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Georgia Today: Social Circle rallies against ICE facility; Delta offers help; Autism license plates

On the March 26 edition: Social Circle residents rally to oppose a planned ICE detention facility; Delta Air Lines provides some flexibility for passengers amid the TSA crisis; And a bill to improve police interactions with people with autism is poised to become law.

March 26, 2026
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  • Peter Biello
Federal agents watch as people wait in a TSA line at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Emilie Megnien)

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Georgia Today: High school cellphone ban; ICE assists TSA at ATL airport; 14th District debate

On the March 23 edition: Georgia high school students and their cell phones may soon part ways during the school day under a law that's headed to the governor's desk; ICE officers are now assisting with long security lines at Hartsfield-Jackson; And Iran becomes a dividing issue for the candidates hoping to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress.

March 23, 2026
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  • Peter Biello
Pro-life activists counter-demonstrate as pro-choice activists participate in a "flash-mob" demonstration outside of the US Supreme Court on January 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. - January 22 marks the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that established the constitutional right to abortion care in the United States. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Georgia Today: Georgia abortion attempted murder charges, Gabbard's Fulton testimony, Gas tax relief

On the March 19 edition: A Georgia woman has been charged with attempted murder under the state's abortion law; Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies on her role in the raid on a Fulton County elections warehouse; and soaring gas prices prompt state lawmakers to suspend the state's gas tax

March 19, 2026
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  • Peter Biello
A mother and daughter stand by a memorial outside of the Gold Spa.

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Georgia Today: Atlanta spa shooting anniversary; Charges dropped in teacher death; Buttigieg in Rome

On the March 16 edition: Today marks 5 years since the Atlanta spa shootings; charges have been dropped against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a high school teacher when a prank turned deadly; and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Rome on Saturday

March 16, 2026
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  • Orlando Montoya

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Georgia Today: Fulton bail controversy, Papa John’s investors, Senate targets corporate home buyers

On the March 12 edition: A Fulton County Commissioner bails three people out of jail...and encourages you to do the same; Foreign investors consider buying Atlanta-based pizza chain Papa John's; And the US Senate pushes to ban large corporations from scooping up single-family homes.

March 12, 2026
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  • Peter Biello

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Georgia Today: Hall County teacher dies after prank; Election to replace MTG; Fani Willis speaks out

On the March 10 edition: A Hall County teacher died after teenagers pulled a late-night prank; A special election was held today to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene's vacated seat; And Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis defends her role in the now-dismissed election interference case involving President Trump

March 10, 2026
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  • Peter Biello
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Georgia Today: Father of Apalachee shooter convicted; Hawks/Magic City controversy; Election season

On the Tuesday, March 3rd edition: Colin Gray, the father of the accused Apalachee High School shooter, has been convicted of more than two dozen charges; NBA players blow the whistle on the Hawks' collaboration with Magic City; And candidate qualifying is underway

March 03, 2026
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  • Peter Biello
Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray, takes the stand during his trial on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Pool)

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Georgia Today: Colin Gray trial wraps up; Laken Riley's family sues; Sen. Warnock in Social Circle

On the March 2 edition: Attorneys make closing arguments in the trial of Colin Gray; Laken Riley's father sues the University System of Georgia over her death; And Senator Raphael Warnock says people in Social Circle aren't prepared for an ICE detention center in their city. 

March 02, 2026
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  • Peter Biello

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Georgia Today: Fulton County & DOJ ordered to mediation; House passes tax cut; Autism license plates

On the Feb. 26 edition: Fulton County and the Trump administration are being ordered into mediation over the seizure of ballots from the 2020 election; the Georgia House passed a bill yesterday to reduce the income tax rate; and Georgia is one step closer to having special license plates for people with autism.

February 26, 2026
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  • Peter Biello

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Lawmakers: Spotlight - HOA Reform, Autism Safety Alerts, and Police Pursuit Reform

Senator Donzella James of Atlanta and Representative Carl Gilliard of Savannah join the show to discuss housing protections and public safety legislation in Georgia. The conversation covers SB 106 and related bills addressing HOA liens and rent escalation near universities, the Autism Missing Person Alert System Act, Eric’s ID Law, and the Darren Lewis Saving Lives Act, focused on police pursuit reform. 

February 16, 2026
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  • Donna Lowry
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Georgia Today: Trump election takeover threat in Georgia; Higher speed limits; More ICE questions

On the Feb 12 edition: President Trump has threatened a federal takeover of elections in 15 states. What would that mean for Georgia? Lawmakers consider boosting the minimum speed on highways. And as plans shape up for new ICE detention facilities in the state, so do questions about the infrastructure surrounding them. 

February 12, 2026
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  • Peter Biello
Vehicles are parked, after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in relation to the 2020 election in Union City, Georgia, on Jan.28, 2026. Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/ Reuters

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Georgia Today: FBI seized Fulton County ballots; Another winter storm watch; ICE protests in Macon

On the Jan. 29 edition: The FBI seized ballots and other election data from a Fulton County elections warehouse in Union City; Parts of Georgia are under another winter storm watch; And hundreds of ICE protesters marched in Macon last night.

January 29, 2026
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  • Peter Biello
Border Patrol agents point out of a car as protesters tried blocking the path of a vehicle at the scene where a driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans

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Georgia Today: Senators won't support DHS/ICE funding; Emory doctor ties to Iran; Savannah port dip

On the Jan. 27 edition: Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock plan to vote against funding for the Department of Homeland Security; An Emory doctor has cut ties with the hospital amid controversy over her family ties to Iran; And after a busy 2025, the Port of Savannah is seeing a slowdown to start the year.

January 27, 2026
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  • Peter Biello

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Woodstock couple indicted on $1.4 million Medicaid fraud in DeKalb County behavioral health facility

The defendants owned and operated Overcomers Day Services, LLC, a behavioral health facility that provided Intensive Family Intervention (IFI) services to children enrolled in Georgia Medicaid. Together, they are alleged to have defrauded the Medicaid program of more than $1.4 million.

December 16, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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'We have nothing.' Residents, advocates speak out ahead of Atlanta homeless encampment sweep

Advocates and residents of the Old Wheat Street encampment are demanding Atlanta provide supportive housing ahead of a sweep of the homeless camp.

July 07, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
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