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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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  • Orlando Montoya and
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Georgia Today: Lawmakers push for Georgia's first Natl. park; New EV plant; Braves opening day

On the March 27 edition: Georgia lawmakers make another push to create the state's first national park; Hyundai opens a new electric vehicle plant in Bryan County; and it's opening day for the Atlanta Braves.

March 27, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Jake Cook
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Georgia Today: Fed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP; Public safety bills in House; GA bridges score well

On the March 26 edition: Georgia Medicaid and SNAP could be affected by federal cuts; The Georgia House's bills on children and public safety; Georgia bridges get good marks in national infrastructure report.

March 26, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: Measles outbreaks; School cellphone ban; Flannery O'Connor home tour

On the March 25 edition: Measles outbreaks have health care providers concerned; the Georgia Legislature aims to ban cellphones from schools; for Flannery O'Connor's 100th birthday, a tour lets visitors explore the celebrated author's childhood home in Savannah. 

March 25, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Jake Cook
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Georgia Today: Ossoff holds Atlanta rally; Youth Village expanded; Tariffs and Ga. brewing industry

On March 24th edition: Ossoff holds a rally in Atlanta; Douglasville expands a children's behavior health facility; tariffs worry Georgia's brewing industry

March 24, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
Students from Decatur's Teen Leadership Team helped to develop the local action plan for the Child Friendly Cities Initiative.

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Georgia Today: Protests against DOGE; Fiscal budget deadline approaches; UNICEF recognizes Decatur

On the March 21 edition: Spending cuts from Trump's DOGE spark protests in Georgia; State lawmakers have just two weeks left to pass a budget for the upcoming fiscal year; Decatur develops a plan to address the needs of the youth. 

March 21, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
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Georgia Today: Trump signs order closing U.S. Education Dept; Taliban hostage from Atlanta freed

On the March 20 edition: Trump aims to dismantle the Department of Education; study shows AI helps predict which children will develop mental health issues; an Atlanta man held by the Taliban is released. 

March 20, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Jake Cook
Mike Collins participates in Georgia's 10th Congressional District republican primary election runoff debates on Monday, June 6, 2022, in Atlanta.

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Georgia Today: Equal pay bill approved; Collins absent from town hall; Chatham County sales tax

On March 19: The Georgia legislature OKs minimum wage for those with intellectual disabilities; U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is absent from a town hall in Athens; Savannah's Chatham County OKs a sales tax to fund school improvements. 

March 19, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: Special elections; Ga. will work with ICE; Otis Redding Center for the Arts

On the March 18 edition:  41 counties hold special elections; The Georgia Dept. of Public Safety set work with ICE; and Macon opens a new music education center named for Otis Redding.

Georgia Today: Special elections; Ga. will work with ICE; Otis Redding Center for the Arts

March 18, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: Dangerous storms across Georgia; Protests against proposed VA cuts; Peach Pass scam

On the March 17 edition: Dangerous storms sweep through Georgia over the weekend; Georgians protest proposed cuts to the VA; and be wary of a growing scam. 

March 17, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, testifies, Dec. 15, 1966 before a Senate Government Operations Subcommittee studying urban problems and poverty. Rev. Andrew Young is left.

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Georgia Today: Andrew Young Reflects on Legacy, Faith and America’s Future

From marching in Selma to serving as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. under President Jimmy Carter, Andrew Young has shaped history. Now 93, he looks back on his extraordinary life and the work still left to do. GPB's Pamela Kirkland sits down with Andrew Young in this bonus episode of Georgia Today.

March 15, 2025
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Georgia Today: Debate over tort reform continues; Pesticides bill passes House; Georgia Film Week

On the March 14 edition: Debate over lawsuit reform heats up at the Capitol; a bill limiting liability for pesticide passes the House; and Georgia Film Week is coming.

March 14, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: 'Sanctuary city' bill introduced; GA Health care study; civil rights icon Andrew Young

State government tries to crack down on so-called "sanctuary cities"; a new study compares health care spending in Georgia to the leading causes of poor health; and Andrew Young, 93, has no plans of slowing down. 

 

March 13, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Jake Cook
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Georgia Today: Fiscal budget OK'd; Dems propose minimum wage increase; Warnock's virtual town hall

On this edition: State lawmakers OK Georgia's fiscal budget for 2026; Democrats propose a new minimum wage in the state; and Warnock holds a virtual town hall.

March 12, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
Upgrades to the bike lane on Forsyth street include new pavement and protections separating cyclists from car traffic.

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Georgia Today: Body of teacher found in Lake Oconee; New bike lane in ATL; Delta lowers projections

On the March 11 edition: Atlanta teacher's body finally found in Lake Oconee; Atlanta opens a new bike lane in the city; and Delta lowers its first-quarter earnings and revenue outlook

March 11, 2025
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  • Jake Cook
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