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News Articles: Georgia

File photo of voters in line for January 2021 U.S. Senate runoff election. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder

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State Senate panel presses ahead with bill that would ban ranked choice voting in Georgia

The Georgia Senate Ethics Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would ban election officials in Georgia from adopting an instant runoff system that allows voters to rank candidates by preference to determine the outcome of elections.

January 24, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Students of the first Clean Tech Infrastructure Academy cohort gather at the Goodwill to celebrate completing the program January 23, 2024. They each have on blue work jumpsuits and blue hats.

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Goodwill of North Georgia celebrates inaugural class of clean energy job training program

Georgia's electric vehicle industry continues to grow, and Goodwill of North Georgia is working to train people for clean energy jobs. The first cohort has officially completed the program.

January 24, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
The town of Plains, Ga. has a population of 543 and served as the hometown for former U.S.. President Jimmy Carter. Its longtime mayor,  Mayor L.E. “Boze” Godwin , announced in January 2024 that he is stepping down after 40 years in office.

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Mayor of Plains, Ga., resigns after 40 years in office

Mayor Boze Godwin presided over a small Southwest Georgia town that became a tourist attraction because of former President Jimmy Carter.

January 24, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya
 A Delta Airlines Boeing 757 taking off in Tampa, Fla. on Jan. 20, 2011. A Boeing 757 jet operated by Delta Air Lines lost a nose wheel while preparing for takeoff from Atlanta over the weekend, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the incident.

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Boeing 757 lost nose wheel preparing for takeoff during a very rough stretch for the plane maker

A Boeing 757 jet operated by Delta Air Lines lost a nose wheel while preparing for takeoff from Atlanta over the weekend, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the incident.

January 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press

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Georgia Today: Cobb County school district maps; Contraband in Georgia prisons; James Beard Awards

On the Wednesday January 24th edition of Georgia Today: State Lawmakers are trying once again to redraw the school district map in one of the state's largest counties; A new bill seeks to stiffen penalties for corrections officers who smuggle contraband into Georgia prisons; and the Nominees for the 2024 James Beard Awards are announced, with Atlanta and Athens restaraunts in the running. 

January 24, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attends the National Association of Secretaries of State winter meeting, Feb. 16, 2023, in Washington. A lawyer for Raffensperger said on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, that a bill is unconstitutional to give Georgia's appointed State Election Board the ability to investigate Raffensperger. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Georgia secretary of state says it's unconstitutional for board to oversee him, but lawmakers differ

A Georgia Senate committee wants to give the appointed State Election Board the legal power to investigate Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's handling of elections. But Raffensperger's office says it's unconstitutional for board members to legally oversee him.

January 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watches proceedings during a hearing to decide if the final report by a special grand jury looking into possible interference in the 2020 presidential election can be released Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Could Georgia's Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Donald Trump?

Accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an affair with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Donald Trump and others for interfering in Georgia's 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case. Willis, an elected Democrat, has shown no signs of stepping down yet. But there are ways she could be removed.

January 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Twin Pines Minerals’ staging site in Charlton County near the swamp.

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Twin Pines Minerals fined $20K for exploratory work

Georgia's EPD alleges that the company that wants to mine near Okefenokee failed to get the required bonding, licensing for the early effort. 

January 24, 2024
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  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
a lineup of Teslas plugged into charging stations

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GPB morning headlines for January 24, 2024

As the state’s electric vehicle industry continues to grow, Goodwill of North Georgia is working to train people for clean energy jobs.

Savannah will again host a large marathon on its streets in November.

January 24, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Bernice King, daughter of slain civil-right leader Martin Luther King Jr., becomes emotional as she speaks about her brother Dexter Scott King during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. Dexter died Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at his California home after battling prostate cancer.

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Martin Luther King's daughter recalls late brother as strong guardian of their father's legacy

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter says her late brother was a fierce and visionary steward of their father's legacy. The Rev. Bernice King choked back tears at times on Tuesday as she shared memories of her childhood and recent meetings with Dexter Scott King.

January 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A Nissan Rogue exits the bay of the vehicle carrier Neptune Ace at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia.

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‘Ro-ro’ your boat to Georgia: Why the state sees a lucrative future in automotive shipping

The rural Port of Brunswick is trying to overtake the Port of Baltimore as the top “roll-on/roll-off” port in the U.S.

January 24, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Japanese Consul General Mio Maeda speaks during Japan Day at the Georgia Capitol on Jan. 23, 2024. Gov. Brian Kemp read a proclamation recognizing 50 years of the Japanese Consulate in Atlanta.

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'Lawmakers': Japanese Consulate, Maternal Health Day, Fani Willis controversy up front on Day 7

Gov. Brian Kemp celebrated 50 years of friendship between Georgia and the Japanese Consulate in Atlanta. Lawmakers in both chambers also acknowledged Maternal Health Awareness Day. And Sen. Greg Dolezal (R-Cumming) introduced a resolution to look at Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ alleged mishandling of state money during her indictment of former President Trump. 

January 23, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
The nearly century-old Onion Dome atop the Fox Theatre undergoing renovation in 2023.

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Atlanta's Fox Theatre completes renovation on ‘Onion Dome’

Restoration of the Fox Theatre’s “Onion Dome” is now complete.

January 23, 2024
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Georgia Today: Delta preps for the Masters; Port of Brunswick motor vehicle cargo; Uga Ten dies

On the Tuesday, Jan. 23 edition of Georgia Today: Delta wants your trip to The Masters to be a little bit easier; the Port of Brunswick makes a run to become the country's top facility for vehicle cargo; and we pay our respects to a beloved University of Georgia icon.

January 23, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams the “Death Star” and said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband should “stay out of our girls’ bathrooms.”

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GPB evening headlines for January 23, 2024

Northwest Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is urging Nikki Haley to drop out of the Republican presidential race.

A bill to define antisemitism in Georgia law stalled last year over how the measure should be worded.  But now it's moving ahead.

Savannah once again will host a large marathon on its streets in November.  But officials say this one will be different than the last.

January 23, 2024
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