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Bipartisan 'BARK' act aims to bring food to shelter animals

Sen. Raphael Warnock is pushing for a bipartisan bill to help shelter animals in Georgia. 

June 17, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis

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GPB evening headlines for June 16, 2025

Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock is pushing for a bipartisan bill to help shelter animals in Georgia.

Middle Georgia libraries may soon have to scale back services due to looming federal funding cuts.

June 16, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
50% hydrogen blend testing successfully completed at Georgia Power’s Plant McDonough-Atkinson

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Georgia Power completes test of hydrogen fuel

Georgia Power and Mitsubishi Power have successfully completed a second trial blending hydrogen and natural gas fuels at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Dave Williams and
  • Capitol Beat News Service
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Georgia Today: 'No Kings Day' protests; Cuts could affect libraries; Increase in dementia diagnoses

On the June 16 edition: National "No Kings" protests occur in many Georgia cities; federal cuts could scale back services in Georgia libraries; dementia cases in the coming years are expected to double. 

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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As dementia diagnoses rise, a Georgia nonprofit steps in to support caregivers

Beyond Dementia Coalition helps caregivers navigate the unique challenges of dementia and prepare communities for a growing public health crisis.

June 16, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
 Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman talks to colleagues during a special legislative session Monday, June 9, 2025 at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)

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Assassination of Minnesota lawmaker is met with bipartisan condemnation in Georgia

Georgia’s elected leaders from both parties condemned Saturday's attacks on state lawmakers in Minnesota.

June 16, 2025
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  • Ross Williams and
  • Georgia Recorder
SPD Chief Lenny Gunther speaks at a press conference regarding use-of-force policy updates. Credit: Tyler Davis/The Current GA

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Savannah Police Department to include civilian participants on use of force review committee

The Savannah Police Department (SPD) will be making a few crucial updates to their use-of-force policy violation reviews. They follow two police brutality incidents in last year.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Tyler Davis and
  • The Current
The Washington Memorial Library is located in Macon, Ga., and is part of the Middle Georgia Regional Library system. Elizabeth Tammi Center for Collaborative Journalism

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Macon libraries face potential program cuts as federal government slashes funding

Middle Georgia libraries may have to reduce programs as federal funding cuts impact museums and libraries across the nation.

June 16, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
Protestors at the Macon, Ga. No Kings event. Grant Blankenship/GPB News

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GPB morning headlines for June 16, 2025

Over 5,000 people attended Saturday's "No Kings" protest in Atlanta; deadline to apply for grants to help the opioid crisis is approaching.

June 16, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
People gathered Saturday in the same strip of downtown park used for a political rally nearly every weekend since the Hands Off protests in April for the Macon, Ga. (Pop. 157,000) No Kings event. Grant Blankenship/GPB News

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'No Kings' protests held in communities across Georgia

Saturday, thousands of Georgians across the state participated in nationwide protests of federal immigration raids and deployment of National Guard in places including Los Angeles.

June 14, 2025
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  • GPB News Staff ,
  • Grant Blankenship ,
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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box - Lawmakers Huddle: Inside the Off-Season: Summer Work at the Capitol

Georgia lawmakers may only be in session for 40 days, but the work of governing continues year-round. In this episode, we look at how study committees, constituent meetings, and behind-the-scenes research shape the laws that get introduced each January.

June 14, 2025
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
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Georgia Today: 'No Kings' protests this weekend; Man dies in ICE custody; Federal cuts to Job Corps

On the June 13 edition: Weekend protests for "No Kings Day" are planned across the nation; A Mexican citizen dies by suicide in ICE custody in Georgia;  federal budget cuts to Job Corps program leaves vulnerable young people wondering. 

June 13, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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GPB evening headlines for June 13, 2025

“No Kings Day” protests planned nationwide, including in Georgia; citizen of Mexico died while in ICE custody in Georgia.

June 13, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
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Applications for 2025 opioid abatement funds due June 18

The Georgia Department of Behavioral and Developmental Disabilities today announced the first round of $50 million in opioid abatement funds has been distributed, and its online portal is open to applications.

June 13, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Mental Health

Atlanta clinic uses noninvasive, nontraditional therapy like ketamine for mental health conditions

Serenity Mental Health Center in Sandy Springs is offering patients transcranial magnetic stimulation, a non-invasive treatment that uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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