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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a town-hall style meeting, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Acworth, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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Georgia Today: 3 people arrested at MTG town hall; Fort Benning has name restored; Flouride in water

On the April 16 edition: Three arrested at town hall for Marjorie Taylor Greene; Army restores the name of Fort Benning; and a Georgia doctor says removing fluoride from drinking water would be bad for children.

 

April 16, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: Fed official says tariffs may raise prices; Students sue over deportation risk; WAYMO

On the April 15 edition: The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta warns of higher prices; self-driving cars are coming to Atlanta; 17 foreign college students sue the federal government.

April 15, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: Tax filing deadline approaches; Student visas revoked; WWII veteran honored by France

On the April 14 edition: Georgians have a little extra time to file taxes this year; a Macon hospital has special care program for pregnant or postpartum; a 100-year-old WWII vet receives France's highest honor. 

Tax filing deadline approaches; Student visas revoked; WWII veteran honored by France

April 14, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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Georgia Today: Bernice King speaks out against HUD cuts; Fort Gaines disbands its police department

On the April 11 edition: Bernice King speaks out on federal cuts to public housing; Fort Gaines disbands its police department; and Columbus celebrates the centennial of the Liberty Theatre

April 11, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: Family of man who died in Bibb jail preps civil lawsuit; Kemp considers Senate run

On the Thursday, April 10 edition of Georgia Today: The family of a man who died in the Macon-Bibb County jail prepares a civil lawsuit; Gov. Brian Kemp considers a senate run in 2026; and the Masters Tournament tees off in Augusta.

April 10, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
A sign shows the entrance to the Department of Family and Children Services in Canton, Ga. on April 22, 2022.

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Georgia Today: Renewed tax credits for foster youth aging out; Two Ga. universities are consolidated

On the April 9 edition: State lawmakers renew a tax credit helping children who age out of foster care; USG combines two schools; health expert says the federal government's vaccine message is confusing.

April 09, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Black smoke billows into the sky above a Conyers shopping plaza as the BioLab chemical fire burns on September 29, 2024.

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Georgia Today: BioLab fined by OSHA for chemical fire; Tariff effects; Cold snap delays peanut crop

On the April 8 edition: OSHA says improperly stored chemicals sparked last year's BioLab fire ; the Georgia Chamber of Commerce tells members to prepare for new tariffs; and a cold snap delays this year's peanut planting.

April 08, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
In Savannah participants begin to gather at Forsyth Park in the early afternoon of April 5, 2025.

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Georgia Today: 'Hands Off' Protests; Masters Week in Augusta; Shrimpers Support Trump Tariffs

On the Monday, April 7 edition of Georgia Today: Activists gathered across Georgia as part of the nationwide "Hands Off" protests; It is Masters Week in Augusta; And Georgia shrimp farmers are praising President Trump's tariffs

April 07, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
In Savannah participants begin to gather at Forsyth Park in the early afternoon of April 5, 2025.

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Georgia Today: 'Hands Off' protests; Masters Week in Augusta; Shrimpers support Trump tariffs

On April 7: Activists gathered across Georgia in "Hands Off" protests; it's Masters Week in Augusta; and Georgia shrimp farmers are praising Trump's tariffs

April 07, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
 Sen. Ed Setzler holds a RFRA rally the day before his bill passed the House. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Today: ICE raids in NW Ga.; Rivian plant construction plans; Religious freedom bill signed

On the April 4 edition: Authorities give details on Bartow County ICE raids; Rivian resumes new plant construction plans; Gov. Brian Kemp signs the 'religious freedom' bill into law

 

April 04, 2025
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  • Jeremy Powell and
  • Orlando Montoya

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Georgia Today: Last day of Georgia's legislative session; Tifton woman charged after miscarriage

On the April 3 edition: Georgia lawmakers are working on new bills before it's too late; and a South Georgia woman's arrest and case following a miscarriage is in limbo. 

April 03, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Jake Cook
A person walks into a health department in Cherokee County

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Georgia Today: DPH funding cuts; Future flooding risks; HS student makes history with scholarships

On the Wednesday April 2nd edition of Georgia Today: Georgia's Dept. of Public Health faces federal funding cuts; A scientific study says a large portion of coastal Georgia is at risk of flooding in the next century; And a Georgia high school senior is one of the top scholarship earners in the history of the state. 

April 02, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
A member of the Sinaloa Cartel shows capsules with methamphetamine in a safe house in Culiacan, Mexico, April 4, 2022. To match Special report MEXICO-DRUGS/CHAPITOS REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

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Georgia Today: School safety bill passes; More CDC layoffs; Fentanyl mandatory minimum sentences

On the April 1 edition: Georgia lawmakers pass a bill aimed at school safety; layoffs at the CDC; and a new bill establishes mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl distribution. Some worry that won't help.

April 01, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Jake Cook
Georgia Democrat speaks to the Democratic National convention from aside a mural of Congressman John Lewis.

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Georgia Today: Democratic Party chair steps down; Election lawsuit dismissed; Maternal mortality

On the March 31 edition: U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams steps down as the chair of the state's Democratic Party; the U.S. attorney general orders dismissal of a lawsuit challenging election law in Georgia.

March 31, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
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Georgia Today: IVF and tort reform bills pass House; Savannah rezones for more affordable housing

On the Friday March 28th edition of Georgia Today: IVF and tort reform bills pass the Georgia House; Savannah looks to create more affordable housing.

March 28, 2025
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