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A rendering of The Stitch over the Downtown Connector.

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The Stitch and BeltLine projects score $207 million in new federal funding

U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams announced on Tuesday that $207,645,161 in new federal funding has been secured for The Stitch project in downtown Atlanta and to connect the Atlanta BeltLine to the Fint River Trail.

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • Collin Kelley
photo courtesy of Moriah via flikr

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GPB evening headlines for March 12, 2024

Voters across Georgia are turning out to vote in the presidential primary, even though the major party nominees are all but decided.

In his first comments since Rivian paused its Georgia plans, Governor Brian Kemp says the car maker is still committed to Georgia.

Authorities in Mexico have arrested the last suspect in the largest-ever drug trafficking indictment in Georgia's Southern District.

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • GPB News Radio
A stockpile of testosterone sits on a shelf in Becky Hormuth's kitchen Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Wentzville, Mo. Hormuth has been carefully dosing the drug given to her 16-year-old because she is fearful of losing care for her son who came out as transgender about four years ago as some states have worked to ban gender-affirming for minors.

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Georgia Today: Republicans advance puberty blocker ban; Rivian update; First execution in four years

On the Tuesday, March 12 edition of Georgia Today: State lawmakers have approved language to ban puberty-blocking medication for transgender minors; Gov. Brian Kemp says electric car maker Rivian is still committed to Georgia; and the state is preparing for its first execution in more than four years.

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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  • News

After a natural disaster, renters receive less assistance than homeowners, study finds

A new study co-authored by a Georgia Tech professor has found that after a natural disaster strikes, renters get less assistance than homeowners.

 

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Candidates for Bibb County Sheriff, from left, Chris Patterson, Ron Rodgers, DeAndre Hall, Sheriff David Davis, Marshall Hughes and Chris Paul.

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  • Law

Candidates for Bibb County sheriff debate the roots of violent crime in Macon

All half-dozen candidates for the top law enforcement job in Macon-Bibb County met for a forum at City Hall.

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Minnesota Vikings' Kirk Cousins throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Dec. 11, 2022, in Detroit. Cousins is leaving Minnesota for Atlanta, landing another big contract with a well-timed foray into free agency. Cousins' agent Mike McCartney announced on social media that his client has agreed to a four-year deal with the Falcons.

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  • Sports

Cousins leaves Vikings for big new contract with Falcons in QB's latest well-timed trip to market

Kirk Cousins is leaving Minnesota for Atlanta. He landed another big contract with a well-timed foray into free agency. Cousins agreed to a four-year, $180 million deal with $100 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the terms.

March 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
2023 Transgender Day of Visibility gathering

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  • Politics

Bill to provide overdose remedies in Georgia’s public buildings hijacked to ban puberty blockers

Georgia state Senate Republicans advanced language that would ban puberty-blocking medication for transgender minors through a key committee Monday after grafting it to a bill requiring overdose reversal drugs in government buildings.

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Electric vehicle

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  • Economy

Senators question economic development chief on delayed EV plant

The state’s top economic development official expressed disappointment Monday with electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian’s decision to delay building a new plant east of Atlanta but said the company remains committed to Georgia.

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
This image provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows inmate Willie James Pye. A judge on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, signed the order for the execution of Pye, who was convicted of murder and other crimes in the November 1993 killing of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. The execution is set for March 20 at 7 p.m., after the judge set an execution window between noon that day and noon on March 27.

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  • News

Georgia readies to resume executions after a 4-year pause brought by COVID and a legal agreement

An execution scheduled for next week would be the first in Georgia in more than four years. The state is trying to move past an agreement made amid the coronavirus pandemic that effectively halted executions.

March 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden unofficially kicked off the general election campaign with rallies in Georgia Saturday, March 9, 2024.

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  • Politics

Georgia on the mind of the Trump and Biden campaigns as the key state holds primary

Georgia is an important state for both former President Donald Trump and President Biden in 2024. It's also a state with the clearest examples of the obstacles each faces in his path to victory.

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

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  • News

GPB morning headlines for March 12, 2024

Today is election day in Georgia for the presidential preference primary.

The state House has passed a bill to increase penalties for false reports that send police to the homes or offices of targeted victims.

A nonprofit grocery store working to fight food insecurity in Atlanta is asking the community to help them stay open and keep the shelves filled.

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • GPB News Radio
Georgia state Senator Kay Kirkpatrick speaks about the U.S. Space Force on the Senate floor on March 11, 2024.

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  • News

'Lawmakers': Swatting, Space Force and 'Matty Ice' arrive on Day 33

The legislature focused on a range of issues from crime to space. Plus, a local sports celebrity visited the Gold Dome. 

March 11, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Pittsburgh Police and paramedics respond to Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School for what turned out to be a hoax report of an active shooter, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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  • News

GPB evening headlines for March 11, 2024

The state House has passed a bill to increase penalties for false reports that send police to the homes or offices of targeted victims.

The state House heard a morning prayer from a pastor believed to be the first transgender person of faith to address the chamber.

A group of Atlanta area Girl Scouts is being recognized for their work in public health education, earning the group's highest honor.

March 11, 2024
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By:
  • GPB News Radio

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  • News

How to vote in Georgia's 2024 presidential preference primary — plus key election dates to remember

Georgia's presidential preference primary is the first of several key voting dates for Georgia voters in 2024, and March 12 is the earliest that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump could win enough delegates to clinch their party's nomination. 

March 11, 2024
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By:
  • GPB News Staff
A public health patch swen on a Girl Scout sash

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  • Health

Atlanta-area Girl Scouts work with CDC to create new public health patch

The David J. Sencer CDC Museum Public Health Academy partnered with Girl Scout Troop 14567 to produce a public health fun patch.

March 11, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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