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News Articles: Augusta

GPB Morning Headlines For Thursday, March 29, 2018

Man pleads guilty to Augusta mosque threats Lawmakers rush to pass bills on session's last day Opponents of immigration bill write to Amazon, Facebook...

March 29, 2018
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Key Bills Unresolved As State Legislative Session Winds Down

On this edition of Political Rewind, legislators have just one day left in the 2018 session and a number of key bills remain unresolved. We’ll look at...

March 28, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

What David Giffels Learned About Mortality From Building His Own Coffin

What’s your idea of quality time? Author David Giffels has an unusual answer to that. He enlisted his father to help him build his own coffin. That...

March 28, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Georgia Governor Zell Miller waves to delegates at the Democratic Convention in New York on July 13, 1992.

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  • Politics

Zell Miller Remembered At Memorial Service

Three former presidents were among the guests Tuesday at a memorial service for former Georgia Governor and U.S. Senator Zell Miller. GPB carried the...

March 27, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
11-year-old Anneleise Dunn proudly holds the sign she carried at the March For Our Lives Rally on Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Georgians Turn Out In Droves For March For Our Lives Rallies Across The State

On this edition of Political Rewind, we look at the impact of a big weekend of news. Hundreds of thousands of students across the country march,...

March 26, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Georgia Governor Zell Miller waves to delegates at the Democratic Convention in New York on July 13, 1992.

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  • Politics

Zell Miller Passes, Leaving Legacy And Long-Lasting Memories

On this edition of Political Rewind, we look back on the life on one of Georgia’s most famous political figures, Zell Miller, who passed away Friday....

March 23, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
In this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 photo, a new voting machine which prints a paper record sits on display at a polling site in Conyers, Ga.

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  • Politics

Battle Looming Over New Voting Machines For Georgians

On this edition of Political Rewind, Governor Deal says he’ll support the legislative push to buy voting machines that leave a paper trail, but critics...

March 21, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
A voter enters a polling site in Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017.

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  • Politics

Can Georgia Democrats Seize On Surge In Support?

On this edition of Political Rewind, A new poll finds voters prefer Democrats over Republicans by a wide margin going into this year’s congressional...

March 19, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

Grammy-Winning Roots Duo Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn On Their New Album

On this edition of “Two Way Street,” we’re talking to the “royal family of roots music,” Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn , about their new album, “ Echo...

March 18, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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  • Politics

Marijuana, Distracted Drivers On The Minds Of Legislators

On this edition of Political Rewind, we're looking at the headlines coming out of the General Assembly. The House overwhelmingly approves a bipartisan...

March 16, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

On Second Thought For Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A month ago, 17 people died in a mass school shooting in Florida. To remember the victims, students nationwide are walking out of their classrooms...

March 16, 2018
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By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 3 more
Rashawn Collins, a student at Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School in Atlanta, protests gun violence after walking out of school with hundreds of classmates.

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  • Politics

Georgia Students Walk Out Of Class To Protest Gun Violence

On this edition of Political Rewind, free speech issues. Students in Georgia and across the country walk out of classes to show support for passage of...

March 14, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Sen. Josh McKoon, R-Columbus, left, and Sen. Greg Kirk, R-Americus, confer with Senate President Pro Temper David Shafer, R-Duluth, on the Senate floor, March 24, 2016, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

State Senator, Candidate For Lieutenant Governor, Accused Of Sexual Harassment

On this edition of Political Rewind, a charge of sexual harassment against the presumed frontrunner in the race for lieutenant government. How will...

March 12, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
The Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Hate-Crimes Bill Suddenly Re-Introduced At State Capitol

On this edition of Political Rewind, a surprise at the State Capitol: a hate-crimes bill is suddenly re-introduced. Can it pass the legislature and...

March 09, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Lucy McBath, left, and her husband Ron Davis participate in a gun control rally as part of the "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence," at the Georgia Capitol, June 24, 2013, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Mother Of Gun Violence Victim To Challenge Handel For Seat

On this edition of Political Rewind, as qualifying continues for the 2018 Georgia elections, the 6th District Congressional Race draws a surprise...

March 07, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
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