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Regilding the iconic Gold Dome is just one part of the Capitol Hill renovations that are taking off. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Lawmakers Huddle: A recap of Georgia legislative session Week 9

Crossover Day is behind us, but Georgia lawmakers are still busy at the Capitol as legislators turned to committee work this week.

March 14, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • Donna Lowry
Community Action NOW! founder Iffat Walker with James Washington, research administrator at Morehouse School of Medicine.

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GPB morning headlines for February 25, 2025

Researchers are studying the long-term effects of last year’s BioLab fire; Georgia health officials update rabies guidelines after errors in past case.

February 25, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
First Quality Baby Products plans to add 600 jobs in a $418 million expansion of its plant on Avondale Mill Road.

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Macon lands 600 jobs in $418M industry expansion

Earth movers are making way for a major expansion that will bring 600 new jobs to First Quality Baby Products near Middle Georgia Regional Airport. 

May 23, 2024
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  • Liz Fabian
Community organizer Kamau Franklin speaks during a news conference outside Atlanta's City Hall, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, to announce an effort to force a referendum that would allow Atlanta voters to decide whether the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center should proceed.

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Political Rewind: SEB clears Fulton County; Training center opponents sue over referendum delays

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Opponents of Atlanta's police training center filed a lawsuit against the city clerk after their referendum petition was denied twice, delaying a time-sensitive process. The Atlanta Advisory Board endorsed the referendum. And we discuss the latest on the Supreme Court's docket.

June 21, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center

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Political Rewind: Health care top campaign issue; 9/11 tributes; Pine Lake decriminalizes abortion

Monday on Political Rewind: The Atlanta Medical Center is closing. How will candidates motivate voters concerned by a shrinking health care safety net? Meanwhile, the Walker campaign says Sen. Raphael Warnock and other Democrats "use race to divide us." Elsewhere, a women-led city moves to decriminalize abortion.

September 12, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Walker addresses crowd in Commerce, Ga.

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Political Rewind: Walker's latest interview; Kemp joins border task force; Mask mandate dropped

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp joins a group of GOP governors looking to stop illegal activity at the U.S.-Mexican border. Plus, mask mandates were dropped — in midair, on some flights — after a judge rules against the CDC's order. But first, we talk to Axios' Emma Hurt about her sit-down with Herschel Walker. 

April 20, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sarah Kallis ,
  • and 2 more
Long lines for low gas prices.

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Political Rewind: Perdue qualifies; Kemp & Warnock want to halt gas taxes; Bill targets homelessness

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Leaders on both sides of the aisle are working to relieve pain at the pump. Gov. Brian Kemp and Sen. Raphael Warnock want to halt gas taxes as prices climb. Plus, Abrams sticks to her 2018 messaging after qualifying. Also: More updates from under the Gold Dome.

March 09, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
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On Second Thought For Monday, Sept. 30, 2019

Senator David Perdue has a new plan to create a clearinghouse of information to help schools enhance security, and Senator Isakson has a new bill that...

September 30, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more

GPB Evening Headlines For Aug. 21, 2019

House Lawmakers To Hold Special Budget Hearings This Fall Atlanta Reaches $50 Million Goal To Provide Housing For Homeless Population Authorities Still...

August 21, 2019
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  • GPB Radio News
Charles Lamar, the subject of Jim Jordan's new book, "The Slave-Trader's Letter-Book.

Reconstructing A Final Chapter Of The American Slave Trade

Savannah businessman Charles Lamar on Nov. 28, 1858, became the first person in 40 years to land a slave ship on American soil. That event is the...

June 14, 2018
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  • Bill Nigut

On Second Thought For Wednesday, October 4, 2017

On Tuesday, the former head of Atlanta-based Equifax apologized many times during a hearing before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee about the...

October 04, 2017
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  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

Break It Down: Third World

Recent news of Atlanta’s startlingly high HIV/AIDS rate prompted comparisons of Georgia’s capital city to a "third world country." But is it accurate to...

April 17, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Olivia Reingold

On Second Thought For Thursday, August 18, 2016

The teacher wage gap is wider than ever, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute. The report found public school teachers earned 17...

August 18, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

Break It Down: Bitcoin

Two years ago, Georgia Tech became the first university in the country to accept Bitcoin. But they stopped this year due to a lack of interest. We break...

August 08, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Olivia Reingold

On Second Thought For Thursday, June 16, 2016

Women who worked behind the scenes and on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement are often left out of history books, overshadowed by the men. But...

June 16, 2016
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  • Celeste Headlee
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