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GPB evening headlines for January 8, 2024

State lawmakers started day-one of this year's General Assembly today on a somber note, remembering a victim of gun violence.

Forecasters urge Georgians to watch the weather tonight as a dynamic system moves into the state, bringing high winds and rain.

The EPA released the second round of federal funds to help school districts across the country transition to alternative fuel buses.

January 08, 2024
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Georgia Lt. Gov. candidate Burt Jones participates in a Republican primary debate, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. A Georgia state agency said Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, that it will name a special prosecutor to consider whether Jones, the state's Republican lieutenant governor, should face criminal charges after former president Donald Trump and 18 of his allies were indicted Monday, Aug. 14, for working to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.

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GPB morning headlines for January 8, 2024

On the eve of the legislative session, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle convened at Feeding Georgia’s annual Wild Hog Supper.

A state judge has rejected a lawsuit to disqualify Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones from holding office because of his participation as an elector for Donald Trump in 2020.

January 08, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Zeniyha Howard, 10, of Decatur, Ga., raises their hand during a math lesson at the Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Decatur, Ga.

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GPB evening headlines for January 5, 2024

Georgia's education leaders want more support for the shift in how kids are taught to read and more support for mental health.

Atlanta transportation officials say it could take 10 weeks to a repair a bridge that's been damaged by fire now twice in two years.

A non-profit group that gives minority and women entrepreneurs access to capital celebrated the opening of a South Georgia office.

January 05, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A photo taken from a police officer's body camera shows Jake Maxwell during the violent January 6th attack on the US Capitol.

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Jan. 6 anniversary sees 22 arrests of Georgians, with some cases still ongoing

Georgians arrested for Jan. 6-related charges include people from all corners of the state, including a lawyer and a member of the Oath Keepers.

January 05, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya
A person walks into a mental health clinic.

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GPB morning headlines for January 5, 2024

Only six of Georgia’s 159 counties have enough mental healthcare professionals.

Democrats in the Georgia House held a hearing yesterday to discuss maternal mortality in the state ahead of the legislative session set to begin next week.

Atlanta officials are saying repairs could take 10 weeks to complete after a fire damaged the city’s Cheshire Bridge in December.

January 05, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Close-up of African American teenage boy having a session with mental health professional at counselling center.

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GPB evening headlines for January 4, 2024

Families accuse three Georgia agencies that provide mental health services of worsening their children's mental health disorders.

Meanwhile, only six of Georgia’s 59 counties have enough mental health care professionals, according to a new published report.

Democrats in Georgia House held a hearing today to discuss maternal mortality in the state, ahead of the next legislative session.

January 04, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Savannah's Telfair Academy, the oldest public art museum in the South, is among the cultural institutions participating in 2023's Super Museum Sunday.

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Study finds Savannah's nonprofit arts and culture industry dollars exceed national averages

Savannah surpassed averages and medians among areas of similar size.

January 04, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
The Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge over the Savannah River is seen, Sept. 28, 2017, in Savannah, Ga. The Georgia Department of Transportation said Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, that it has chosen a general contractor to oversee a $189 million project to raise Savannah's towering suspension bridge so that larger cargo ships can pass underneath and reach the city's busy seaport.

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Georgia agency awards contract to raise Savannah bridge to accommodate bigger cargo ships

A Georgia state agency has chosen a general contractor to oversee a $189 million project to raise Savannah's towering suspension bridge so that larger cargo ships can pass underneath and reach one of the nation's busiest seaports.

January 04, 2024
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Macon Democrat Tangie Herring is running to represent Georgia House District 145.

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GPB morning headlines for January 4, 2024

One of two newly redrawn state house districts centered in Macon-Bibb County has its first candidate.

Savannah's arts and culture nonprofits generated $120 million of economic activity in 2022, according to a new study.

January 04, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
An electric truck built by electric vehicle maker Rivian

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GPB evening headlines for January 3, 2024

A state judge in Morgan County has dismissed a zoning challenge to a huge electric vehicle plant planned for auto-maker Rivian.

One of two newly re-drawn state House districts centered in Macon-Bibb County got its first declared candidate today.

A federal judge says a conservative group's mass challenge of voter registrations in 20-21 did not violate the Voting Rights Act.

January 03, 2024
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Lawrenceville Democrat Rep. Gregg Kennard

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GPB morning headlines for January 3, 2024

Two Democratic members of the Georgia House have decided not to run for re-election after a federal judge last week upheld the redistricting maps passed by the Republican-controlled General Assembly in a special session last month.

A federal judge has ruled a conservative group did not violate the Voting Rights Act when it announced it was challenging the eligibility of more than 360-thousand Georgia voters just before the 2021 senate runoff election.

Republican leaders in the state Senate are looking to get around a ruling by the state supreme court that blocked implementation of an oversight board for local prosecuting attorneys.

January 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
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GPB evening headlines for January 2, 2024

Republicans aim to bypass a Georgia Supreme Court ruling that blocked implementation of a new state prosecutor oversight board.

As the legislative session approaches, a new bill aims to offer higher education to teenagers convicted of non-violent drug offenses.

Two Democratic members of the state House have decided not to run for re-election after their districts were re-drawn last month.

January 02, 2024
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The Interstate 16 flyover crosses Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Savannah, exiting onto nearby Montgomery Street.

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GPB morning headlines for January 2, 2023

The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to study the possibility of removing an interstate flyover from a historically Black neighborhood in Savannah.

A  state income tax-cut took effect yesterday.

A proposed new bill aims to give teenagers convicted of nonviolent drug offenses access to higher education.

January 02, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
The Interstate 16 flyover crosses Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Savannah, exiting onto nearby Montgomery Street.

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GDOT to study potential removal of Savannah's I-16 flyover from historically Black neighborhood

Savannah native U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock supports the removal.

January 01, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
monarch butterfly

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Scientists want you to report monarch butterfly sightings this winter

Though monarchs have been migrating thousands of miles south during the winter for centuries, and the majority still do, more monarchs are staying in the southern U.S. during the winter as it gets warmer. That’s a problem.

January 01, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
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