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 Congressman Hank Johnson (center) and state lawmakers Derrick Jackson and Sonya Halpern held a press conference Wednesday to condemn Project 2025, which is the conservative Heritage Foundation’s controversial presidential transition plan. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Dems try to redirect focus to conservative Project 2025 agenda as Biden campaign struggles

Georgia Democrats are joining their national colleagues in sounding the alarm about an influential conservative think tank’s presidential transition plan called Project 2025.

July 18, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Attendees, including former Mayor Dennis Shortal (left) and Dunwoody Homeowners Association President Bob Fiscella watch a video that depicts the a visualization of the ai-285 Top End Express Lane in action. (Photo by Cathy Cobbs)

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‘Construction-weary’ attendees wary of I-285 express lane project

A large crowd attended an informational session at Dunwoody City Hall on July 16 about a massive express lane proposed for the top end of Interstate 285, but not everyone in the crowd was receptive to yet another long-term construction project.

July 18, 2024
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  • Cathy Cobbs
Tony Martinez, 71, left, and Joanna Crawford, 65, from Thomaston, Georgia, compete in mixed doubles on the second day of the United States Senior Pickleball Indoor National Championships on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Rhythm and Rally Sports & Events in Macon, Georgia. United States Senior Pickleball hosted its inaugural indoor national championships this year, spanning three days and bringing hundreds of seniors to compete in Macon from across the country. KATIE TUCKER/THE TELEGRAPH

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Macon’s ‘state-of-the-art’ pickleball courts make it destination for national championship

Macon holds its indoor pickleball facility in high regard, and it was packed with players over the weekend for national championships. Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events hosted hundreds of people 50 and over, who turned out for the second day of the U.S. Senior Indoor Pickleball National Championships in hopes of winning a national title.

July 18, 2024
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  • Lucinda Warnke

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GPB morning headlines for July 18, 2024

Delta Air Lines ramp workers and their supporters gathered near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Wednesday to rally for union representation.

Some Georgia counties are being invited to get their share of Kroger’s $1.2 billion multi-state settlement over the franchises participation in the opioid addiction crisis. 

Georgia students continue to struggle with reading in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, experts and policy makers are gathering to discuss the issue at the Governor’s Annual Summit on Early Language and Literacy.

July 18, 2024
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J.D. Vance gives primetime speech at the RNC

Vance formally accepted the nomination to be Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump's vice president.

July 17, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
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Trump's family humanizes him in RNC speeches in the wake of assassination attempt

Donald Trump Jr.'s daughter Kai called him 'just a normal grandpa.'

July 17, 2024
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Wednesday's RNC speakers feature long-time Trump supporters

Kellyanne Conway and Peter Navarro shared their support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

July 17, 2024
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Could J.D. Vance could help Trump get the Gen Z vote?

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says the Republican party isn't the same GOP of 20 years ago.

July 17, 2024
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Georgia Today: Term extensions for PSC members; Kroger opioid settlement; 'Midnight' musical

On the Wednesday, July 17 edition of Georgia Today: Two groups file a challenge to a new law extending the terms of public service commissioners; some Georgia residents could get a share of Kroger's billion dollar opioid settlement; and an iconic Savannah crime novel is now a musical. 

July 17, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Units 1 and 2, background, and a new cooling tower, foreground.

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GPB evening headlines for July 17, 2024

One of the two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle has been shut down because of lowering water levels in its steam generators.

Two groups filed a lawsuit today trying to overturn a new Georgia law that extends the terms of state Public Service Commissioners.

A third judge will be appointed to oversee the much-delayed racketeering and gang prosecution trial of Atlanta rapper Young Thug.

July 17, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with GPB's Peter Biello at GPB's Atlanta studios on July 17, 2024.

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U.S. Sec. of Education Miguel Cardona touts student debt relief, HBCU funding during Atlanta visit

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Atlanta Wednesday to meet with the heads of several of the state's HBCUs.

July 17, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
 A spokesperson for Gov. Brian Kemp said the state “will continue to pursue the necessary time to demonstrate the program’s viability by working with CMS.” Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

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Federal judge rejects Georgia’s request to extend length of time for state’s limited Medicaid plan

A federal judge has denied the state’s end-around attempt to gain back time lost during the Biden administration’s unsuccessful bid to block the governor’s limited Medicaid expansion program.

July 17, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Lovejoy Capital submitted these images with its proposal to invest $23 million in a public-private partnership to turn Macon-Bibb County’s Lake Tobesofkee to create a “luxurious and immersive experience in nature” that includes a world-class maze. Courtesy Macon-Bibb County.

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World-class attraction, ‘glamping’ proposed for Lake Tobesofkee

Lake Tobesofkee could become a profitable tourist attraction with a more than $23 million unsolicited proposal offered to Macon-Bibb County to transform amenities at the 1,800-acre lake. Lovejoy Capital, led by a descendant of one of the most politically powerful families in Georgia history, wants to build a “luxurious and immersive experience in nature” with exotic “glamping.”

July 17, 2024
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  • Liz Fabian
The five Republican members of the Georgia Public Service Commission meet Dec. 19, 2023, in Atlanta. A lawsuit filed on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, challenges a new law that delays elections for the public utility regulators, saying letting their terms last more than six years violates the state constitution.

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Lawsuit claims that delayed elections for Georgia utility regulator are unconstitutional

A new lawsuit says extending the six-year terms of Georgia's elected public service commissioners violates the state constitution. Georgia WAND Education Fund and Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund in a Wednesday lawsuit, are trying to overturn the law passed this year allowing the five Republicans to serve longer terms.

July 17, 2024
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  • Associated Press
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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Plant Vogtle Unit 3 shut down by ‘valve issue’

One of the two newest nuclear reactors at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle has been shut down due to a “valve issue,” the Atlanta-based utility announced Tuesday.

July 17, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
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