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News Articles: Georgia Today

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
 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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By:
  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Jake Cook
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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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook

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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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By:
  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Jake Cook
Cases of Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse beer

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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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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to an audience at the "American Freedom Tour" event in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht/File Photo

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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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