Skip to main content
Georgia Public Broadcasting Logo
  • Watch

    Featured Specials and Programs

    • All Creatures Great and Small
    • Antiques Roadshow
    • PBS News Hour
    • Miss Scarlet & The Duke
    • Finding Your Roots
    • Doc Martin
    All Programs

    GPB Originals

    • Georgia Legends
    • Lawmakers
    • A Fork in the Road
    • View Finders
    • Georgia Outdoors
    • Your Fantastic Mind
    GPB Originals

    Browse by Genre

    • Arts & Music
    • Culture
    • Drama
    • Food
    • History
    • News & Public Affairs
    • TV Schedule
    • GPB Programs
    • PBS Passport
    • TV Highlights this Week
    • PBS KIDS
    • Ways to Watch
    • Newsletters
    • Contact GPB
  • Listen

    Featured Programs

    • The Daily
    • Morning Edition
    • All Things Considered
    • Serendipity
    • John Lemley's City Cafe
    • Fresh Air
    • Here and Now
    • Code Switch/Life Kit
    • Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
    All Programs

    Podcasts

    • GA Today
    • Salvation South
    • Battleground: Ballot Box
    • Football Fridays in Georgia
    • Narrative Edge
    • Peach Jam Podcast
    • A Fork in the Road
    • Radio Schedule
    • GPB Classical
    • Radio Programs
    • Podcasts
    • GPB News
    • Find Your Station
    • Ways to Listen
    • Contact GPB
    • Newsletters
  • Learn

    Featured

    • Chemistry Matters
    • Classroom Conversations Podcast
    • GASHA Go! World
    • Georgia Farmcraft®
    • Georgia Classroom
    • Georgia Studies Collection
    • Econ Express
    • Let’s Go Enviro
    • Let's Learn GA!
    • Lights, Camera, Budget!
    • Live Explorations
    • Physics in Motion
    • School Stories
    • Virtual Field Trips
    • VR in the Classroom
    • Writers Contest

    For Kids & Teachers

    • GPB Games
    • PBS KIDS
    • PBS LearningMedia

    • on Twitter
    • on Facebook
    • on Email
  • News

    Featured Programs & Series

    • Lawmakers
    • Lawmakers: Beyond the Dome
    • 1A
    • Battleground: Ballot Box
    • GA Today Podcast
    • Storycorps
    • Narrative Edge

    More GPB News

    • Politics
    • Georgia News
    • Justice
    • Arts & Life
    • Health
    All GPB News
    • Radio Schedule
    • Radio Stations
    • GPB Apps
    • Podcasts
    • Contact GPB News
    • Follow Us on Apple News
    • Newsletters
  • Sports

    GHSA Sports

    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • On Demand
    • GPB Sports Blog
    All Sports

    High School Football

    • Scores & Schedule
    • On Demand
    • Teams
    • Rankings
    • Brackets
    • Heads Up Georgia
    Football Home
    • GPB Sports App
    • GPB Sports Blog
    • GPB Sports OnDemand
  • Events

    Browse by Type

    • Community
    • Donor
    • Kids & Family
    • Screenings
    All Events

    Browse by Category

    • Education
    • News
    • Sports
    • Television

    Sign up to receive GPB Event announcements via Email.

    Sign up

    • on Twitter
    • on Facebook
    • on Instagram
  • Kids & Families

    For Kids

    • Video
    • Games

    For Parents & Caregivers

    • Kids & Families Blog
    • Kids & Families Events
    • GPB KIDS - Ways to Watch
  • Support Us

    Support GPB

    • Ways to Give
    • Planned Giving
    • Sustainers
    • GPB Passport
    • Leadership Giving
    • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donations
    • GPB Next
    • Matching Gifts
  • Search
GPB Passport icon GPB Passport icon Passport
GPB donate icon GPB donate icon Donate
Listen Live Listen Live Watch Live Watch Live

GPB Newsletter CTA

Sign Up For Our Newsletter

News Topics

  • Georgia
  • National
  • Politics
  • Lawmakers
  • Elections

Don't Miss

Don't Miss:

