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  • Environment

Six Takeaway's About Tropical Cyclones And Hurricanes From The New IPCC Report

Coastal regions can brace for more intense, wetter and windier tropical storms in a warming world.

August 13, 2021
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  • James Bruggers
Code Switch Life Kit

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  • Race

Code Switch: A Conversation On Race That's Not 'Apocalyptic'

It feels like we can't avoid a conversation on race during this moment in America. So, after the conversation, what do we do? GPB's Leah Fleming talks with Gene Demby, host of NPR podcast Code Switch, coming to GPB Sunday mornings.

August 13, 2021
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Tiffany Griffith
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  • News

Phoebe Putney Hospital In Albany Gives Grim COVID-19 Update

The Phoebe Putney Hospital system in Albany is facing a grim return to staggering numbers of COVID-19 infections in its intensive care units in Albany, Americus and Sylvester.

On Friday, the hospital announced it had broken a new record passing its peak numbers since the winter surge in January and also passing where they were in April 1, 2020, when it was one of the worst hotspots in the world.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
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  • Sports

'Back To A Footballing Normal': GPB Sports' Jon Nelson Talks 2021 High School Season Prep

GPB Sports' Jon Nelson is spending this week crisscrossing the state talking to coaches and players. He joined GPB’s Rickey Bevington from the town of Roberta in Crawford County, talking about the upcoming season, GPB Sports coverage of it, and a personal honor.

August 13, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
State redistricting chairs Sen. John F. Kennedy and Rep. Bonnie Rich, center, conducted a public hearing Monday to launch Georgia's summer-long revamp of the state's political landscape.

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  • Politics

Partisanship, Self-Interest Poised To Drive Georgia's Redistricting Process

When Georgia lawmakers convene this fall to draw new legislative boundaries, they will bring a political eye to the process, colored by partisanship and a distinct self-interest in the outcome.

August 13, 2021
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  • David Armstrong ,
  • Sherry Liang ,
  • and 1 more
Committee Chairman Chuck Payne, a Republican senator from Dalton.

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  • Education

Senate Study Committee Holds First Meeting On Age Of Mandatory Education

The Senate Study Committee on Age of Mandatory Education, in its first meeting on Thursday, asked the Georgia Department of Education for more data on what measures would effectively reduce the state’s high school dropout rate, and how much raising the dropout age would cost.

August 13, 2021
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  • Jeremy Kariuki
Mother and daughter in Cherokee County

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  • Education

Social Emotional Learning Debated At School Board Meetings

A pushback on social and emotional learning in the schools is starting to surface as some parents believe this concept relates to tenets of the highly politicized critical race theory.

August 13, 2021
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  • Allexa Ceballos
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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Census Reveals Nation's Shifting Demographics, And Georgia Is No Different

On today's show, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal a dramatic decline of population in rural Georgia. The news suggest a major shift in political power in the state is underway and will play a major role when legislators begin their redistricting session in the coming months.

August 13, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Cathy Cox

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  • Education

Cathy Cox To Become Next President At Georgia College & State University

Former Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox has been chosen as the sole finalist to become president of Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville.

August 13, 2021
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  • Dave Williams

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GPB Morning Headlines for August 13, 2021

Governor Kemp admits convincing people to get vaccinated from the coronavirus isn't easy, but he's stopping short of offering financial incentives.

Official census numbers were released Thursday and Georgia is growing. 

August 13, 2021
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  • GPB News Radio

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  • News

GPB Evening Headlines for August 12, 2021

The ongoing surge in Covid-19 cases brought on by the Delta variant is already making waves in Georgia schools.

That includes the Glascock County School System, where leaders shut down in-person learning, within days of starting school.

And as part of a probe by House and Senate Democrats into Trump’s actions after the November election, senators met privately yesterday with a former U.S. attorney in Atlanta.

August 12, 2021
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  • GPB News Radio
Houston Healthcare CEO Charles Briscoe during a press conference with Middle Georgia healthcare leaders in which they pleaded with people to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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  • Health

Macon Hospitals Urge COVID Vaccinations, For The Good Of Your Neighbor

Macon hospital leaders want the vaccine hesitant to see their sitting on the fence could cost lives. — from more than just COVID-19.

August 12, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
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  • Health Care

Health Insurance Exchange Deadline For Uninsured, Unemployed, Lower Premiums Approaching

Georgia’s health insurance exchange is offering more and lower-priced insurance plans. That means more help for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. But the deadline to enroll is almost here. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports.  

 

August 12, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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  • Environment

Sharks Offer Snapshot Of Coastal Waterways’ Health

Researchers on the Georgia coast are studying sharks as a way to check in on the overall health of the estuary, where coastal streams and rivers meet the ocean.

August 12, 2021
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  • Emily Jones
Gov. Brian Kemp

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  • Economy

Georgia Enjoys Record-Setting Economic Development Numbers Despite COVID-19

Nearly $11 billion in new investments during fiscal 2021, which ended June 30, represented a 46% increase over the last fiscal year, while 33,439 jobs created across the state beat the previous record by 5%.

August 12, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
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