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Georgia lawmakers concerned over looming Medicaid redeterminations

Democratic lawmakers in the Georgia House held an informal hearing last week on how to manage the end of a temporary federal policy that kept over 2 million people in Georgia on Medicaid since the start of the pandemic. 

March 20, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
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GPB morning headlines for March 20, 2023

The Georgia House and Senate have each passed similar bills to regulate electric vehicles.

Democratic lawmakers in the Georgia House held an informal hearing last week on how to manage the end of a temporary federal policy that kept over 2 million people in Georgia on Medicaid since the start of the pandemic. 

March 20, 2023
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist was one of several landmarks that Savannah's St. Patrick's Day parade passed by. The parade traditionally begins after the conclusion of the cathedral's morning mass.

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‘Our heritage runs so deep here’: Savannahians, tourists turn out for St. Patrick's Day parade

The parade was in full force this year, after a muted turnout in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 17, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Inside a COVID-19 intensive care unit at LAC-USC Medical Center.

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GPB evening headlines for March 17, 2023

State lawmakers discussed the end of a federal policy that has kept more than two million Georgians on Medicaid during Covid.

The state Supreme Court has cleared the way for Gwinnett County to resume prosecutions to stop sales of Delta-8 and Delta-10.

Thousands of Georgians and tourists alike came to downtown Savannah today for the city's raucous Saint Patrick's Day parade.

March 17, 2023
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A small selection of products offered by William Goodall, and Katiana Kay, his partner in their CBD online shop Bay Smokes, are shown, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.

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Georgia Supreme Court rules in Delta-8, Delta-10 case

A Gwinnett County prosecutor is pleased with the ruling but wants more clarity on the cannabis-derived products.

March 17, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
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Political Rewind: Celebrating Ireland's cultural contributions on St. Patrick's Day

Friday on Political Rewind: This Saint Patrick's Day, we celebrate Ireland's cultural contributions to the world, despite centuries of hardship.

March 17, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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More than 1,000 people age 50 or older took one of four versions of the SAGE test.

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Georgia has a plan to support families caring for dementia patients

The Georgia Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias Task Force has since 2014 sought ways to improve dementia research, awareness, training, and supportive care. 

March 17, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Revelers prepare for the 195-year-old St. Patrick's Day parade on one of the city's historic squares, Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Savannah, Ga. Savannah is gearing up for a big comeback of its most profitable holiday Thursday, March 17, 2022, as its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade returns for the first time since 2019.

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GPB morning headlines for March 17, 2023

The Georgia House Thursday approved a measure that would ban transgender minors from receiving some gender-affirming care.

Two Georgia teams are playing in the NCAA basketball tournament Friday: the University of Georgia women’s team and Kennesaw State University men’s team.

Savannah's popular St. Patrick's Day parade is Friday morning, when thousands of revelers will line the streets and squares of downtown.

March 17, 2023
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The Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade will pass by several downtown squares, including Lafayette Square, where the fountain's water has been dyed green. The parade will begin after morning mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, seen here in the background.

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Savannah ready for St. Patrick's Day parade, nearly 200 years after its inception

Savannah's St. Patrick's Day parade — one of the busiest in the country — returns Friday at 10:30 a.m., when thousands of revelers will line the streets and squares of downtown for the event, which first began in 1824. But some are already staking out spots, and persevering through the cold that comes with it.

March 16, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Members of the transgender and gender non-binary community and their allies gather to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, 2017 at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, California. International Transgender Day of Visibility is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

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GPB evening headlines for March 16, 2023

The Georgia House today approved a measure that would ban transgender minors from receiving some gender-affirming care.

Legislation to legalize sports betting in Georgia was left for dead after last week's Crossover Day but was brought back to life today.

Two years ago, a gunman opened fire at several Atlanta area spas, killing eight people, including six Asian women.

March 16, 2023
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Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Lawsuits have been filed in West Virginia and North Carolina challenging the states' restrictions on the use of abortion pills.

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Political Rewind: Texas judge to rule on 'abortion pill'; More on Trump and Ralston's 2020 call

Thursday on Political Rewind: A Texas federal judge says he’ll rule soon on the use of a pill that induces more than half of the abortions in the U.S. Plus, new details on the 2020 phone conversation between former President Donald Trump and late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston.

March 16, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for March 16, 2023

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Atlanta area spa shootings, where eight people, including six Asian women, were murdered by a white gunman.

A bill that would ban the use of third party grants in elections passed a key committee hearing Wednesday. 

Family caregivers are at higher risk of emotional stress, depression and other health problems. A group with the Georgia Department of Public Health is focusing on solutions.

March 16, 2023
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WellStar Atlanta Medical Center shut its doors on Nov. 1, leaving the city 460 hospital beds poorer. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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GPB evening headlines for March 15, 2023

Wellstar Health System is hitting back against federal complaints filed by a Civil Rights group and state and local officials.

A bill to limit transgender care for minors is moving forward in the state House, where a committee approved it on a party-line vote.

Georgia taxpayers will get refunds in six-to-eight weeks after Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a billion-dollar tax measure.

March 15, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for March 15, 2023

The House Public Health Committee advanced a bill that would limit gender-affirming care for minors.

Another tax refund is headed to Georgians later this year.

The District Attorney for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties is facing a new lawsuit accusing her of being "unable and unwilling to do her job."

March 15, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for March 14, 2023

The former sheriff in Clayton County has been sentenced to serve a year and a half in prison for violating detainees' civil rights.

A lawsuit accuses the district attorney for Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties of being quote "unable and unwilling" to do her job.

Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital marked the official grand opening of a new 10-story tower that increases patient capacity.

March 14, 2023
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