  • Support GPB Today
  • New Podcast: Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story
  • TV Highlights This Week

News Articles: Savannah

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks after the primary election for the midterms during the "Keep Florida Free Tour" at Pepin's Hospitality Centre in Tampa, Florida, U.S., August 24, 2022. Photo by Octavio Jones/REUTERS

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Political Rewind: Growing distrust and political problems for the press

Thursday on Political Rewind: Fox News hosts spread election conspiracies they knew were false. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to overturn laws that shield journalists from lawsuits. In Georgia, reporters battle the state's open record process. Our panel speaks on the problems facing the press.

March 02, 2023
|
By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A kitchen sink's water faucet is shown with a rag hanging over it.

Tagged as: 

  • News

With toilets and faucets, Atlanta residents top the nation in water efficiency

Hundreds of water use monitors show that metro Atlanta residents know how to save water.

March 02, 2023
|
By:
  • Orlando Montoya
A person drops off a mail-in ballot at an election ballot return box in Willow Grove, Pa., Oct. 25, 2021. On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, The Associated Press reported on a film that used a flawed analysis of cellphone location data and ballot drop box surveillance footage to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Tagged as: 

  • News

GPB morning headlines for March 2, 2023

A new study warns the number of people at risk of developing encephalitis from an infection is growing and that can lead to mental health problems.

The Georgia House passed two bills Wednesday that target violent protesters.

A Georgia Senate committee has approved a voting bill that would ban absentee drop boxes.

March 02, 2023
|
By:
  • GPB News Radio
File photo from St. Paul where Minneasotans hold a rally at the capitol to support trans kids in their state, Texas, and around the country. Photo by Michael Siluk/ UCG/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Tagged as: 

  • News

GPB evening headlines for March 1, 2023

Conservative groups and LGBTQ advocates have defeated a bill aimed at stopping teachers from talking to students about gender.

A Georgia Senate committee has approved a bill that would ban absentee drop boxes and concerns state officials about its legality.

A University of Georgia football player has been charged with reckless driving in connection with a crash that killed two people.

March 01, 2023
|
By:
  • GPB News Radio
The container ship Marius sails toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal on Feb. 20, 2023.

Tagged as: 

  • Business

‘The perfect time to double down’: What the Port of Savannah's expansion means for Georgia's economy

Tens of thousands of new jobs could come from Ocean Terminal's overhaul, which will see it deal entirely in container shipping.

March 01, 2023
|
By:
  • Benjamin Payne
empty hospital beds

Tagged as: 

  • News

GPB morning headlines for March 1, 2023

On March 5, several notable Georgians will be in Selma, Alabama for the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and a March across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

A bill that would make it easier to open rural hospitals passed the Georgia Senate on Monday.

A Georgia Senate committee voted to move forward Monday with legislation that prevents counties from seeking outside funding to help with elections.

March 01, 2023
|
By:
  • GPB News Radio
Hundreds of local elections officials from across the state gathered for an annual training conference on Jekyll Island in February 2023.

Tagged as: 

  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | There is no offseason in elections administration

On today’s special episode, we take stock of the state of elections in Georgia, roughly one year before the presidential race begins in earnest.

February 28, 2023
|
By:
  • Stephen Fowler

Tagged as: 

  • News

GPB evening headlines for February 28, 2023

A group of Black investors led in part by Atlanta's Dr. Bernice King plans to acquire a Utah-based bank in what's being called a first.

A bill that would make it easier to open rural hospitals passed the Georgia Senate yesterday and now moves on to the House.

Georgia lawmakers have filed a bill that would make it illegal to store coal ash in contact with groundwater.

February 28, 2023
|
By:
  • GPB News Radio
An interactive map shows multiple lines of storms moving across Alabama and Georgia on Jan. 12, 2023

Tagged as: 

  • Weather

Forecaster identifies January tornadoes as 'mesocyclonic.' Could more storms like these occur?

