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GPB Midday Headlines For Wednesday Aug. 14, 2019

Toxic Algae Deadly Threat to Pets Former Bibb Co. School Superintendent To Pay $47m UGA's Bulldog Tops Sports Illustrated Best Mascot List

August 14, 2019
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Hydrogeologist Bob Holt discusses how a proposed mine would affect underground water near the Okefenokee.

150 Attend Information Session On Mining Near Okefenokee

Close to 150 people turned out Tuesday night for an information session on the proposed Twin Pines Minerals mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife...

August 14, 2019
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  • Emily Jones
Political Rewind in Augusta, August 12, 2019. (L to R): Mary-Kate Lizotte, Bill Nigut, Jim Galloway, State Sen. Harold Jones, State Rep. Mark Newton, Monique Williams.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Political Rewind Goes to Augusta

On this edition of Political Rewind, we come to you from Augusta.

August 13, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Georgia's Reaction to Gun Control

Today on Political Rewind, as the debate over access to guns rages on, Georgia’s Republican lawmakers remain largely silent even as President Trump...

August 09, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
NOAA has updated its outlook for this hurricane season.

Forecasters Say Above-Average Hurricane Season Now More Likely

Forecasters now say we could be in for a more active hurricane season than they originally predicted. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

August 08, 2019
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  • Emily Jones
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GPB Midday Headlines For Wednesday Aug. 7, 2019

Kemp Calls For State Agency Budget Cuts Augusta City Government Under Federal Investigation Atlanta United Move To Finals Of U.S. Open Cup

August 07, 2019
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The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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Political Rewind: Potential Congressional District Leaders Reside Out of Bounds

On this edition of Political Rewind, the shockwaves reverberating from the massacres in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio dominate the news headlines...

August 07, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
In this Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 photo, a worker is seen behind the registration window of the emergency room at Grady Memorial Hospital, in Atlanta. In two years, federal payments to hospitals treating a large share of the nation's poor will begin to evapor

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: The Challenges of Rural Healthcare in Georgia

On this Special Edition of Political Rewind, an in-depth look at rural health care in Georgia.

August 06, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut

GPB Evening Headlines For August 5, 2019

Georgia Supreme Court Finds Prosecutor Caused Mistrial Intentionally Atlanta Department Of Transportation Could Take Over E-Scooter Regulation Report:...

August 05, 2019
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  • GPB Radio News
Rene Aguilar and Jackie Flores pray at a makeshift memorial for the victims of Saturday's mass shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: A Weekend Of Hate And Death

On this edition of Political Rewind, President Trump speaks out about the gun massacres in El Paso and Dayton. What did he say about solutions to an...

August 05, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
Jim Renner of Southern Ionics Minerals explains the post-mining reclamation process. This area has had its topsoil replaced and will be planted with loblolly and slash pine in the winter. In the distance is a wetland area the mine avoided.

Mining Proposal Near Okefenokee Promises Jobs, Raises Environmental Concerns

Just above the Florida border, there’s a vast — and famous — swamp: the Okefenokee. It’s more than 400,000 acres of wilderness, with black water, pine...

August 05, 2019
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  • Emily Jones

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Political Conventions Descend in Atlanta

On this edition of Political Rewind, competing visions for creating a better future for Americans are being showcased in Atlanta this weekend.

August 02, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Federal Funding For Partial Medicaid Expansion Now In Question

On this edition of Political Rewind, warning signs emerge that Gov. Brian Kemp’s plans for a partial expansion of Medicaid in Georgia may not win full...

July 31, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
Atlanta sees rise in average summer days above 90 degrees.

More Extremely Hot Days Mean Stagnant Air, Health Problems

Intense heat is getting worse with climate change as small increases in temperature can magnify extremes, according to a study by Climate Central, an...

July 31, 2019
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  • Kristen Rogers
Tammy Smith records GPS data for a turtle crawl on Tybee Island. The state Department of Natural Resources tracks this data as part of their sea turtle conservation efforts.

A Walk On The Beach To Save Georgia's Sea Turtles

It's sea turtle nesting season, when turtles crawl up on Georgia beaches at night to lay their eggs. Every morning, volunteers walk the beach to look...

July 31, 2019
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  • Emily Jones
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