13, 2023
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Mattie Freeland Park, a brand new park in the English Avenue community, was developed with funding through Park Pride’s Grantmaking Program.

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GPB morning headlines for January 13, 2023

Governor Brian Kemp has issued a state of emergency after severe storms and tornadoes moved across the state yesterday.

Neighborhoods across Atlanta have been awarded $2.5 million in grants to improve community green spaces.

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