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Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the State Capitol on Jan. 15, 2025, to discuss his legislative priorities for health care for this year's legislative session. (Screenshot)

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GPB morning headlines for January 31, 2025

Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled his proposed lawsuit reform legislation Thursday, a crowd gathered in Gainesville this week to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, and U.S. Rep. David Scott met senior residents of Gwinnett County to hear their concerns and share resources for finances and health.

January 31, 2025
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Atlanta United said Thursday they have signed Miguel Almirón after completing a transfer from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.

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Miguel Almiron returns to Atlanta United after transfer from Newcastle

Miguel Almirón is returning to Atlanta. Atlanta United said Thursday they have signed the Paraguayan midfielder after completing a transfer from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.

January 30, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024. Photo by Thomas Machowicz/REUTERS

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Georgia Today: Kemp tackles tort reform; Guinea worm disease work continues; Warnock on RFK Jr.

On the Thursday, Jan. 30 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Brian Kemp tackles tort reform; Jimmy Carter's mission to eradicate guinea worm disease remains on track; and RFK Jr. faces opposition to his confirmation as head of the largest federal health agency from Sen. Raphael Warnock.

January 30, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Nandina domestica’s red berries contain cyanide, which is often deadly for birds and pets. Scott Zona/ Courtesy of the NC Botanical Garden

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Is this common bush in your GA yard? It can kill birds & be toxic to pets, small children

Winter is often full of muted, dull colors and frigid temperatures. But one common yard bush brings the color back into the dreary season — though it's also toxic to certain wildlife and humans.

January 30, 2025
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  • Chelsea Madden
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp addresses the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for January 30, 2025

Governor Brian Kemp unveiled his proposed lawsuit reform legislation today.  He calls it his top legislative priority.

A crowd gathered in Gainesville to protest President Donald Trump’s expedited removal policy for undocumented immigrants.

Columbus is expanding a program aimed at luring new residents with offers of $5,000 cash and other perks for remote workers.

January 30, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
An artist's rendering of the planned Synovus Park in Columbus, Ga.

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Fans invited to celebrate another milestone in minor league baseball’s return to Columbus

The effort to play minor league baseball in Columbus for the first time in 17 years achieves another milestone Jan. 30 at Synovus Park.

January 30, 2025
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  • Mark Rice
GA high school students improved this year on end-of-course tests (photo courtesy of igoghost via stockxchng)

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Georgia student scores mostly unchanged in national test

Scores on a biennial federal test for Georgia fourth and eighth graders show that students on the whole are not progressing enough to regain academic losses sustained during the pandemic.

January 30, 2025
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  • Ty Tagami
House Representatives (left to right) Long Tran (D-Dunwoody), Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville), Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek), Saira Draper (D-Atlanta), and Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock) recognized historic Asian Americans in Georgia in honor of the Lunar New Year. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives

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'Lawmakers' Day 8: Kemp’s tort reform package, chambers honor Lunar New Year

Lawmakers met today for Day 8, and Lunar New Year festivities and were the main attraction. 

January 30, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
D. M. Therrell High School students and their teacher, Sam Davis, far right, gather in their podcast recording room, with funding help from Save The Music, for a photograph Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Atlanta.

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Save the Music Foundation looks to expand its school education support by going independent

The VH1 Save the Music Foundation never had any problem getting attention in the late '90s when it launched with a party featuring Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. But the foundation needs to broaden its donor base to expand its work.

January 30, 2025
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A woman in a yeellow cardigan holds a man's arm

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Employers could raise retention rates, productivity by investing in caregiving support, report says

More and more adults are juggling full-time work and caregiving responsibilities — and it’s costing employers about $33 billion a year in lost productivity and employee retention, according to a new report.

January 30, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Forsyth Park after a snowfall in Savannah on Jan. 21, 2025 Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA

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Coastal Georgia snow likely a result, not a refutation of climate change

Last year was a hot one in Georgia but last week’s snow is not evidence we’re headed in a different direction, Georgia scientists say.

January 30, 2025
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  • Mary Landers
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Authorities believe there are no survivors after a midair crash in Washington, D.C.

John Donnelly, the chief of Washington D.C.'s Fire and EMS, told reporters Thursday morning that "we are now at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation."

January 30, 2025
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  • Steve Inskeep
President Donald Trump is shown shaking the hand of Rep. Mike Collins while the family of Laken Riley and others look on, in a White House setting surrounded by American flags.

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GPB morning headlines for January 30, 2025

President Donald Trump has signed into law the Laken Riley Act, but the administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes has some worried about impact on the broader immigrant community. Meanwhile, a metro Atlanta mayor faces allegations of misused city funds.

January 30, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on AI, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2025./File Photo

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Georgia Today: Laken Riley Act signed into law; First measles case of 2025; ATL Dream signs Griner

On the Wednesday, Jan. 29 edition of Georgia Today: President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act into law; State health officials confirm Georgia's first case of measles for 2025; and the Atlanta Dream signs WNBA superstar Brittney Griner.

January 29, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
President Donald Trump is shown shaking the hand of Rep. Mike Collins while the family of Laken Riley and others look on, in a White House setting surrounded by American flags.

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GPB evening headlines for January 29, 2025

President Trump today signed into law the immigration-related Laken Riley Act -- his new administration's first piece of legislation.

State health officials have confirmed Georgia's first measles case of 2025.  It affected an unvaccinated resident of metro Atlanta.

Last week's unusual winter storm is bringing some surprisingly good news to Georgia farmers -- pest control for the next season.

January 29, 2025
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