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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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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Kemp's State of the State focuses on violent crime, budget; Mining the Okefenokee?

Thursday on Political Rewind: In his State of the State speech, Gov. Brian Kemp pledged to crack down on violent crime and laid out his plan for Georgia's surplus. Democrats responded, saying the funds should strengthen social safety nets. Meanwhile, there are continued efforts to stop mining in the Okefenokee.

January 26, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Chase McGee

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  • News

Gun theft from cars is 'completely preventable,' former ATF exec says

The number of guns stolen from cars is on the rise.  A report by the group Everytown for Gun Safety found that in the decade ending in 2020, Warner Robbins, Ga., had the fifth-highest rate nationally of guns stolen from cars. Scott Sweetow, a retired ATF executive and former special agent in charge of the Atlanta Field Division, spoke with GPB’s Peter Biello.

January 20, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Transport restraints are removed from Jeremy Kendrick Jr. in a Bibb County Superior courtroom during his murder trial Thursday afternoon. Kendrick Jr. is charged in the holdups and killings of the clerks, who were slain a week apart in August 2018.

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  • Law

‘It makes it appear that there’s no hope.’ The impact of Macon’s murder trial delays

There was only one murder trial in 2020, according to the Bibb County district attorney’s office, six in 2021 and eight last year — exemplifying a snowballing issue in Bibb County: delayed criminal trials and the impact of those delays on the defendants, attorneys, judges and others enmeshed in the local criminal justice system.

January 18, 2023
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  • Micah Johnston

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  • News

Atlanta mayor, police under pressure after four teens die by gun violence

Fatal shootings near Atlantic Station Nov. 26 and at an Atlanta apartment complex Dec. 17 killed four teens and injured others. Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta Police Department are calling the trend "unacceptable" after public outrage and a student protest.

December 19, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff
Savannah is the most historic city in Georgia established in 1733.

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  • News

Georgia Today: Murder charges for Georgia mother, Savannah rewriting racist past, holiday traveling

On the Friday Dec. 16 edition of Georgia Today: Murder charges for the mother of the toddler found in a landfill, one of Savannah’s iconic town squares may be taking a big step to rewrite its racist past, and 5.2 million people will travel through ATL this holiday season.

December 16, 2022
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell

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  • News

Ex-school superintendent admits guilt in multiple thefts

Former Pickens County School Superintendent Carlton Wilson has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of racketeering and theft, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said Monday.

December 06, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Republican congressman Lee Zeldin campaigns for governor outside Rikers Island jail in New York.

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  • National

Republicans blame Democrats for rising crime. Here's the complicated truth

As Republicans link higher crime to criminal justice reforms, Democrats are divided over how to defend their record. But there are too many social variables to isolate a single cause for higher crime.

November 03, 2022
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  • Martin Kaste
From left, Macon-Bibb County Fire Department Chief Shane Edwards, Bibb County Sheriff David Davis and Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller during the announcement Monday of efforts to hire part time patrol deputies.

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  • Law

Macon-Bibb County will attempt to shore up its deputy ranks with part-time officers

Macon-Bibb County will attempt to shore up its understaffed deputy ranks with part-time officers.

October 17, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
Republicans have ramped up spending on ads about crime while Democrats have boosted spending on ads about abortion rights as November's midterm elections draw nearer.

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  • Politics

Want to know what message midterm candidates think will win? Follow the money

Ad spending by Democrats on abortion-related messaging took off after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, Republican spending on crime ads tripled in September.

October 11, 2022
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  • Tamara Keith
Mothers gathered to advocate for sons killed in Savannah. Courtesy of Linda Wilder Bryan

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  • News

Savannah surpasses other police departments in solving murders. Why?

As violent crime and killings are on the rise across the United States, Savannah has become a symbol of success in one vital metric: The city’s ability to solve homicides far exceeds the national average, according to police statistics.

September 22, 2022
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By:
  • Jake Shore
Saw palmetto berries

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  • News

It’s a good year for saw palmetto berries

There’s a bumper crop of saw palmetto berries this year in southeastern Georgia — and a bumper crop of berry poachers.

September 08, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
Georgia NAACP President Gerald Griggs and Atlanta Chapter President Richard Rose speak at a press conference on police accountability August 26, 2022 following an announcement in the Rayshard Brooks case.

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  • News

Atlanta NAACP requests federal investigation of city's police department

Local and state chapters of the NAACP calling for the Department of Justice to investigate the Atlanta Police Department following the decision not to charge officers in the Rayshard Brooks case.

August 29, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
Before the government banned motorcycle taxis in several busy districts in Lagos, these vehicles, known as o<em>kadas, </em>were a welcome option for commuters. Now they're out of luck — and so are the drivers, who risk having their bike impounded and facing arrest if they violate the ban.

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  • Africa

It's definitely not a good year to be a motorcycle taxi driver in Nigeria

They've been banned in many districts in bustling Lagos. Commuters who rely on the taxis are in a pickle. And the drivers can't earn a living. What's behind this prohibition?

August 26, 2022
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  • Pelumi Salako
Washington State Prison in Davisboro is one of two Georgia prisons completely without air conditioning.

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  • Law

Lots of things drive violence in prison. Add heat to the list

To keep our cool in this record hot summer, most of us are probably choosing to spend more time in air conditioned spaces. But many people in prison, especially across the South, don’t have that option. Meanwhile, the federal Department of Justice is still investigating Georgia prisons, trying to get to the root of persistent violence there. They might take a look at the heat.

 

August 16, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
People walk by a subway stop in midtown Manhattan in New York City on April 13. Some of the city's top CEOs say they are being told by their employees that they are afraid to return to work after a recent spate of high-profile attacks.

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  • Business

A spate of horrific attacks in New York has people fearful of returning to work

Companies in New York City face another setback as they push workers to come back to work: Employees are saying they don't feel safe in the city anymore.

August 14, 2022
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  • David Gura
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