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News Articles: Georgia

Ed Bastian and Sara Blakely at the Fast Company Innovation Festival on October 25, 2018.

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GPB evening headlines for March 11, 2025

Delta is slashing its first-quarter earnings and revenue outlook; Macon began demolishing a failed charter school for new affordable housing development.

 

March 11, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Cyclists travel through downtown to try out the new protected bike lane on March 11, 2025.

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Upgraded bike lane promises increased safety for pedestrians, cyclists in downtown Atlanta

Leaders from the Atlanta Department of Transportation and Atlanta City Council joined cyclists for a ribbon-cutting that celebrated upgrades on Forsyth Street.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Conservative Georgia State Election Board member Janelle King, second from left, voted Sept. 23 to have election board Executive Director Mike Coan. second from right, to look into the claims that led to the DeKalb County Republican Party alleging that several county election board’s are not following the law for reviewing voter eligibility complaints. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

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Senate panel to consider bill that hands Georgia lawmakers more say over State Election Board

A last-minute House election bill that advanced on Crossover Day last week would give new authority to the House speaker and Senate president to remove State Election Board members during the legislative offseason.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Queen Olori Atuwatse III of Warri, Delta State, Nigeria, is pictured during her visit to the Capitol with House Speaker Jon Burns on March 10, 2025. The queen consort visited to promote her "Elevate Africa" cause. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives

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'Lawmakers' Day 29: Senate focuses on banking; House honors Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

The Senate took on a bill to clean up language in banking and financial laws; House members commemorated the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith

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GPB morning headlines for March 11, 2025

Georgia House budget writers OK FY 2026 state budget; Georgia Senate bill to create mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl crimes; missing Atlanta teacher's body found

March 11, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

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Georgia Today: Savannah gun-control ordinance targeted; Fentanyl sentencing Act; Alzheimer's bill

On the March 10 edition: A new Georgia Senate bill targets a Savannah gun ordinance; fentanyl trafficking convictions could soon get mandatory minimum sentences; and a new bill aims to help seniors suffering from cognitive decline. 

March 10, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
Packets of fentanyl mostly in powder form and methamphetamine, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection say they seized from a truck crossing into Arizona from Mexico, is on display during a news conference at the Port of Nogales, Arizona, U.S., January 31, 2019. Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Handout via REUTERS

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GPB evening headlines for March 10, 2025

A Georgia Senate bill would create mandatory minimum sentences for trafficking in fentanyl; monthlong search for missing Atlanta teacher's body ends; advocates push for new state law for Georgians suffering from cognitive decline.  

March 10, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Georgia Sen. Colton Moore (R-Trenton) speaks on the Senate floor on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in support of a bill he introduced which counters a local gun-control ordinance in Savannah.

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Georgia Senate passes bill targeting Savannah gun ordinance on unlocked vehicle storage

The bill's fate in the House may be troubled, as its chief sponsor was recently banned from that chamber's floor.

March 10, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Older woman sitting at computer for telehealth visit.

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Proposed bill aims to better serve Georgia’s growing aging population during police calls

House Bill 238 would expand training for officers on identifying and responding to situations where someone with Alzheimer's or other degenerative diseases needs help.

March 10, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
 A North Atlantic right whale with propeller scars. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Endangered Right Whale, other flora and fauna get new look in 10-year Georgia wildlife plan update

Over the next 10 years, the North Atlantic Right Whale, the Chattooga River crayfish and the Sicklefin Redhorse fish may get some outsized attention from conservationists.

March 10, 2025
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  • Leon Stafford
Wide exterior shot of the Georgia state capitol

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GPB morning headlines for March 10, 2025

The month-long search for missing Atlanta teacher Gary Jones came to an end Sunday; A Savannah gun-control ordinance is the target of a new bill passed by the Georgia Senate

March 10, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
The BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, as seen on October 19, 2024. The plant remains partially closed following a chemical fire on September 29, 2024 that forced thousands of residents to evacuate.

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Federal investigation Into BioLab fire could take up to 18 months

Federal investigators say it could take up to 18 months to complete their investigation into the fire at BioLab’s Conyers facility.

March 10, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
A protester holds a sign: "Science Saves Lives"

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Protesters rally for science and against federal cuts at state Capitol

More than 100 scientists, researchers and their supporters showed up for a rally outside the state Capitol on Friday afternoon as part of a national day of action.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews and
  • GPB News Staff
The gold dome of the Georgia Capitol gleams in the sun, Aug. 27, 2022, in front of the skyline of downtown Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for March 7, 2025

Thursday was Crossover Day; on Friday, more than 100 showed up for a "Stand Up for Science" rally outside the state Capitol; pollen emerged in metro Atlanta even before March.

March 07, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Sneezing

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Georgia Today: Crossover Day report; Bloody Sunday anniversary; Climate change and allergy season

Yesterday was Crossover Day at the state Capitol; today's the anniversary of Bloody Sunday march at Selma, Ala.;; how warming temperatures affecting are affecting allergy season

March 07, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
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