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News Articles: Georgia

Homeless men sleep on Marietta Street in Atlanta, Friday, June 5, 2020. On Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, a Georgia Senate committee passed a bill that would say cities and counties could not stop enforcing bans on public camping or sleeping.

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DeKalb County needs 'housing first' approach to end homeless cycle of mental illness, incarceration

Between 2022 and 2023, there was a 63% increase in the length of time people experienced homelessness in DeKalb County. A disproportionate number of those impacted are children and people of color.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Night outside the Bryan County polling location where votes were tabulated on Nov 5 Credit: The Current/ Gillian Goodman

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He joined his local election board because he was concerned about fraud. He found none

For Keith Spitznogle on Bryan County’s election board, the voting issues he initially feared failed to materialize.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Gillian Goodman and
  • The Current
Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop and Republican Chris West are locked in a competitive race for the Second Congressional District in Southwest Georgia.

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Georgia Today: Georgia congressional race results; Election dispatches from across the state

On a special afternoon edition of Georgia Today for Wednesday, Nov. 6: Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 presidential race. But it wasn't the only race we followed. We'll tell you how Georgia candidates fared in the other races, including the congressional races, and give you dispatches from reporters across the state. 

 

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Devon Zwald and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia property-tax relief measures headed to easy victories

Georgia voters were poised to overwhelmingly approve two tax-relief measures on the statewide ballot Tuesday night, while a third tax-related proposal held a smaller lead.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
A woman holds up her sticker that signifies that she has officially voted in the state of Georgia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Atlanta.

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GPB morning headlines for November 6, 2024

Georgia Republicans celebrated as ormer President Donald Trump won Georgia's 16 electoral votes last night; counting votes in Georgia was largely drama free yesterday; and Kamala Harris' presidential campaign fired up Georgia's Black communities with enthusiasm.

November 06, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
This combination of photos shows Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, speaking during a rally in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 12, 2024, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, right, speaking during a rally in Warren, Mich., Nov. 1, 2024.

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Trump flips Georgia and moves closer to reclaiming the White House

Donald Trump has won the battleground state of Georgia, the onetime Republican stronghold that had voted for Democrats four years ago.

November 06, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Polling place in Savannah

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Georgia Today: Georgians vote on Election Day; Southern Poverty Law Center CEO; RIP Bernie Marcus

On the Tuesday, Nov. 5 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia voters cast their ballot on Election Day; polling places receive bomb threats; and Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus has died. 

 

November 05, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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GPB evening headlines for November 5, 2024

Voters are getting in and out of the polls quickly on a historic election day in Georgia -- one that's expected to set a turnout record.

Although much of the focus is on the presidential election, Georgians also are deciding a number of important races of their own.

Bernie Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot and a billionaire philanthropist, has died, leaving a large legacy in Atlanta and beyond.

November 05, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Rudy Giuliani's apartment in the Manhattan borough of New York City is seen, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.

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Rudy Giuliani ordered to appear in court after missing deadline to turn over assets

A judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear in a New York courtroom Thursday to explain why he missed a deadline to surrender his belongings as part of a $148 million defamation judgment. Federal Judge Lewis Liman issued the order late Monday.

November 05, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus appears on "Cavuto: Coast to Coast," with anchor Neil Cavuto, on the Fox Business Network, in New York, June 24, 2019.

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  • News

Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies at 95

Bernard "Bernie" Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement chain, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died. He was 95.

November 05, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a portrait, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Georgia Democratic prosecutor pursuing election case against Trump faces Republican challenger

A Republican lawyer who interned in the White House under Donald Trump is challenging Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. She's the Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against the former president over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

November 05, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A woman holds up her sticker that signifies that she has officially voted in the state of Georgia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Atlanta.

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  • News

Cobb voters who received late absentee ballots must return them on Election Day, high court says

Georgia's highest court has stayed a lower court ruling that would have allowed certain voters in the state's third-largest county who received their absentee ballots late to return them after the deadline. That means the affected Cobb County residents must vote in person on Election Day, which is Tuesday, or get their absentee ballots to the county elections office by 7 p.m. that day

November 05, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A poll worker heads into the entrance of the Beulah Missionary Baptist Church polling area in Macon Tuesday at the start of voting.

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  • Elections

UPDATES: Georgia election results and voting reports from around the state

Election Day is here and GPB News has it covered. This live blog provides real-time updates from reporters around the state of Georgia. Keep tabs on the presidential race and other down-ballot contests.

 

November 04, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff

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In a divided election season, Black voters are poised to make significant impact

GPB’s Peter Biello speaks with Dr. Adrienne Jones, an assistant professor of political science at Morehouse College, about Black voters this election cycle.

November 04, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello

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Georgia Today: Presidential candidates make final appeals in GA; New AI tech for vidalia onions

On the Monday, Nov. 4 edition of Georgia Today: The two major-party candidates spent the weekend making their final appeals to Georgia voters; the state's top election official says the state is ready for Election Day; and a new AI technology will help Vidalia onion farmers identify issues with their crops.

November 04, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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