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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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  • GPB News Radio
The "Made in Georgia" panel at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City (Photo by Sammie Purcell). The “Made in Georgia” panel at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City. (Photo by Sammie Purcell)

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‘Made in Georgia’ panel talks cultivating state talent at Sundance

Georgia film industry professionals gathered in Park City, Utah, over the weekend to discuss the state’s film future at the Sundance film festival.

January 29, 2025
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  • Sammie Purcell
Former District Attorney Jackie Johnson sits in the courtroom Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Brunswick, Georgia, as jury selection begins in her misconduct trial. Johnson is charged with interfering with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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'You're going home,' police tell Ahmaud Arbery's killer in video shown to jury

A police investigator told the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery that he wasn't being arrested in an interview roughly two hours after the killing. Jurors in Georgia watched video of the February 2020 police interview on Wednesday as they began hearing evidence in the trial of former District Attorney Jackie Johnson.

January 29, 2025
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Are eggs and poultry products in Georgia safe to eat amid the spread of bird flu?

Georgia residents are becoming increasingly wary of buying eggs and poultry products since the detection of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Elbert County. How should consumers stay safe?

January 29, 2025
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  • Sundi Rose
Frozen magnolia tree leaves in Savannah on Jan. 22, 2025, shortly following the city's first snowfall in seven years.

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Georgia's January cold spells could squash farmers' pest concerns come spring

Freezing temperatures can kill off dormant agricultural disease.

January 29, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Boggs delivers the State of the Judiciary address in front of both chambers on January 28, 2025, on the House floor. Georgia House of Representatives

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'Lawmakers' Day 7: Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs delivers State of the Judiciary address

The House and Senate joined together to hear the Georgia Supreme Court's State of the Judiciary address.

January 29, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Former District Attorney Jackie Johnson, second from right, stands with her defense attorneys in court Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Brunswick, Georgia, as jury selection begins in her trial on misconduct charges. Johnson is charged with interfering with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Did Ahmaud Arbery's killers get help from a prosecutor? A jury hears clashing accounts

Prosecutors and defense attorneys are battling in court over whether a former district attorney tried to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020. Jackie Johnson served as the chief prosecutor for Glynn County, Georgia, when Arbery was fatally shot by three white men who wrongfully thought he was a thief.

January 29, 2025
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  • Associated Press
A supporter holds a poster with a photo of Laken Riley before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga.

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Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation

President Donald Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation. Trump will sign the immigrant detention measure on Wednesday.

January 29, 2025
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  • Associated Press
 Senate Minority Leader Harold Jones, an Augusta Democrat, said he believes bipartisan interest in a new Medicaid expansion proposal could propel it to the governor’s desk this year. Republican co-sponsors say they at least want an open debate. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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Handful of rural Georgia Republicans join with Dems to give full Medicaid expansion another go

A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto a new bipartisan attempt to fully expand Medicaid through a conservative-friendly option that gained traction last year after a decade of firm GOP resistance.

January 29, 2025
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  • Jill Nolin
Georgia Chief Justice Michael Boggs

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GPB morning headlines for January 29, 2025

The chief justice of Georgia's Supreme Court asked state lawmakers for judicial pay raises and security upgrades in Georgia courthouses; last week's winter storm is bringing good news to Georgia farmers; and a new report shows employers benefit from offering flexible work arrangements and support to employee caregivers.

January 29, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
A photo of 26-year-old Tortuguita, who was shot and killed by a Georgia state trooper, is seen on a makeshift memorial in Weelaunee People's Park near Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 21, 2023. Photo by Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post/via Getty Images

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New podcast, citing leaked docs, reveals details on training center protester's killing

We Came to the Forest, a new podcast hosted by Matt Shaer, reveals new details about the killing of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita.

January 28, 2025
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  • Peter Biello

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Georgia Today: Lawmakers react to immigration sweeps; State of the Judiciary; 'Cop City' podcast

On the Tuesday, Jan. 28 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia lawmakers react to federal immigration-related arrests in the state over the weekend; The chief justice of Georgia's Supreme Court delivers the annual State of the Judiciary address; And a new podcast focuses on treatment of protesters opposed to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.

January 28, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Cornelius Taylor is shown smiling in a close-up face photo.

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GPB evening headlines for January 28, 2025

Atlanta police have released new details about the death of a homeless man who died after he was crushed during a camp clearing.

Georgia lawmakers are reacting to several immigration-related raids that federal officials carried out in the state over the weekend.

The Home Depot is signing a multi-year sponsorship with U.S. Soccer, which is building a national training center south of Atlanta.

January 28, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio

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Georgia prisons chief pitches spending hikes for staffing, infrastructure needs

State prisons chief Tyrone Oliver asked Georgia lawmakers Monday for $10.4 million to hire an additional 330 correctional officers during this fiscal year to staff a prisons system the U.S. Justice Department harshly criticized in an audit last fall.

January 28, 2025
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  • Dave Williams

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Measles case reported in Atlanta; DPH seeks those who may have been exposed

The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident.

January 28, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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