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A mashup of a photo of Greek columns, voting stickers and a young athlete.

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Political Rewind: Record early voting turnout, so far; Warnock joins lawmakers seeking to codify Roe

Friday on Political Rewind: Early voting turnout in the 2022 primary election is setting records across the state. Plus, Sen. Raphael Warnock joins other Democratic incumbents facing tough reelection battles. Could they push forward legislation enshrining abortion access in federal law?

May 06, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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artist’s rendering from a development project called Elliott’s Walk in Columbus, Ga.

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South Columbus will get new affordable housing development, thanks to $10M tax grant

A nonprofit headed by a Muscogee County School Board member will receive just over $10 million in tax dollars to help build an affordable housing community in south Columbus after months of debate.

April 29, 2022
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  • Nick Wooten
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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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, second from center, arrives Tuesday morning at Dorothy Height Elementary School in Columbus, Georgia.

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  • Mental Health

‘We’ve got to make sure we address this.’ Warnock pushes new mental health bills in Senate

Sen. Raphael Warnock discussed portions of his newly proposed mental health package during a visit to Columbus Tuesday. Warnock said his legislation aims at addressing the mental health crisis facing the state and the nation, and that children should be at the center of the conversation.

February 25, 2022
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  • Nick Wooten
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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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Shameika Averett, founder of Gigi's PEARLS, Inc., hugs students at Dorothy Height Elementary School on Jan. 14, 2021, in Columbus, Ga., after he first meeting of Gigi's PEARLS. Six years after her daughter, mother and brother were murdered in a triple homicide, Averett created the nonprofit organization to help Columbus area girls become successful women who are constructive citizens in their community — and don’t tolerate violence.

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Gigi's PEARLS is Columbus woman's way of reducing violence

Six years after her daughter, mother and brother were murdered in a triple homicide, Shameika Averett has created a nonprofit organization to help Columbus area girls become successful women who are constructive citizens in their community — and don't tolerate violence. 

February 15, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
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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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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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
An Atlanta home from which people were removed

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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
 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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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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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
State lawmaker Calvin Smyre

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  • Politics

When could Columbus lawmaker Calvin Smyre leave to take U.S. ambassador job?

Columbus lawmaker Calvin Smyre likely will get to finish out one more Georgia General Assembly session before he heads to his post as U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic, if the U.S. Senate confirms his appointment.

January 16, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett celebrates after winning the college football national championship against Alabama Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Indianapolis. Stetson was named offensive MVP in the Bulldog's 33-18 win over Alabama.

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Georgia Today: A UGA student journalist reflects on witnessing the Bulldogs’ win over Alabama

Athens, Ga., is preparing for a parade this weekend to honor the University of Georgia Bulldogs. The team’s big win Jan. 10 against Alabama’s Crimson Tide handed the Bulldogs their first national title since 1981. Hear how the Bulldogs made Georgia football history.
 

January 14, 2022
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
AP Photo/Steven Senne

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Georgia Today: Liberty County and the cost of Georgia’s 'Great Resignation'

Liberty County outside Savannah is one place where the number of people quitting their jobs has been extraordinary, even amid the national so-called Great Resignation that's seen record numbers of people quit. Why Liberty County is so hard hit and how the employee exodus is changing the fabric of the community, is the subject of this week's Georgia Today.

January 07, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Protesters gather in front of the Brunswick City Hall during a march for Ahmaud Arbery.

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Georgia Today: Looking back at some of our most memorable stories of 2021

On this special year-end edition of the Georgia Today podcast, we look back at some of our most memorable episodes from 2021.

December 24, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Family

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A ‘Christmas to remember.’ 6 siblings reunited through surprise adoption by Columbus couple

This past spring, the Turbevilles learned the juvenile court in Floyd County had terminated the parental rights of the biological mother and fathers for the six oldest siblings, allowing them to start the adoption process.

December 24, 2021
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