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News Articles: Georgia

Georgia Sen. Josh McLaurin of Atlanta, standing next to Georgia Rep. Ruwa Romman of Duluth, announces his run for lieutenant governor along downtown Savannah's riverfront on Monday, May 5, as a container ship sails toward the Port of Savannah.

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Democrat Josh McLaurin launches lieutenant governor bid, condemns tariffs near Savannah port

The Fulton County lawmaker said that Georgia's Republican leadership is kowtowing to President Donald Trump, whose tariffs McLaurin said threaten the East Coast's second-busiest container port.

May 06, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Young child using nebulizer.

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  • Children's Health

Children with asthma will be hit hard by Medicaid cuts, says American Lung Association

2 in 5 Georgia children rely on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for health care, experts say.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Chris Allen Villegas Fentress is shown holding a blue drink in an outdoor location.

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Savannah killing highlights safety concerns for the city's LGBTQ community

LGBTQ advocates call a March killing in Savannah a hate crime while the city's police department says there's no evidence for such an investigation.

May 06, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Huddle: Kemp’s bill-signing momentum continues ahead of May 14 deadline

Gov. Brian Kemp’s bill-signing momentum continues as his May 14 deadline to sign or veto bills looms closer.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in the Barrow County courthouse during his first appearance for the Wednesday shooting at Apalachee High School, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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Lawyer signals teen accused in Georgia school shooting that killed 4 is likely to plead guilty

A lawyer says the teen accused of killing four people in a shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School is moving toward pleading guilty.

May 06, 2025
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  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp official State of Georgia headshot

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GPB morning headlines for May 6, 2025

Kemp says he won't run for Senate next year; Georgia state Sen. Josh McLaurin is running for lieutenant governor.

May 06, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Diamond Spratling

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Climate advocates in Atlanta call on Congress to protect clean energy jobs

Clean energy advocacy groups in Georgia are calling on Congress to ensure that clean energy initiatives continue to be funded.

May 06, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State address at the House Chamber on Jan. 16, 2024. (Georgia House)

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Georgia Today: Kemp won't run for Senate; Ga. Democrats elect new leader; Proposed Medicaid cuts

On the May 5 edition: Kemp won't run for Senate next year; The Georgia Democratic Party elects a new leader; proposed Medicaid cuts could hurt children with asthma. 

May 05, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp official State of Georgia headshot

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Gov. Kemp is officially out of the running for U.S. Senate

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that he will not run for U.S. Senate in 2026, leaving the Republican primary to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff wide open.

May 05, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at The Neighborhood Lot on Friday, July 29, 2022, in McDonough, Ga. On Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, Kemp announced he would use federal COVID-19 relief money to make $350 payments to more than 3 million Georgians who benefit from Medicaid, subsidized child health insurance, food stamps or cash welfare.

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GPB evening headlines for May 5, 2025

Kemp won't run for Senate next year; Warnock faces tough questions in town hall; Georgia clean energy advocates rallying behind federal programs

May 05, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Heather Williams, center, at the Georgia State Capitol, with Rep. Lupton and other staff from assault centers in February 2024.

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  • Health

Georgia funds longtime effort to expand forensic exams for survivors of assault and violence

Seven centers in Gainesville, Vidalia, Marietta and other locations will receive funding through next year to help pay for exams in cases of non-fatal strangulation.  

May 05, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
Jekyll Island Authority wildlife conservation technicians Bailey Yarborough and Will Hicks pose after finding Georgia's first sea turtle nest of the 2025 nesting season on May 1 along Glory Beach.

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  • Environment

'Our summer is going to be really busy': Georgia sea turtle nesting projected to see surge this year

Loggerhead sea turtles have steadily rebounded in recent years, with 4% annual population growth since the 1990s.

May 05, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Warnock

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  • News

Sen. Raphael Warnock holds town hall in Southwest Atlanta

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock held a town hall near Atlanta on Sunday evening.

May 05, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
A pedestrian walks through the Georgia Tech campus as the downtown Atlanta skyline looms in the background, March 11, 2016.

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  • News

Georgia Tech commencement speaker pledges to cover startup incorporation costs for graduates

Georgia Tech's commencement speaker promised to cover incorporation costs for any graduate launching a startup. Tech entrepreneur Christopher Klaus spoke to graduates at the Friday commencement.

May 05, 2025
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  • Associated Press
The Fulton County Jail is shown April 11, 2023, in Atlanta.

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  • News

Women sue over Georgia law that added cash bail requirements for misdemeanors

Two women behind bars in Atlanta have sued the state of Georgia over a recent law that added a cash bail requirement for more crimes. The lawsuit accuses the state of violating people's constitutional rights to due process when they're accused of crimes that require cash bail due to last year's Senate Bill 63.

May 05, 2025
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  • Associated Press
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