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Sen. John Kennedy, who chaired the Senate Redistricting Committee, argued during a 2021 special session that the GOP-drawn maps are fair to all Georgians.

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Long simmering dispute over Georgia political maps drawn after 2020 Census returns to federal court

We’ve passed the halfway point between the 2020 U.S. Census and the 2030 U.S. Census, but the battle over redistricting maps based on the last national headcount is still underway in Georgia. On Thursday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments about whether or not to enact new maps.

May 12, 2025
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  • Ross Williams and
  • Georgia Recorder
Neighbors Tyrone Allen, left, and Jared Middleton work together to clear a downed pecan tree from in front of Middleton’s home in Dublin, Ga. Hurricane Helene was likely still a category 1 hurricane when its eye passed over Dublin some 240 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Climate scientists predict above average hurricane season in 2025

Forecasts show numbers are likely to be higher than average, but still below the record-high storm predictions in 2024.

May 12, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

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House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care

House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" — at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid, the nation's health care program for more than 70 million Americans.

May 12, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Bishop Stephen D. Parkes, Bishop of the Diocese of Savannah, presides over a mass at at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist.

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GPB morning headlines for May 12, 2025

Georgia Catholics honor the first American pope, a Dalton traffic stop leads to an ICE detention, and a Saturday morning earthquake rattles North Georgia.

May 12, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
A September 29 fire at BioLab in Conyers creates a chemical plume

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Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story - Now What?

In the final episode of Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story, Conyers residents reflect on the lasting impact of the 2024 BioLab fire and what recovery really looks like. As the community pushes for accountability, long-overlooked safety systems are finally being revived.

May 12, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland

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Battleground: Ballot Box - Lawmakers Huddle: New Deal Forum Idea Summit

More than 50 policymakers gathered in Atlanta for the New Deal Forum Idea Summit, focusing on effective governance and leadership development. Georgia lawmakers emphasized the importance of collaboration on key issues, such as healthcare, economic security, and housing, to enhance lives across the state.

May 10, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
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What happened the day the dinosaurs died?

May 09, 2025
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A pile of discarded stumps lopped off of trees toppled by Hurricane Helene by loggers in Treutlen County, Georgia.

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Georgia Today: Timber industry relief bill signed; ICE detains 19 yr. old student; The Raven podcast

On the May 9 edition: Relief is on the way for Georgia's timber industry; ICE detains 19-year-old Georgia college student; a new podcast profiles the 2000 double murder that shocked Buckhead and made national headlines. 

May 09, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Georgia Rep. Scott Holcomb speaks at the NewDEAL Forum in Atlanta, May 5, 2025.

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Lawmakers Huddle: State legislators work on a new deal

The NewDEAL Forum, a national group that leans center-left, held its annual summit in Atlanta and invited a few Democratic leaders to participate.

May 09, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
Kemp signs budget

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Gov. Kemp signs 2026 budget into law

Gov. Brian Kemp signed the state's 2026 budget into law Friday morning.

May 09, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, with his wife Marty, center, signs bills related to hurricane relief for farmers and timber growers at the Monroe County headquarters of the Georgia Forestry Association Thursday.

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GPB evening headlines for May 9, 2025

Kemp sign bills to aid farmers and timber owners post-Hurricane Helene; traffic stop lands college student in ICE custody; Delta CEO among those praising Trump effort to overhaul U.S. air traffic control.

May 09, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio

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State shifts control over charter school approvals

Educators who want to open a charter school will have an expedited process under new rules adopted by the state school board Thursday.

May 09, 2025
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  • Ty Tagami and
  • Capitol Beat News Service
FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo

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Institutional investors who own large swaths of rental homes becoming political target

Institutional investors who vacuumed up single family homes when prices cratered after the Great Recession are drawing more political heat as renters complain about the impact.

May 09, 2025
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  • Ty Tagami and
  • Capitol Beat News Service
Georgia Power hosted company and project leaders, as well as state and local elected officials, for a groundbreaking ceremony at the BESS location in Floyd County on April 18, 2025. Georgia Power

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Georgia Power builds four new battery storage facilities. One’s in Bibb County.

Construction is underway at four new battery energy storage system sites located across Georgia, including one in Bibb County, totaling 765 megawatts of power.

May 09, 2025
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  • Margaret Walker and
  • The Telegraph
Aruni Kashyap is the author of "The Way You Want to be Loved".

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Desires clash with society's expectations in Aruni Kashyap's new short fiction

In his new collection of short stories, UGA creative writing program director Aruni Kashyap comes back time and time again to the tension between individual desires and society’s limits.

May 09, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
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