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Thousands marched to Liberty Plaza across from the Georgia Capitol in downtown Atlanta on April 5, 2025 to protest the Trump administration's handling of government programs and agencies.

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GPB morning headlines for April 7, 2025

Activists gathered in more than a dozen cities across Georgia, criticizing actions taken by billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump; Georgia lawmakers ended the legislative session Friday with several significant bills still in limbo.

April 07, 2025
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Thousands marched to Liberty Plaza across from the Georgia Capitol in downtown Atlanta on April 5, 2025 to protest the Trump administration's handling of government programs and agencies.

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Across Georgia, thousands gather for 'Hands Off' marches to protest federal government cuts

GPB reporters share images and voices from Atlanta, Savannah, Macon and Athens from the organized events round the state.

April 07, 2025
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Chicago has toured since the 1960s and swings through Macon on April 9., 2025.

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Rock Hall of Famers Chicago are heading to Macon. Check out the band's fun Georgia connection

Chicago's tour stops at the Macon City Auditorium April 9. Band co-founder and trumpeter Lee Loughnane gives GPB a preview.

April 04, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
A mural depicting Augusta's Black caddies in Sand Hills.

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A new mural tells the story of Augusta National's Black caddies

In Augusta’s Sand Hills neighborhood, a 25-foot-long, 1,200-pound golf tee is the latest piece of Masters history.

April 04, 2025
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  • Chase McGee
Rivian SUV

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GPB morning headlines for April 4, 2025

It's the final day of Georgia's 2025 legislative session; construction resumes for the Rivian factory east of Atlanta; a new memorial to Black caddies who worked at Augusta National Golf Club opens.

April 04, 2025
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Wide Shot of Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

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GPB morning headlines for April 3, 2025

The Georgia Senate OK'd sweeping election changes; a bill affecting transgender people in Georgia’s prisons is headed to the governor’s desk

April 03, 2025
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Protesters speak out against federal funding cuts affecting workers as part of a national day of action.

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GPB morning headlines for April 2, 2025

Federal funding cuts have hit Georgia’s Department of Public Health; A new scientific analysis finds just over one thousand square miles in coastal Georgia is at risk of severe flooding by the middle of the century.

April 02, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Wide exterior shot of the Georgia state capitol

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GPB morning headlines for April 1, 2025

A bill that aims to increase school safety is headed to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk; Three of the four soldiers from southeast Georgia's Fort Stewart who went missing in Europe last week were found dead Monday morning in Lithuania.

April 01, 2025
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GPB morning headlines for March 31, 2025

A bill on fentanyl trafficking cleared the state House and Senate; Augusta-area residents without homes can now have an address; the Savannah Bananas played the home of the Braves.

March 31, 2025
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (center) participated in a lunchtime conversation hosted by the Atlanta Press Club on March 27, 2025.

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GPB morning headlines for March 28, 2025

Federal health agencies look to cut $11 billion in COVID-era grants; the Savannah City Council voted to revise its zoning code to add more affordable housing.

March 28, 2025
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Macon-Bibb County crews work on the reversible lane on Vineville Avenue, but parts are getting hard to come by on the obsolete system. Liz Fabian/Macon Newsroom

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Vineville ‘suicide lane’ near death: GDOT, Macon-Bibb must decide future traffic plan as failing equipment is obsolete

Motorists see what the future may hold on Vineville Avenue as Macon-Bibb County crews closed parts of the reversible lane over the last week to repair equipment.

March 27, 2025
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  • Liz Fabian
Wide Shot of Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

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GPB morning headlines for March 27, 2025

A Georgia House committee heard testimony on bill seeking to ban abortions after conception; report predicts economic impact of cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in Georgia.

March 27, 2025
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GPB morning headlines for March 26, 2025

The Georgia legislature passed a bill that would ban cell phones from public elementary and middle schools; Georgia’s peach farmers could be in for another good year.

March 26, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
A yard sign reading "vote today" sits outside a polling place in Savannah, with a live oak tree and Spanish moss in the background.

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GPB morning headlines for March 25, 2025

The spread of the measles has health care providers and scientists concerned; Georgia elections officials are set to cancel up to 455,000 inactive voter registrations this summer.

March 25, 2025
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Roderick Cox

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Meet Roderick Cox, international conductor and son of Macon

LISTEN: Roderick Cox, music director of the opera orchestra in Montpellier, France, came home to Georgia to lead the ASO in concert last fall. GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw caught up with Roderick remotely in December.

March 24, 2025
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