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FILE - Dozens of boxes full of signed petitions are delivered to Atlanta City Hall, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, to force a referendum on the future of a planned police and firefighter training center. While city officials have not yet tried to count the petitions, an analysis by four news organizations finds it’s unclear whether petitions have enough valid entries to force the citywide vote, with nearly half the entries unable to be matched to eligible registered Atlanta voters.

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Analysis: It's uncertain if push to 'Stop Cop City' got enough valid signers for Atlanta referendum

An analysis by news organizations finds it's unclear if enough eligible Atlanta voters signed a petition to force a citywide referendum on a police training center. 

December 13, 2023
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  • Jeff Amy and
  • Stephen Fowler
A large dam and power generation facility is shown.

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GPB evening headlines for December 12, 2023

The governors of Georgia and Alabama have announced an agreement in a lawsuit over water flows from the Chattahoochee River.

Officials in Macon-Bibb County have worked out a plan to open extra beds for unhoused residents during cold weather snaps.

A Georgia election worker has testified that she feared for her life after she received a barrage of threatening and racist messages.

December 12, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, on Nov. 19, 2020. Giuliani is scheduled to appear in an Atlanta courthouse on Aug. 17, 2022, to testify before a special grand jury in an investigation into possible illegal attempts to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.

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Georgia Today: Moss testifies in Giuliani trial; Rabbi opens Senate; Conglomerate era publishing

On the Tuesday, Dec. 12 edition of Georgia Today: A Georgia election worker testifies that she feared for her life as the defamation trial against Rudy Giuliani continues; an Atlanta rabbi delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. Senate today; a Georgia professor looks at how the “conglomerate era” of publishing changed the American novel.

December 12, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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Unusual haul of fish illegally caught in Georgia given to family in need, officials say

An unusual wildlife seizure didn’t go to waste when Georgia wildlife officials gave the catch to a local family in need.

December 12, 2023
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By:
  • Makiya Seminera
Wandrea Moss and Ruby Hunt

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Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani tells jurors that his lies made her fear for her life

Georgia election worker Wandrea "Shaye" Moss has testified that she feared for her life as she received a barrage of threatening and racist messages fueled by Rudy Giuliani's false claims that she and her mother had rigged the 2020 election results in the state.

December 12, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Peter Berg

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Atlanta rabbi leads prayer in the U.S. Senate

Atlanta rabbi Peter Berg delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

December 12, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
The Goetchius House in Columbus is shown in a view from the sidewalk.

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Columbus’ historic Goetchius House gets reimagined as a restaurant and bar

The Goetchius House was a popular spot for prom dances, graduations, weddings and birthday parties. But it sat empty for about a decade. Now it's reopening with new owners and a new vision.

December 12, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
The Fulton County Jail is shown April 11, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Young Thug trial on pause until January after co-defendant is stabbed in jail

The trial for rapper Young Thug and five other people is on pause until early next year after one of the defendants was stabbed in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.

December 12, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

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Raffensperger renews push to ban noncitizens from voting

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has renewed his call for a constitutional amendment prohibiting non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections in Georgia.

December 12, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Ben Ayers

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Georgia economy headed for ‘soft landing’ in 2024

The economic growth Georgia experienced this year will slow down in 2024 but not enough to cause a recession, the dean of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia said Monday.

December 12, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Rep. Reynaldo “Rey” Martinez a Republican from Loganville, said neither party can afford not to engage with Latino voters heading into next year..

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Latino voters concerned about economy, feel neither party pays them close attention, poll says

With less than a year to go before the 2024 election, Georgia’s Latino voters are thinking about economic issues, and while they align more with the Democratic Party on average, majorities say both parties either don’t care too much about or are hostile toward their community.

December 12, 2023
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander (left), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield and World Affairs Council of Atlanta President Rickey Bevington participate in a forum about the legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023.

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In Atlanta, Universal Declaration of Human Rights anniversary prompts contemplation and questions

The guiding principles of the document, championed by Eleanor Roosevelt and adopted by the United Nations in 1948, influenced the civil rights movement and the work of the Carter Center. But at events in Atlanta on Monday, discussions about the UDHR's ideals also acknowledged the difficulties in heeding them.

December 12, 2023
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  • Kristi York Wooten

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GPB morning headlines for December 12, 2023

A group of district attorneys who filed a legal challenge to Georgia's new prosecutor oversight commission has dismissed their lawsuit.

The U.S. Navy says it doesn't expect any significant environmental impacts from the home-porting of a new class of nuclear submarines at Georgia's Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.

December 12, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Dekalb District Attorney Sherry Boston speaks at a press conference March 22, 2023 announcing new funding for the county's cold case task force.

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GPB evening headlines for December 11, 2023

A group of district attorneys who filed a legal challenge to Georgia's prosecutor oversight commission has dismissed their lawsuit.

Georgia US Senator Jon Ossoff has announced $380,000 in federal funding to help protect Tybee Island from coastal flooding.

The US Navy has cleared a key hurdle for bringing a new class of nuclear submarines to Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.

December 11, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
The Georgia High School Association football state championships take place at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dec. 11 to 13. The games will air on GPB-TV, the GPB Sports app and GPB.org.

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  • News

Rundowns and matchups: Jon Nelson previews Georgia's high school football state championships

GPB Sports brings live high school football games to viewers around the state via Football Fridays in Georgia. Now, it's time for the Georgia High School Association football state championships on GPB, Monday, Dec. 11 to Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

December 11, 2023
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  • Devon Zwald
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