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News Articles: Georgia

District Attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis speaks during an Associated Press interview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Lawyer hired to prosecute Trump in Georgia is thrust into the spotlight over affair claims

Allegations of a romantic relationship between a Georgia district attorney and an outside lawyer she hired has roiled the 2020 election case against Donald Trump and 18 others. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has defended her hiring of Nathan Wade, but she has yet to directly address the assertion that the two are romantically involved.

January 19, 2024
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Georgia’s first reported case of measles since 2020 spurs public health concern of spread

The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in metro Atlanta, the first since 2020.

January 19, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
This image from bodycam video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Johnny Hollman Sr. speaking with Officer Kiran Kimbrough on Aug. 10, 2023 in Atlanta. The police officer responding to a minor car crash deployed a Taser on the church deacon who disregarded multiple commands to sign a traffic ticket, shocking the man after he repeatedly said he could not breathe, police body camera video released Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 shows. Hollman Sr. became unresponsive during his arrest and later died.

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GPB evening headlines for January 19, 2024

The family of a 62-year-old deacon who died after struggling with an Atlanta officer has sued the city, the officer and the police chief.

The estimated cost to build Atlanta's planned police and fire-fighter safety training center has grown by $20 million to $110 million.

A former student at a Southeast Georgia high school filed a federal lawsuit against the school district, alleging sex discrimination.

January 19, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
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Lawmakers and activists push to eliminate sales tax on menstrual products

A group of lawmakers and activists are pushing to remove sales tax on menstrual products in Georgia. 

January 19, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced an investigation into 1,000 cases of alleged double-voting in Georgia's primary.

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Raffensperger takes aim at ‘double’ voters

These voters are suspected of voting once in Georgia in the November 2022 general election and again in another state.

January 19, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
In this aerial view, a structure sits on land owned by the city of Atlanta, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in unincorporated DeKalb County. The Atlanta City Council has approved plans to lease the land to the Atlanta Police Foundation so it can build a state-of-the-art police and firefighter training center, a project that protesters derisively call “Cop City.”

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'Stop Cop City' attacks have caused costs to rise for Atlanta police training center, officials say

Officials say the longstanding and at times violent protests against Atlanta's planned police and firefighter training center are partially responsible for a nearly $20 million rise in costs connected with the project. Atlanta Deputy Chief Operating Officer has told City Council members on Wednesday that the 85-acre project is now expected to cost $109.65 million.

January 19, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A photo of 26-year-old Tortuguita, who was shot and killed by a Georgia state trooper, is seen on a makeshift memorial in Weelaunee People's Park near Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 21, 2023. Photo by Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post/via Getty Images

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Georgia Today: Price increase for training center; Atlanta police lawsuit; No summer meals for kids

On the Friday, Jan. 19 edition of Georgia Today: Atlanta officials blame violent protests for a $20 million price increase for controversial police and fire training center; the family of a 62-year-old man who died after being tased by Atlanta police is suing the city; and Georgia decides to opt out of a federal summer meals program for kids. 

January 19, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Match direct college admissions program seeing positive results

The University System of Georgia’s new direct admissions program is off to a strong start, despite not getting off the ground until well after classes began last fall, system Chancellor Sonny Perdue said Wednesday.

January 19, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Arnitra Hollman, seated second from left, speaks during a news conference announcing a lawsuit over the death of her father, Johnny Hollman in Decatur, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Hollman died after struggling with an Atlanta police officer on Aug. 10, 2023, following a minor car crash. Seated from left to right, attorney Harold Spence, Arnitra Hollman, her sister Myteka Burdett and attorney Mawuli Davis.

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Family of Atlanta church deacon who died after struggle with police officer files lawsuit

The family of a church deacon who died after struggling with an Atlanta police officer following a minor car crash has sued the city, the officer and the police chief. The lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court alleges that Officer Kiran Kimbrough used excessive force while trying to get 62-year-old Johnny Hollman to sign a citation finding him at fault for the crash.

January 19, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears for a hearing in the 2020 Georgia election interference case on Nov. 21, 2023, in Atlanta, Ga.

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Judge sets hearing for misconduct claims against prosecutor leading Ga. Trump case

Fulton County DA Fani Willis is accused by a former Trump campaign official of an improper relationship with a prosecutor on the election interference case, though no evidence has been provided.

January 18, 2024
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  • Stephen Fowler
Bruce Thompson

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Georgia unemployment stayed flat last month

Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in December for the fourth month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

January 18, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
District Attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis speaks during an Associated Press interview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for January 18, 2024

A judge will hear a motion alleging a romantic affair between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and another prosecutor.

Some Democratic state lawmakers want to former President Donald Trump’s name off Georgia ballots. The effort won't go far.

Georgia's commercial shrimp harvesting season comes to an end today with some in the industry worried about their future.

January 18, 2024
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Georgia Today: Georgia ballot challenges for Trump; 'Most contaminated' coastal area

On the Thursday, Jan. 18 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia Democrats make an effort to keep Donald Trump's name off of the Georgia ballot; Spelman College has received its largest-ever donation; and it has been 30 years since the EPA listed parts of Georgia's coast on its 'most contaminated' list.  When will it be cleaned up?

January 18, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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Democrats want Trump’s name off Georgia ballots

More than a dozen Democrats have signed a House Resolution filed by Rep. Roger Bruce (D-Atlanta) challenging Trump’s election eligibility under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause.

January 18, 2024
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  • Donna Lowry
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024.

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Georgia's governor says more clean energy will be needed to fuel electric vehicle manufacturing

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is telling world business leaders that the state must increase its supply of electricity produced without burning fossil fuels to meet industries' demand for clean energy. The Republican spoke Thursday on a panel focused on electric vehicles at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

January 18, 2024
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