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News Articles: Georgia

An electric truck built by electric vehicle maker Rivian

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GPB evening headlines for January 3, 2024

A state judge in Morgan County has dismissed a zoning challenge to a huge electric vehicle plant planned for auto-maker Rivian.

One of two newly re-drawn state House districts centered in Macon-Bibb County got its first declared candidate today.

A federal judge says a conservative group's mass challenge of voter registrations in 20-21 did not violate the Voting Rights Act.

January 03, 2024
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Georgia Today: Rivian zoning challenges; Economic impact of arts in Savannah; Great Books program

On the Wednesday, Jan. 3 edition of Georgia Today: A state judge sides with automaker Rivian in a battle over zoning; a new study of Savannah's economy reveals the financial impact of arts and culture; and who decides what makes a great book "great?" Some students in Macon are re-evalating what's considered a classic. 

January 03, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
The Georgia State Capitol was among several state legislatures evacuated Wednesday following bomb threats.

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Several state capitols evacuated after bomb threats

The development comes just days before the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

January 03, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
Macon Democrat Tangie Herring is running to represent Georgia House District 145.

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Democrat Tangie Herring declares candidacy in the new Georgia House District 145

One of two newly redrawn state house districts centered in Macon-Bibb County has its first, and for now only, candidate: Democrat Tangie Herring. 

January 03, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Traffic rolls past the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., as Capitol Police respond to a bomb threat within the building, Wednesday mornin, Jan. 3, 2024. The building was emptied, the grounds cleared of vehicles as officers investigated.

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Multiple state capitols evacuated due to threats, but no dangerous items immediately found

Multiple state capitols have received threats that led to evacuations or lockdowns as police investigated, but no evidence of dangerous items has been found. Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi and Montana were among the states that evacuated their capitols.

January 03, 2024
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State Senate Republicans tweaking new prosecutors oversight board

Two Georgia Senate Republican leaders pre-filed legislation Tuesday to bypass a court ruling late last year that blocked implementation of a new oversight board for local prosecutors lawmakers created last year. 

January 03, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
 U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee ruled that he needs to hear more facts in eight lawsuits challenging Georgia’s voting law. The judge on Thursday rejected the state’s motions to dismiss the claims. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

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Judge rules True the Vote’s 2020 mass voter challenges don’t amount to illegal intimidation

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas group’s campaign to challenge the eligibility of hundreds of thousands of Georgia voters in the nationally watched U.S. Senate runoffs did not violate the Voting Rights Act.

January 03, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Concrete materials and retired MARTA railcars are placed at Artificial Reef L about 23 nautical miles east of Ossabaw Island on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

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WATCH: MARTA train cars splash into ocean off Georgia coast during artificial reef deployment

The vehicles are the latest retired vessels added to Artificial Reef L, about 23 nautical miles east of Georgia's Ossabaw Island. They joined battle tanks, barges, tugboats and concrete objects about 65 feet beneath the ocean's surface.

January 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Lawrenceville Democrat Rep. Gregg Kennard

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GPB morning headlines for January 3, 2024

Two Democratic members of the Georgia House have decided not to run for re-election after a federal judge last week upheld the redistricting maps passed by the Republican-controlled General Assembly in a special session last month.

A federal judge has ruled a conservative group did not violate the Voting Rights Act when it announced it was challenging the eligibility of more than 360-thousand Georgia voters just before the 2021 senate runoff election.

Republican leaders in the state Senate are looking to get around a ruling by the state supreme court that blocked implementation of an oversight board for local prosecuting attorneys.

January 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Matt Wilpers attends "Peloton on Tour" in Alpharetta, Ga. in August 2023.

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Georgia Today: Prosecuting attorneys oversight commission; Redistricting fallout; Peloton instructor

On the Tuesday, Jan. 2 edition of Georgia Today: State republicans attempt to revive a prosecuting attorneys oversight commission; more fallout for Democrats over the new House district maps; and to help with your New Year's fitness resolutions, we talk with one of Peloton's most popular instructors. 

January 02, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
An official photo of Randy Robertson is shown.

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GPB evening headlines for January 2, 2024

Republicans aim to bypass a Georgia Supreme Court ruling that blocked implementation of a new state prosecutor oversight board.

As the legislative session approaches, a new bill aims to offer higher education to teenagers convicted of non-violent drug offenses.

Two Democratic members of the state House have decided not to run for re-election after their districts were re-drawn last month.

January 02, 2024
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Georgia State Capitol

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'Disappointed' Democratic state reps will not run again after district changes

State Reps. Gregg Kennard and Doug Stoner will not run for reelection in 2024 after being drawn into districts with other Democrats. 

January 02, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Gwinnett County Police Officer Ashley Wilson is advocating for legislation that would help first responders get treatment for PTSD.

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Legislation could provide help for first responders with PTSD

Gwinnett County police officer Ashley Wilson is advocating for the passage of a bill that would help first responders get treatment for PTSD.

January 02, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
On Jan. 9, Kemp and other agricultural lobbyists are set to return to Atlanta for the Wild Hog Supper, which serves as the largest fundraiser for the Georgia Food Bank Association and as a kick off for the legislative session.

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Wild Hog Supper 2024 kicks off season of Georgia legislative events for policy wonk feasting

Georgians who may be feeling the post-holiday blues will have a chance to perk up for some great food and an even better cause on the eve of the upcoming state legislative session.

January 02, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
The Interstate 16 flyover crosses Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Savannah, exiting onto nearby Montgomery Street.

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GPB morning headlines for January 2, 2023

The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to study the possibility of removing an interstate flyover from a historically Black neighborhood in Savannah.

A  state income tax-cut took effect yesterday.

A proposed new bill aims to give teenagers convicted of nonviolent drug offenses access to higher education.

January 02, 2024
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