Kemp signed a bill allowing him and a handful of others to raise an unlimited amount of money starting July 1. To break down the legislation, GPB’s Rickey Bevington spoke with James Salzer, assistant senior editor for politics and state government at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Tina Nixon works in the film industry and commutes to downtown Atlanta from the northern suburb of Marietta. Finding gas, she said, has been a struggle. She's not alone: About half the state's gas stations are on empty.
Researchers with Emory University say most people who had COVID-19 or who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine now have protective immunity against a new variant first found in India.
Several local groups and state lawmakers are gearing up to help Georgia city and county officials distribute the latest round of federal COVID-19 relief funds to underserved communities most in need.
Thursday on Political Rewind: In the midst of the pandemic that gripped the nation, two of the country’s greatest civil rights leaders died on the same day. One of them, Rep. John Lewis, was a man whose name was known around the world. The other was C.T. Vivian, whose courage and visionary leadership was only equaled by the humility he displayed by rarely seeking the spotlight. It is his story we’ll tell today.
The owners of landmark fast-food restaurant The Varsity recently filed for a permit to tear down the 1965 restaurant to make way for what is likely to be apartments and retail, perhaps a grocery store.
In this morning's headlines, the suspects charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery are due in court again today for a second day of hearings on a long list of pretrial motions.
Children between 12 and 15 years old are now allowed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in Georgia, and around the country — which sets up a challenge in bridging gaps in vaccine access between the moneyed north of Georgia and the rest of the state.
Georgians are urgently scrambling for gas, after Colonial Pipeline shut down, following a Friday cyberattack. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's urgent safety message Wednesday.
The White House is working with Georgia leaders to alleviate gas shortages. Its top priority for affected communities.
And Macon-Bibb County is attempting to knock down 30 blighted homes in 30 days. The impact homes like these have in all Georgia communities.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms shocked many by announcing last week she will not be running for reelection. She said that this is coming from a place of strength and not weakness. But her critics have said that what she calls a “COVID Crime Wave” and her handling of the firing of Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot Rayshard Brooks last summer, made her vulnerable if she had chosen to run. This week on Georgia Today, we look at some issues Bottoms faced during her tenure as mayor with CNN national correspondent Ryan Young.
More than half a million Americans have died of COVID-19 and, in Georgia, families are grieving the loss of nearly 20,000 loved ones. The pandemic will define a generation of children who lost a parent, grandparent or caregiver.GPB's Ellen Eldridge reports.
Wednesday on Political Rewind: In Congress, Republicans decided to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from a party leadership position today. What does Cheney's ousting tell us about Greene’s role and influence in the GOP and internal fractures within the party?
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Tuesday to hire a second search firm to help choose a successor to retiring system Chancellor Steve Wrigley.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined the Biden administration in urging people not to stockpile fuel needlessly. Convenience store customers across Georgia were reporting fuel shortages by Monday evening, a problem that experts say is an overreaction to the situation.
In this morning's headlines, in Augusta, a Civil Rights uprising that had been purposely ignored for years was officially commemorated Tuesday with a state historic marker.
