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News Articles: Georgia

In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, a "For Rent" sign is posted in Sacramento, Calif.

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Metro Atlanta has highest rate of corporate home ownership, says Georgia State researcher

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff gave updates on an investigation into corporate home ownership rates across Georgia — a practice experts say has made it harder for individuals to buy affordable housing.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee
Atlanta police chief Darin Schierbaum presented how crime data in the first 5 months of 2025 compares to last year

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Atlanta crime overall continues declining. Community programs lead the change

Atlanta's police chief outlined several city programs keeping violent crime down and called on community members to help where they can.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Luke Seaborn appeared in a 2024 promotional video for Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the state’s insurance program. “I used to think of Pathways as a blessing,” Seaborn recently told The Current and ProPublica. “Now, I’m done with it.” Credit: Photo Illustration and YouTube screenshots by ProPublica

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He became the face of Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement. Now he’s fed up with it

Last summer, as political debate swirled over the future of Georgia’s experiment with Medicaid work requirements, Gov. Brian Kemp held a press conference to unveil a three-minute testimonial video featuring a mechanic who works on classic cars.

May 14, 2025
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  • Margaret Coker ,
  • The Current ,
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Only about a dozen people attended a March meeting about the Georgia Pathways program in Cordele, in remote Southwest Georgia. Health advocates say the poorly publicized event illustrates how weak the state’s outreach to Black and disadvantaged communities has been. Credit: Nicole Craine for ProPublica

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Firm running Georgia’s struggling Medicaid experiment was also paid millions to sell it to public

When the state of Georgia handed Deloitte Consulting a $10.7 million marketing contract last July to promote the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program, the initiative was in need of serious PR. 

May 14, 2025
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  • Margaret Coker ,
  • The Current ,
  • and 1 more
 Demonstrators confront an Atlanta police officer during a protest over plans to build a new police training center, March 9, 2023

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GPB morning headlines for May 14, 2025

Court of Appeals weighs major Georgia voter registration challenge; the state Supreme Court considers public housing accountability case; Atlanta PD reports crime drop

May 14, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
A security camera in front of a boarded up duplex at the Dogwood Terrace public housing complex in Augusta. The city's housing authority is moving forward with a years-long plans to demolish the neighborhood's old apartment buildings.

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Decision pending in Augusta public housing case could have statewide impact

The State Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on a case that could change the way landlords of public housing are held accountable.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Ximena Arias Cristobal was wrongfully arrested following a traffic stop.

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GPB evening headlines for May 13, 2025

Traffic charges dismissed for 19-year-old in ICE custody; Georgia Supreme Court heard public housing authority case; U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta heard case of mass voter challenge in 2021.

May 13, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio

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Federal appeals court to decide the fate of Georgia voting rights lawsuit

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is deciding whether to uphold a lower court ruling that found a conservative voting organization did not violate the voting rights act when it challenged over 360,000 Georgia voter registrations in 2021. 

May 13, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Ximena Arias Cristobal was wrongfully arrested following a traffic stop.

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Georgia Today: Student still in ICE custody after charges dropped; Voter challenge ruling appealed

On the May 13 edition: A Georgia college student remains in ICE custody; Morehouse announces its next president; a judge hears arguments over a 2021 mass voter challenge.

May 13, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Kemp signs the bills

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Gov. Kemp signs work force bills into law Monday

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of workforce development bills into law at the state Capitol on Monday.  

May 13, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
A close up image of an HIV finger prick test

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CDC cancels grant that funded free home test kits for HIV

Federal funding for a program that used dating apps to connect people with free HIV home tests has been canceled.

May 13, 2025
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  • Rebecca Grapevine and
  • Healthbeat
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit said Monday it will hold off ruling on Georgia’s anti-abortion litigation until the nation’s highest court settles a case that could have implications for Georgia’s 2019 law.

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Court fight over 2021 Georgia mass voter eligibility challenges heads to federal court

A federal appellate court is set to hear a case Tuesday centered on a five-year debate over whether the national right-leaning group True the Vote used mass voter challenges to intimidate minority voters.

May 13, 2025
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  • Stanley Dunlap and
  • Georgia Recorder
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp at the state Capitol on Monday just before he signed a series of workforce development bills into law.

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GPB morning headlines for May 13, 2025

Kemp signs workforce bills; John King enters Senate race; Zelma Redding honored in Macon; Usher speaks at Emory commencement.

May 13, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio

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Georgia Today: Hurricane season outlook; King enters Senate race; Ga. Catholics honor Pope Leo XIV

On the May 12 edition: Climate scientists predict busy hurricane season; another Republican enters U.S. Senate race;  Savannah Catholics honor new pope. 

May 12, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Ruth McCrady stands outside in a blue graduation robe

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Doctor at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is one of a dozen in U.S. to treat this rare disorder

A college student who fell severely ill last December found help from an expert at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

May 12, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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