Tornadoes ripped through Alabama and Georgia on Jan.12, 2023, killing nine people. The National Weather Service has identified the rare and damaging system as "mesocyclonic." Could more storms like these occur?

February 28, 2023
|
By:
  • GPB News Staff
New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J., May 17, 2018.

Tagged as: 

  • News

GPB morning headlines for February 28, 2023

About 45 students from 10 Georgia colleges and universities left for Washington DC last night ahead of today's Supreme Court hearing on student loan debt cancellation.

The Georgia House has passed legislation that would require annual intruder alert drills in public schools. 

Atlanta leads the nation’s 15 largest metro areas in the efficient indoor use of water.

February 28, 2023
|
By:
  • GPB News Radio
 Rep. Jasmine Clark (D- Lilburn) and her daughter at the Georgia House.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Lawmakers: School safety bill passes House on Day 24. Critics say it doesn't go far enough

The Georgia House passed a bill that would mandate annual intruder drills in Georgia Public Schools.  

February 27, 2023
|
By:
  • Sarah Kallis
A closeup of a person's nose, mouth and hand while smoking a cigarette

Tagged as: 

  • Health

This is how Georgia lawmakers are balancing public health and tax hikes on smokers

Advocates of House Bill 191 argue higher tobacco taxes will reduce the number of smokers and save on health care costs, but other anti-smoking advocates say we need to do more to combat the physical, economical, and racist effects.

February 27, 2023
|
By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
TMX Finance, Owners of TitleMax, Expect Record Growth this Year

Tagged as: 

  • Law

TitleMax fined $15 million for predatory lending to soldiers, families

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the Savannah-based company purposely violated the Military Lending Act.

February 27, 2023
|
By:
  • Margaret Coker
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens unveils a new police precinct in the Atlanta's Buckhead district Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, as he tries to head off an effort to turn the wealthy, white enclave into its own city over concerns about a spike in crime.

Tagged as: 

  • News

GPB evening headlines for February 27, 2023

A state Senate committee today advanced two-bills that could allow a wealthy Atlanta neighborhood to split from the rest of the city.

The State Senate has approved a bill to prevent local governments from passing ordinances to ban gas-powered leaf blowers.

The National Park Service says a long-lost cargo ship from Savannah might have been found off the coast of Long Island.

February 27, 2023
|
By:
  • GPB News Radio
Author and historian Velma Thomas Fann writes about and lectures on the life and legacy of suffragist Mamie George Williams.

Tagged as: 

  • News

Marker honoring suffragist Mamie George Williams planned for Savannah

A new monument is planned to go up this May at the intersection of East Broad and East Henry Street in Savannah to commemorate suffragist and community leader Mamie George Williams.

February 27, 2023
|
By:
  • Peter Biello
  • Load More

Newsletter Signup

Sign Up For Our Newsletters

Connect with GPB

  • Connect with GPB on Facebook
  • Connect with GPB on Instagram
  • Connect with GPB on Twitter
  • Connect with GPB on YouTube
  • Connect with GPB on Apple News

Footer

Footer First Nav (Main Menu)

  • Watch
  • Listen
  • Learn
  • News
  • Sports
  • Events
  • Kids & Families
  • Support Us
  • Search

Footer Second Nav Menu

  • Help Center
  • About GPB
  • Contact Us
  • Closed Captioning
  • Directions
  • Studio Production
  • Program Submissions

Footer Third Nav Menu

  • Support Us
  • Careers
  • Accessibility
  • FCC Public Files
  • Drawing Rules
  • News Media Request
  • Open Records and Document Retention Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Georgia Public Broadcasting

260 14th St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States

(404) 685-2400 In Atlanta
(800) 222-4788 Outside Atlanta
ask@gpb.org

Newsletter Signup

Sign Up For Our Newsletters

Connect with GPB

  • Connect with GPB on Facebook
  • Connect with GPB on Instagram
  • Connect with GPB on Twitter
  • Connect with GPB on YouTube
  • Connect with GPB on Apple News
© Copyright 2025, Georgia Public Broadcasting. All Rights Reserved. Georgia Public Radio® GPTV®