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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gives an afternoon update on the Georgia Primary Election at the election command center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer

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New website allows Georgia voters to cancel their own registration if they move out of state

The Georgia Secretary of State’s office has launched a new way for Georgia voters to cancel their own voter registrations. 

July 30, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
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Georgia Today: Pres. candidates will appear in GA; UGA student protesters face disciplinary panel

On the Tuesday, July 30 edition of Georgia Today: Both Presidential candidates will make appearances in Georgia this week; a disciplinary hearing against six UGA students suspended for their roles in an on-campus protest began today; and the Atlanta Falcons have reached a milestone for the first time in nearly two-decades.

July 30, 2024
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Road to Majority conference Friday, June 17, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of former President Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is trying to compel U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to testify before a special grand jury. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, filed petitions with the judge overseeing the special grand jury.

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GPB evening headlines for July 30, 2024

Presumptive presidential nominees Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are set to appear in Georgia this week.

The National Hurricane Center says a big tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean has a 60% chance of becoming a tropical depression.

Attorneys for the family of a 14-year-old boy killed by a collapsing wall at Robins Air Force Base plan to sue whoever is responsible.

July 30, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Georgia Secretary of State's Office technician Chris Bellew runs a test on Bibb County elections systems while Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks to a reporter Tuesday.

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Bibb County and others get a clean bill of voting machine health from the state

Ahead of the November election, the Georgia office of the secretary of state is making surprise spot checks of county boards of elections to ensure voting machines are working fairly and accurately.

July 30, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
The National Hurricane Center's seven-day tropical weather outlook on July 30, 2024, at 1:16 p.m. shows the potential path of a tropical disturbance.

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Tropical system aims toward Georgia as state awaits first cyclone of the hurricane season

If it becomes at least a tropical depression, the system would be named Debby.

July 30, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
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1972: "Sound Portrait: Bird Feeder At DC Zoo"

July 30, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Indian-American Democrat Ashwin Ramaswami, who is currently running for a Georgia state Senate in District 48 against Republican incumbent Shawn Still, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Cumming, Ga.

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Kamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states

A rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia will show how Asian American voters are pivotal there. In metropolitan Atlanta, Harris' Indian roots sparked kitchen-table conversations in many households. Advocates are energized. A drive out to Atlanta's sprawling suburbs shows why.

July 30, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney and his administrative staff provided an update on the school district as its First Day Fulton back-to-school event was being held at Riverwood and Banneker High Schools Saturday morning. (Provided by FCS)

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Fulton County Schools reports 99% of teacher vacancies filled, AI training begins

The Fulton County Schools system will start the school year with 99 percent of its vacancies filled, AI training, and many completed construction projects, administrative leaders shared in a news conference on Saturday.

July 30, 2024
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  • Bob Pepalis
Vice President Kamala Harris waves while boarding Air Force Two as she departs Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Mass., Saturday, July 27, 2024.

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Democrats had feared Georgia was a lost cause with Biden running. Harris will campaign there Tuesday

Now that President Joe Biden has bowed out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris is the likely nominee, Democrats say they have new hope for Georgia. They're betting a fresh burst of energy and a surge in fundraising has helped make Georgia a toss-up again. Harris plans a show of political force Tuesday in Atlanta.

July 30, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Dry soil stretches far on tilled farm in Americus, Georgia, in this June file photo. Farms and small businesses in Georgia are getting grant money to implement climate-friendly energy technology. Dry soil streches far on tilled farm in Americus, Georgia. Americus is expected to reach hot temperatures this weekend that are made three to four times as likely by climate change. (Courtesy of Ledger-Enquirer)

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$3M in federal money will help GA farms and businesses with clean energy, saving money

Millions of dollars are going to Georgia farms and small businesses in an effort to help implement renewable energy technology, federal officials said Friday. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $3.1 million dollars would go to farms and small businesses in rural Georgia from grants that mainly stem from the Inflation Reduction Act.

July 30, 2024
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  • Kala Hunter
Scott Slade with Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger Part 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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GPB morning headlines for July 30, 2024

The Georgia Secretary of State’s office has launched a new way for Georgia voters to cancel their own voter registrations.

Some residents in Rome's Floyd County are pushing against plans for the site of the Rome Speedway.

Officials in Macon-Bibb County have released results of a pilot study into how childhood trauma affects the mental health of people in the community.

July 30, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio

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Georgia Today: Accurate Voter Rolls, Atlanta Musicians Face Tragedy, VP Harris Back in Georgia

On the Monday, July 29 edition of Georgia Today: The secretary of state's office has a new website to help ensure accurate voter rolls, a group of Atlanta-based musicians face tragedy in Wyoming, and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Georgia tomorrow. 

 

July 29, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attends the National Association of Secretaries of State winter meeting, Feb. 16, 2023, in Washington. A lawyer for Raffensperger said on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, that a bill is unconstitutional to give Georgia's appointed State Election Board the ability to investigate Raffensperger. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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GPB evening headlines for July 29, 2024

The Georgia Secretary of State’s office today launched a new way for Georgia voters to cancel their own voter registrations.

Some residents in Rome's Floyd County are pushing against plans for the site of the Rome Speedway.

Officials in Macon-Bibb County have released results of a pilot study into how childhood trauma affects mental health.

July 29, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
 A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Georgia state Capitol. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia schools chief clarifies that advanced African American studies still offered

State Superintendent Richard Woods still doesn’t recommend the course for state approval.

July 29, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
A large dog wearing sunglasses beside a body of water

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Here are signs of heat exhaustion in dogs & tips to best treat them, a Georgia veterinarian says

With heat-related injuries in animals on the rise in Georgia, pet owners need to take some precautions. 

 

July 29, 2024
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  • Sundi Rose
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