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News Articles: Georgia

U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath speaks in Georgia Capitol, August 2024

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Democrats urge Kemp to remove State Election Board members

Georgia Democrats called on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Monday to remove three GOP members of the State Election Board for approving “11th-hour” changes to state elections laws they say could disrupt the November elections.

August 26, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Without working streetlights in parts of Yamacraw Village, Detraya Gilliard had only the crescent moon’s glow to search for her daughter Desaray in May 2022. She passed yards dotted with clotheslines and power lines, and a broken-down playground littered with juice boxes and red Solo cups.(Renuka Rayasam/KFF Health News)

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A teen’s murder, mold in the walls: Unfulfilled promises haunt public housing

For years, federal lawmakers have failed to deliver the money needed to fix derelict public housing, leaving tenants — mostly people of color and families with low incomes — living with mold and gun violence that has had lasting health consequences.

August 26, 2024
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  • Fred Clasen-Kelly and
  • Renuka Rayasam
An image of a brain and clocks

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Chronically lonely people may be at higher risk of stroke and dementia

The Georgia Department of Public Health expects 190,000 Georgians will be diagnosed with dementia in the next 10 years.

August 26, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Dignitaries pull the cover off the statue honoring the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis during its unveiling ceremony in Decatur, Ga., on Saturday, Aug 24, 2024.

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Crowd on hand for unveiling of John Lewis statue at spot where Confederate monument once stood

A bronze statue of the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis has been unveiled at a city park in Georgia. A crowd was on hand Saturday to witness the unveiling of the large bronze statue, which stands in the same spot at Decatur's historic square as a contentious Confederate monument that was removed four years ago.

August 26, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County Jail

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GPB morning headlines for August 26, 2024

The Georgia State Senate committee studying conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County jail released its recommendations Friday.

Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz are campaigning in Georgia this week.

A partnership between Houston County Schools and the county health department is bringing primary health care closer to where children — and their adults — spend time. 

August 26, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Fulton County Jail sign is pictured here

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Georgia Senate hands down Fulton County Jail recommendations

A special Georgia Senate subcommittee investigating the Fulton County Jail made 17 recommendations for the Fulton County Commission, sheriff, district attorney, clerk of courts, and the Fulton Superior Court.

August 26, 2024
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  • Bob Pepalis
Fulton County's RICO case against former President Trump and his allies in an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election could take more than four months, the district attorney's office said.

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Georgia Today: Murder charges dropped due to officer misconduct; Dem. National Convention wraps up

On the Friday, Aug. 23 edition of Georgia Today: Officer misconduct leads a Georgia prosecutor to drop charges in three murder cases; Georgians speak at the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago; and a Savannah columnist talks about her new books of essays.

August 23, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Frank Moten (Samuel L. Jackson) and Cadillac Richie (Terrence Howard) on Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Season 1 Episode 2.

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Atlanta-filmed Muhammad Ali 'Fight Night' series takes viewers — and shoppers — back to the 1970s

As part of an Aug. 24 promotion for the new Peacock drama series, Fight Night: Million Dollar Heist, businesses will feature retro prices for everything from fried chicken sandwiches to manicures, in hopes of taking viewers back to 1970 Atlanta, where the real-life hold-up happened. 

August 23, 2024
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  • Sonia Murray
DNC watch party

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Democrats at DNC watch party in Atlanta feel 'a sense of hope'

Thursday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted her party’s nomination for president. Meanwhile, a watch party in Atlanta cheered her on. 

August 23, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
DNC watch party

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GPB evening headlines for August 23, 2024

Many Georgia Democrats gathered to watch Kamala Harris' speech as she formally accepted the party's nomination for president.

Metro Atlanta Congresswoman Lucy McBath spoke about gun violence as she followed other Georgians on the stage at the DNC.

Savannah's district attorney is dropping charges against six people after two police officers were indicted for alleged misconduct.

August 23, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones speaks at a news conference outside her office at the Chatham County Courthouse in Savannah on Aug. 22, 2024.

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Chatham DA dismissing 6 murder cases after 2 former Savannah police officers indicted for perjury

The dismissals come after a thorough review of every case in which fired officers Ashley Wood and Darryl Repress had any involvement.

August 23, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
U.S. Senator of Georgia Raphael Warnock delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on night 1 of the event on August 19, 2024. (Screenshot)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Democratic National Convention, building housing, IRS on mail delays

For the week ending Aug. 23, Warnock represented Georgia at the Democratic National Convention. Ossoff focused on helping those facing IRS penalties due to USPS mail delays, helping advance sustainable aviation fuel development, and delivering federal grants to build more housing.

August 23, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
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Houston County to offer monthly public health screenings at family resource space

A partnership between Houston County Schools and the county health department is bringing primary health care closer to where children, and their adults, spend time.

August 23, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz.

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Weeks after blistering Georgia's GOP governor, Donald Trump warms to Brian Kemp

Donald Trump is changing his tune on Georgia's Republican governor after delivering a series of blistering attacks at a rally just weeks ago. In a social media post, Trump thanked Gov. Brian Kemp for his help and support in Georgia.

August 23, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.

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GPB morning headlines for August 23, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted her party’s nomination for President Thursday evening.

Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance blasted Democrats Kamala Harris and Tim Walz over border security at a rally in Valdosta this afternoon.

The district attorney of Savannah's Chatham County announced Thursday that she is dismissing six murder cases because of misconduct by two former Savannah police officers.

August 23, 2024
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