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U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry speaks during a press event at the construction site of Vogtle Units 3 and 4 at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Friday, March 22, 2019 in Waynesboro, Ga. Georgia Power Co.’s parent company announced more cost overruns and schedule delays to the project on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022.

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Georgia nuclear plant's cost now forecast to top $30 billion

A nuclear power plant being built in Georgia is now projected to cost its owners more than $30 billion. A financial report from one of the owners on Friday pushed the cost of Plant Vogtle near Augusta to a forecast cost of $30.34 billion.

May 09, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Fort Gordon sign

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  • Politics

Military housing contractor at Fort Gordon draws fire at U.S. Senate hearing

One of the nation’s leading providers of privatized military housing is failing to make needed repairs and respond to environmental hazards inside homes at Fort Gordon, witnesses told a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday.

April 27, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
With mobile phone prohibited on the Augusta National Golf Course, spectators use phones provided by the club near the seventh hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Augusta, Ga.

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  • Sports

Disconnected: Some Masters fans 'jonesing' for their phones

The rules at Augusta National prohibit fans from bringing their phones in, and that leaves some feeling disconnected as they make their way around the course. Others argue being able to drop off the grid for a bit is part of the tournament's allure.

April 06, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Tiger Woods tees off on the seventh hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Augusta, Ga.

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  • Sports

Tiger Woods says he's planning to play the Masters

Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he's planning to play this week in the Masters, a little more than a year after he nearly lost a leg in a car crash. The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning.

April 05, 2022
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  • Associated Press
An empty courtroom in the Augusta federal courthouse

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  • Law

Ossoff introduces bill that could create federal public defender's office in southern Georgia

The Southern District of Georgia is one of just three federal court districts in the U.S. without a public defender. Sen. Jon Ossoff is seeking to change that.

March 22, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Pharmacist Suzanne Davenport (left) answers a question for patient Mike Britton (right) about his prescription at Southern Drug Company in Blue Ridge, Ga. on March 7.

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  • Health

Lawmakers weigh proposal to lower prescription drug costs in Georgia

New legislation that aims to lower the cost of some brand name prescription drugs for insured patients would increase transparency in medication pricing for Georgians.

March 17, 2022
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  • Sarah Swetlik
The Okefenokee Swamp is among Georgia's wildest places. It is home to some 200 species of birds and 50 reptiles, including American alligators and snowy egrets.

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Georgia Today: State's beloved Okefenokee Swamp at the heart of plan for new titanium dioxide mine

A proposal to mine for titanium dioxide near the state's Okefenokee Swamp is attracting controversy. Alabama company Twin Pines has applied for a permit to extract minerals near the freshwater wetland and wildlife refuge — the largest blackwater wetland in North America — and residents, politicians and environmental advocates are pushing back to protect the Okefenokee.

RELATED: New bill aims to protect Okefenokee Swamp from mining

March 04, 2022
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
University Hospital in Augusta

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The Piedmont powerhouse: Health system's expansion reaches Augusta

The Atlanta-based nonprofit system now contains 19 hospitals, with the announcement Tuesday that it has taken over University Health Care System, which includes University Hospital in Augusta.

March 02, 2022
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  • Andy Miller
Former Gov. Sonny Perdue

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Georgia Today: How Sonny Perdue's ascent to chancellor went from implausible to inevitable

Students and faculty members around the state are reacting to news that Republican former governor Sonny Perdue may soon head up Georgia’s public university system. This week, officials on the Board of Regents announced Perdue is the sole finalist for the top job of chancellor. Opponents of the choice say Perdue's appointment would jeopardize academic freedom across the system’s 26 campuses.

February 18, 2022
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Long COVID sufferer Elizabeth Florio smiles for a photo with her husband Ryan Florio and their children, Stevie and Leah, in 2021. In March 2020, she caught COVID-19 and has been dealing with symptoms — and seeking answers — ever since.

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Georgia Today: For long COVID sufferers, it's a pandemic without end

As the worst of the omicron surge fades around the country, health officials worry more Americans may end up with long COVID. The condition affects roughly one-third of COVID-19 survivors. For this episode, we hear from a Georgia mother of two who is living with long COVID.

February 11, 2022
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
An illustration of different towns across Georgia.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: It's been a challenging year for many of Georgia's mayors. So what's next?

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A discussion with Georgia mayors on governing through the pandemic. Also, an Atlanta federal judge began hearing arguments this week in a lawsuit claiming Georgia’s newly drawn congressional map under represents Black voters. Plus, school mask mandates are being dropped in a number of states. How have the politics of COVID played out in local Georgia communities?

February 08, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during an interview at her office, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. The prosecutor who's investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden's presidential election victory is asking the FBI for security help after the former president railed against prosecutors investigating him.

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  • News

Georgia Today: Behind Fani Willis' investigation into Trump's election meddling

As Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis continues her investigation into former President Donald Trump’s attempted interference in the 2020 election, she’s been authorized to empanel a special grand jury. The Georgia Today podcast looks at the latest with Willis’ investigation and what to expect over the coming year.

February 04, 2022
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
An Atlanta home from which people were removed

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  • News

Georgia Today: One metro Atlanta landlord filed more evictions during the moratorium than any other

An investigation finds one apartment complex in Clayton County has filed more evictions against tenants than any other landlord across metro Atlanta — including during the federal government's pandemic eviction ban that was designed to keep people in their homes and stem the spread of COVID-19.

January 21, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Lincolnton photo

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  • Politics

Voting rights activists temporarily delay poll closures in Lincoln County

The majority-white, majority Republican rural county planned to move from seven to one polling place because of scarce resources and a change in voter behavior. 

January 19, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
 Swati Kulkarni, consulate general of India, Atlanta, describes how Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi’s philosophy on nonviolent civil disobedience became a catalyst for social change. Kulkarni spoke at Friday’s celebration of King at the Georgia Capitol.

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  • Race

Annual MLK Capitol tribute draws parallels between King, Gandhi

 

A tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. at the Georgia Capitol Friday spotlighted the connections with fellow civil rights trailblazer Mohandas Gandhi.

January 17, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
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