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GPB morning headlines for November 19, 2024

The Georgia legislative session will get underway in less than two months. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is outlining the priorities they'll be keeping an eye on.

Farmers, restaurant owners and chefs gathered in Atlanta this week to discuss the impacts of climate change on the food industry. 

The Georgia prosecutor who tried the murder case made famous by the book "Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil" has died. Former Chatham County District Attorney Spencer Lawton Jr. died Wednesday at his home in Savannah.

November 19, 2024
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GPB evening headlines for November 18, 2024

The White House is renewing its push for Congress to pass emergency disaster relief funding. 

The Georgia legislative session will get underway in less than two-months.

Enrollment in Georgia's medical cannabis registry has hit 25,000 patients.

Coca-Cola is facing backlash over a series of new holiday ads created by AI.

November 18, 2024
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The emergency room at Piedmont Macon Medical Center.

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A brief look at updated hospital safety grades in Georgia

Leapfrog Group, the health care watchdog nonprofit, uses responses from a voluntary survey and other data collected by federal agencies to grade hospitals on safety.

November 18, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
A vigil attendee walks by the pinwheel project as a part of the Domestic Violence Awareness Month candlelight vigil in Washington Square Park on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Macon, Georgia. Each pinwheel represents one death from domestic violence in Georgia and the red pinwheels represent deaths in Middle Georgia. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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Dozens of Macon domestic violence victims face yearly repeat abuse. How can it be stopped?

Victims of domestic violence in Bibb County face the probability of being abused again, sometimes even if they’re successful in getting a restraining order, according to data analyzed by The Telegraph.

November 18, 2024
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  • Alba Rosa
Kambera, a western lowland gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, delivered the 26th gorilla born at the Zoo on November 13, 2024.

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Western lowland gorilla born at Zoo Atlanta

Kambera, a western lowland gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, delivered the 26th gorilla born at the zoo on Nov. 13.

November 18, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
Defense attorneys Kaitlyn Beck shuffles papers in a folder as Jose Ibarra, center, accused of killing a nursing student, Laken Hope Riley, appears in court for a motion hearing on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Athens, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for November 15, 2024

Friday marks the start of the trial of Jose Ibarra in Athens, the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia's campus in February.

Because of settlements reached with major opioid manufacturers, Georgia has over $600 million to fund programs in communities hard hit by the opioid epidemic. State leaders came one step closer to distributing a portion of that money this week.  

In a report released Thursday, U.S. Justice Department officials say "inhumane, violent" conditions at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta violate the constitutional rights of people held in custody there.

 

 

November 15, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Duluth, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for November 14, 2024

Lawmakers are making themselves and others available for Hurricane Helene assistance.

President-elect Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to implement tariffs against some strategic trade partners. Experts say the move could wind up hurting American consumers.

Georgia State University plans a multi-million dollar remake of its downtown Atlanta campus.

November 14, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A September 29 fire at BioLab in Conyers creates a chemical plume

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BioLab partially reopens after chemical fire, leaving Conyers residents uneasy

Six weeks after a massive fire at the BioLab plant released chemicals into the air, triggering evacuations and weeks of shelter-in-place notices, the company has partially reopened its Conyers facility to fulfill customer orders. 

November 13, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Nikema Williams

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GPB morning headlines for November 13, 2024

Some Georgia Democrats are calling on their state party leader to step down after their losses in last week's elections.

All 26 of Georgia’s public universities and colleges added students this fall in the strongest enrollment surge in years.

An iconic Atlanta holiday tradition will return this year to celebrate the season.

November 13, 2024
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GPB evening headlines for November 8, 2024

Georgia state Senate Republicans nominated Senator John Kennedy of Macon Thursday night for president pro-tem.

Sea turtles in coastal Georgia had a slow nesting season this year, but experts say a busy season is on the horizon.

November 08, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
The Temple Mound Complex at the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park in Macon in May. (Grant Blankenship/GPB News)

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GPB morning headlines for November 8, 2024

State lawmakers to consider how Georgia should plan for natural disasters, Georgia Democrats look to recalibrate after Tuesday's election, and the effort to establish Georgia’s first national park at Macon’s Ocmulgee Mounds site is one Middle Georgia’s congressional delegation hopes to finish by year's end. 

November 08, 2024
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A woman holds up her sticker that signifies that she has officially voted in the state of Georgia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Atlanta.

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GPB morning headlines for November 6, 2024

Georgia Republicans celebrated as ormer President Donald Trump won Georgia's 16 electoral votes last night; counting votes in Georgia was largely drama free yesterday; and Kamala Harris' presidential campaign fired up Georgia's Black communities with enthusiasm.

November 06, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Macon, Ga., on Nov. 3, 2024.

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Trump and Harris swing through Georgia on final push before Election Day

Harris pitched to thousands of voters at the Atlanta Civic Center on Saturday afternoon while Trump also rallied thousands of voters in Macon on Sunday.

November 04, 2024
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The sun sets on Sapelo after a ferry dock collapse left 7 dead on Oct. 19, 2024. Credit: Jazz Watts

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GPB morning headlines for November 1, 2024

Several witnesses of the fatal dock collapse on coastal Georgia's Sapelo Island testified Thursday at a state senate hearing on the tragedy.

Public health and school officials in metro Atlanta's Cobb County confirmed Thursday that no students were exposed to the germs that cause tuberculosis in a suspected outbreak this week.

Georgia early voting numbers show that women are voting in higher numbers than men.

November 01, 2024
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Donna Lowry

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Legislative Huddle: Lawmakers react to Helene's impact on Georgia

Today on Legislative Huddle: Morning Edition host Pamela Kirkland talks to Lawmakers' Donna Lowry about Hurricane Helene's devastating impact on Georgia, and what lawmakers are doing to provide relief to their neighbors.

October 31, 2024
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