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Close-up of African American teenage boy having a session with mental health professional at counselling center.

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GPB evening headlines for January 4, 2024

Families accuse three Georgia agencies that provide mental health services of worsening their children's mental health disorders.

Meanwhile, only six of Georgia’s 59 counties have enough mental health care professionals, according to a new published report.

Democrats in Georgia House held a hearing today to discuss maternal mortality in the state, ahead of the next legislative session.

January 04, 2024
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Macon Democrat Tangie Herring is running to represent Georgia House District 145.

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GPB morning headlines for January 4, 2024

One of two newly redrawn state house districts centered in Macon-Bibb County has its first candidate.

Savannah's arts and culture nonprofits generated $120 million of economic activity in 2022, according to a new study.

January 04, 2024
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An electric truck built by electric vehicle maker Rivian

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GPB evening headlines for January 3, 2024

A state judge in Morgan County has dismissed a zoning challenge to a huge electric vehicle plant planned for auto-maker Rivian.

One of two newly re-drawn state House districts centered in Macon-Bibb County got its first declared candidate today.

A federal judge says a conservative group's mass challenge of voter registrations in 20-21 did not violate the Voting Rights Act.

January 03, 2024
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Lawrenceville Democrat Rep. Gregg Kennard

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GPB morning headlines for January 3, 2024

Two Democratic members of the Georgia House have decided not to run for re-election after a federal judge last week upheld the redistricting maps passed by the Republican-controlled General Assembly in a special session last month.

A federal judge has ruled a conservative group did not violate the Voting Rights Act when it announced it was challenging the eligibility of more than 360-thousand Georgia voters just before the 2021 senate runoff election.

Republican leaders in the state Senate are looking to get around a ruling by the state supreme court that blocked implementation of an oversight board for local prosecuting attorneys.

January 03, 2024
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GPB evening headlines for January 2, 2024

Republicans aim to bypass a Georgia Supreme Court ruling that blocked implementation of a new state prosecutor oversight board.

As the legislative session approaches, a new bill aims to offer higher education to teenagers convicted of non-violent drug offenses.

Two Democratic members of the state House have decided not to run for re-election after their districts were re-drawn last month.

January 02, 2024
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The Interstate 16 flyover crosses Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Savannah, exiting onto nearby Montgomery Street.

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GPB morning headlines for January 2, 2023

The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to study the possibility of removing an interstate flyover from a historically Black neighborhood in Savannah.

A  state income tax-cut took effect yesterday.

A proposed new bill aims to give teenagers convicted of nonviolent drug offenses access to higher education.

January 02, 2024
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Fulton County's RICO case against former President Trump and his allies in an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election could take more than four months, the district attorney's office said.

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GPB evening headlines for December 28, 2023

A judge has approved new Georgia congressional and state legislative districts, some likely to retain Republican majorities.

A years-long series of upgrades to a popular state-managed hunting ground in southeast Georgia is expected to wrap up later in the new year.

December 28, 2023
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A bald eagle roosts at Crooked River State Park in Camden County, Georgia.

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GPB morning headlines for December 28, 2023

Today marks 50-years since President Richard Nixon signed into law the Endangered Species Act.

For the first time, doctors in Georgia can prescribe an oral treatment that works faster than anything previously available for post-partum depression.

A bill aimed at addressing rising rent has been filed ahead of the next legislative session.

December 28, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for December 27, 2023

For the first time, doctors in Georgia can prescribe an oral treatment that works faster than anything previously available for post-partum depression.

Expect long lines at Atlanta's airport this week.

December 27, 2023
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PBS NewsHour Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene targeted by failed Christmas swatting attempt, police say

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GPB evening headlines for December 26, 2023

The gun control organization founded by former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has opened a chapter in Georgia.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a victim of a swatting attempt.

An investor buys storage facilities in metro Atlanta.

December 26, 2023
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The overdose-reversal drug Narcan is displayed during training for employees of the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), Dec. 4, 2018, in Philadelphia. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved selling overdose antidote naloxone over-the-counter, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, marking the first time a opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription.

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GPB evening headlines for December 25, 2023

Naloxone is becoming a more common lifesaving measure in shelters, jails and schools. 

A Fulton County judge has ruled against Appen Media Group in an Open Records Act case. 

The Falcons beat the Indianapolis Colts.

December 25, 2023
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PBS NewsHour Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million for defamation of election workers

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GPB evening headlines for December 21, 2023

Former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, after a $148 million judgement in a Georgia-related lawsuit.

New estimates from the US Census Bureau show more than 327,000 people that didn’t live in Georgia in 2021 moved here in 2022.

State highway officials have announced temporary lane closure suspensions for the Christmas and New Year holiday travel periods.

December 21, 2023
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Georgia Rep. Mack Jackson, D-Sandersville, looks at a map of proposed state House districts before a House hearing, Nov. 29, 2023, at the state Capitol in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, plaintiffs who successfully sued to overturn Georgia's legislative and congressional districts asked a federal judge to reject Georgia's new Republican-backed maps.

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GPB morning headlines for December 21, 2023

A federal judge Wednesday heard arguments for and against proposed new political boundaries approved in recent special session of the state legislature.

Georgia’s population continues to grow, with the latest census estimates showing more people moving into the state than out of it.

Chemical processing company Pinova says its plant in Brunswick will be fully decommissioned in December of next year.

December 21, 2023
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Unrecognizable female doctor or nurse putting a bandage after Covid-19 vaccination at vaccination center. Caucasian preteen girl in vaccination center.

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GPB evening headlines for December 20, 2023

Georgia is planning a spending surge to help agencies tasked with re-determining Medicaid eligibility for nearly three million people.

A federal judge heard arguments for and against proposed new political maps approved in recent special state legislative session.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger narrowly has avoided being investigated by the State Election Board.

December 20, 2023
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Unit 3’s reactor and cooling tower stand at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Wednesday, May 24, 2023, that Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, has reached commercial operation after years of delays and billions in cost overruns.

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GPB morning headlines for December 20, 2023

Georgia is over halfway through Medicaid unwinding, where public health agencies check the eligibility of everyone with Medicaid coverage. But administrative errors have left many children, still eligible for Medicaid without coverage.

Georgia Power customers monthly bills are going to increase again.

Among the gifts children can dream for during the holidays, few loom as large as a new bike. For kids at one Macon school Tuesday, the dream came true!

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