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News Articles: Georgia

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp addresses the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for March 14, 2025

The debate over lawsuit reform bills at the state capitol is heating up. Advocates on both sides of the issue spoke about it.

Much of Georgia is at risk for severe weather this weekend as a storm front moves in from the west beginning Saturday.

The Georgia House of Representatives is strengthening protections for pesticide makers, on behalf of Georgia farmers.

March 14, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Hay House executive director Aubrey Newby explains the role of Chester Davis as the first tour guide and docent of the historic home in Macon.

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  • History

Showcasing servants and enslaved people who brought luxury living to Hay House

Macon’s historic mansion shares its research into ‘Untold Stories’ of service and sacrifice 

March 14, 2025
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  • Liz Fabian

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Georgia Today: Debate over tort reform continues; Pesticides bill passes House; Georgia Film Week

On the March 14 edition: Debate over lawsuit reform heats up at the Capitol; a bill limiting liability for pesticide passes the House; and Georgia Film Week is coming.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
Close-up Photo of a Wooden Gavel. Credit: Pexels

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  • Politics

GBI seeks expansion of subpoena powers

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations would have expanded authority to compel telecommunications and internet companies to divulge subscriber information under legislation moving through the state legislature.

March 14, 2025
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  • Ty Tagami
State troopers helped keep order during protests at the state capitol last summer.

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Political climate linked with Georgia women’s mental health outcomes, Emory study finds

A study published in Social Science and Medicine in January examined some of the potential mental health effects related to the current political climate.

March 14, 2025
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  • Allen Siegler
Regilding the iconic Gold Dome is just one part of the Capitol Hill renovations that are taking off. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Huddle: A recap of Georgia legislative session Week 9

Crossover Day is behind us, but Georgia lawmakers are still busy at the Capitol as legislators turned to committee work this week.

March 14, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • Donna Lowry
The severe threat is expected to develop eastward into parts of Georgia and the southern Appalachians by mid to late Saturday evening, with a severe threat continuing overnight.

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  • Weather

Storm alert for North and Central Georgia this weekend: Strong tornadoes, wind, hail possible

The National Weather Service and NOAA have issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for North and Central Georgia through the weekend.

March 14, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • GPB News Staff
The Asian American and Pacific Islander Causes held a press event on the Capitol steps on Thursday, March 13, 2025, to mark the fourth anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings of March 16, 2021. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives

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  • Politics

'Lawmakers' Day 31: House debates city of Mulberry, Senate OKs school psychologists to work in 7 states

On Thursday at the Capitol, the Senate approved new hunting attire, and the House debated city of Mulberry issues once again.

March 14, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Telisa Spikes is a professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. (Courtesy of Emory University)

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  • Health

Atlanta study finds relationship between childhood trauma and heart health in Black women

A study found an association for Black women between childhood trauma and greater arterial stiffening. Black men did not show that association, suggesting women might experience trauma and stress differently — with implications for their heart health. 

March 14, 2025
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
Angelique Kidjo is scheduled to perform at the Savannah Music Festival on March 29 and with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra at Atlanta Symphony Hall on March 30, 2025.

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  • Music

Angélique Kidjo returns to Savannah and Atlanta, with joy in tow

From NPR's Tiny Desk to the recent reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Angélique Kidjo performs with an energy unlike any other international hitmaker. She's back in Georgia for two shows this month.

March 14, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
2023 Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade

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  • Arts & Life

Savannah preps for St. Patrick's Day parade Monday, expecting smaller turnout than 2024 bicentennial

New police surveillance system on tap, but no more "speed court" for weekend bond hearings.

March 14, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
The National Weather Service forecasts storms will start Saturday afternoon and intensify into the evening, bringing threats of damaging winds and possibly tornadoes.

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GPB morning headlines for March 14, 2025

Georgia braces for severe weather; lawmakers debate controversial lawsuit reform bills; and the Asian American community marks the 4th anniversary of the Atlanta-area spa shootings.

March 14, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio

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Georgia Today: 'Sanctuary city' bill introduced; GA Health care study; civil rights icon Andrew Young

State government tries to crack down on so-called "sanctuary cities"; a new study compares health care spending in Georgia to the leading causes of poor health; and Andrew Young, 93, has no plans of slowing down. 

 

March 13, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Jake Cook
Georgia Behavioral Health Services are Set to Expand in South Georgia

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  • Health Care

Study considers how Georgians spend health care dollars compared to leading diseases, disorders

A new study from the Institute for Health Metrics compares health care spending in Georgia to the leading causes of poor health and early death. Researchers want to better understand the connection between health care and health outcomes.

March 13, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Seven people stand on a wide staircase inside the Georgia Capitol holding a banner that reads "Leading with Compassion."

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GPB evening headlines for March 13, 2025

Cities and counties are pushing back against a bill being considered by state lawmakers that could lead to lawsuits against local governments with so-called "sanctuary policies."

Members of Georgia's Asian-American community gathered at the state Capitol today to remember the victims of a shooting spree that killed eight-people, six of whom were of Asian descent.

A new study from the Institute for Health Metrics compares health care spending in Georgia to the leading causes of poor health and early death.

March 13, 2025
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