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FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden walks past solar panels while touring the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative in Plymouth, New Hampshire, U.S., June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

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GPB evening headlines for April 22, 2024

An Earth Day announcement from the Biden administration is bringing Georgia $156 million to accelerate solar panel adoption.

A new study finds continuing pervasive disparities in access to in-network behavioral health care services, including in Georgia.

Delta Air Lines is raising pay for flight attendants and other non-union workers by 5% as the company faces another union push.

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GPB headlines for the morning of April 22, 2024.

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Kevin Tanner, commissioner of the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, speaks at Addiction Recovery Awareness Day in 2024.

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GPB evening headlines for April 19, 2024

Georgia’s DBHDD is moving forward with recommendations from a long-awaited state-wide salary study it completed last year. 

Two Georgia incumbents in the US House are dominating the race for campaign dollars as this year's election cycle heats up.

The US House this weekend is expected to consider a bi-partisan bill to require TikTok parent company Byte Dance to sell the app.

April 19, 2024
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Governor Brian Kemp signs several tax cut bills into law.

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GPB Morning Headlines for April 19, 2024

Gov. Brian Kemp signed five bills that cut taxes into law on Thursday that will save Georgia taxpayers money. Organizers of a cannabis-themed art and music festival this weekend in Macon hope to establish it among the city’s regular rotation of spring and summer events.

April 19, 2024
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Guitarist Dickey Betts, founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, attends Gregg Allman's burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Macon, Ga.

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GPB evening headlines for April 18, 2024

Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.

Grady Health System announced plans to build a $38 million free-standing emergency facility in Fulton County, south of Atlanta.

Governor Brian Kemp signed five tax-cutting bills into law today, including one that lowers the income tax from 5.49% to 5.39%

April 18, 2024
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A huge brood of cicadas is set to emerge. Here's what an entomologist says Georgians should know

The largest periodical cicada brood in North America will span at least a dozen states in the Southeast. The brief, but spectacular, emergence has entomologists buzzing with excitement.

 

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The Master flag waves to the breeze on the second hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Augusta, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for April 18, 2024

The number of antisemitic incidents of violence, vandalism and assault rose a staggering 140% last year.

An Augusta man has been charged with trafficking millions of dollars in stolen merchandise and memorabilia from Augusta National Golf Club.

Leaders and artists gathered at an aquatic and recreation center in Southeast Atlanta to celebrate new public art Wednesday.

April 18, 2024
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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 05: People participate in a Jewish solidarity march on January 5, 2020 in New York City. The march was held in response to a recent rise in anti-Semitic crimes in the greater New York metropolitan area. (Photo by Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

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GPB evening headlines for April 17, 2024

The number of antisemitic incidents of violence, vandalism and assault in the United States rose a staggering 140% last year.

An Augusta man has been charged with trafficking millions of dollars in stolen memorabilia from Augusta National Golf Club.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says arson and vandalism against a police training center have caused $10 million in damages

April 17, 2024
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A worker harvests vidalia onions

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GPB morning headlines for April 17, 2024

At a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday, Georgia's U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff grilled Postmaster General Louis Dejoy over problems at a new mail facility south of Atlanta.

On Tuesday, Georgia's Public Service Commission approved Georgia Power's plan to increase its electrical generating capacity.

Today is the start of Vidalia onion season. 

Atlanta is working to complete part of a trail connecting downtown Atlanta to the Chattahoochee River ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

April 17, 2024
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Senator Jon Ossoff

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GPB evening headlines for April 16, 2024

The head of the US Postal Service is promising to fix problems that have led to widespread mail delays, including in Georgia.

Georgia students will pay about 2.4% more to attend the state's public colleges and universities in the 2024-2025 academic year.

Savannah officials are crafting an ordinance aimed at reducing noise created by some tour operators in the city's Historic District.

April 16, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for April 16, 2024

Gov. Brian Kemp spoke sports and politics during a visit to the Cobb County Chamber of commerce Monday.

Georgia’s Public Service Commission is set to vote Tuesday on Georgia Power’s request to quickly add new electricity generation in the face of rapidly mounting demand from green economy manufacturing and data centers. 

Savannah tourism officials are crafting an ordinance meant to reduce noise created by some historical tour operators in the city's downtown.

April 16, 2024
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Albany Police Chief Michael Persley is shown standing at a podium, indoors and flanked by three flags.

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GPB evening headlines for April 15, 2024

Albany police say a man who died in custody showed no sign of aggression toward officers and officers used no force against him.

Georgia’s Public Service Commission is set to vote tomorrow on Georgia Power’s request to increase new electricity generation.

Two large Northwest Georgia health systems, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic, have finalized a long-anticipated merger.

April 15, 2024
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A Norfolk Southern freight train passes passes through East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Norfolk Southern on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2023, became the third major freight railroad to offer some of its employees paid sick time, announcing a deal with one of its unions in response to workers' quality-of life complaints that arose during contract negotiations.

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GPB morning headlines for April 15, 2024

Last week, Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern settled a class action lawsuit out of East Palestine, Ohio, agreeing to pay back some of the victims of a devastating train derailment last year. The crash also pushed the company to further invest in safety. 

Savannah will require guns left in vehicles to be stored securely in an effort to cut down on gun thefts from unlocked cars.

Georgia will receive $25 million to share with select public water utilities to help them test and begin treating drinking water with dangerous forever chemicals. 

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GPB evening headlines for April 12, 2024

Georgia will receive $25 million dollars to share with select public water utilities to help them test and begin treating drinking water with dangerous forever chemicals. 

The US Postal Service will be the subject of a U.S. Senate Homeland Security hearing Tuesday next week. 

Another incarcerated man has died at the Fulton County Jail.

April 12, 2024
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Georgia Lt. Gov. candidate Burt Jones participates in a Republican primary debate, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter.

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GPB morning headlines for April 12, 2024

A prosecutor has been named to investigate Lt. Gov. Governor Burt Jones’ role in interfering with the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency have filed a civil lawsuit against a Savannah-based oil distributor, alleging the company violated federal law over a seven-year period.

An effort is underway in Southwest Georgia to restore the childhood home of a legendary figure in jazz.

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