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Political Rewind: How can Georgia and the nation better protect children from gun violence?

Thursday on Political Rewind: Host Bill Nigut turns our pre-recorded panel to focus in on gun violence and how we can protect kids in schools.

May 11, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
San Antonio Spurs beach coach Gregg Popovich sits on the bench during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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  • Sports

NBA coach Gregg Popovich criticizes lawmakers over gun control

Popovich, who has coached the Spurs for 27 years, has been outpsoken on issues of gun control, race and LGBTQ+ rights over the years.

April 10, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
People hug at a memorial at the entrance to the Covenant School on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Mental Health

A therapist has advice for how to cope with repeated mass shootings: Lean into family

The U.S. sees hundreds of mass shootings each year — so many that some people have survived more than one. A therapist offers advice for how to cope with the trauma.

March 30, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Melissa Joan Hart says she helped kindergarteners escape the Nashville shooting

Hart, known for her starring role on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, said her children attend school near Nashville's Covenant School.

March 30, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A mourner on Wednesday holds a sign reading "Why? Why?" at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  • National

4 big questions about the Nashville school shooting (and what we know so far)

Monday's school shooting set in motion a familiar cycle of condolences, calls for action and questions, some unanswerable, about how the violence unfolded. Here's a look at what we're following.

March 29, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Gambling

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Sine Die deadline looms; Gov. Kemp supports vouchers; Nashville school shooting

Tuesday on Political Rewind: As Sine Die looms over the Dome, legislators scramble to pass several high-profile bills. Gov. Brian Kemp supported a school choice measure that critics say would rob public schools of much-needed funds. Sports betting and expanded hate crime bills also saw a second life. We also discuss a tragic school shooting in Nashville. 

March 28, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Mourners sit at The Rock on the grounds of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Alexandria Verner, Brian Fraser and Arielle Anderson were killed and several other students remain in critical condition after a gunman opened fire on the campus of Michigan State University Monday night.

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  • Education

Michigan State University is enhancing safety protocols weeks after a campus shooting

Public access to most buildings at Michigan State University will be restricted at night, school officials said a little more than two weeks after a gunman killed three students and injured five.

March 02, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
 Rep. Jasmine Clark (D- Lilburn) and her daughter at the Georgia House.

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  • 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
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
People attend a candlelight vigil, for the victims of a shooting at Michigan State University, on Feb. 16. Classes are scheduled to resume days later.

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  • Education

Michigan State is set to resume classes following last week's mass shooting

Students are expected to return to class on Monday, one week after a gunman shot and killed three people, and injured five others, on campus.

February 21, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
The campus of the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville in 2018.

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  • National

Three dead, gunman still at large in University of Virginia shooting

The University of Virginia is in lockdown as law enforcement officers search the campus for a suspected gunman.

November 14, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie and
  • Emily Olson
In response to a false call about an active shooter, police and emergency workers descended on Robert Anderson Middle School in Anderson, South Carolina, on Oct. 5. Parents rushed to pick up their children, causing a traffic jam in front of the school.

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  • National Security

False calls about active school shooters are rising. Behind them is a strange pattern

In September, schools across the country started getting hoax calls that active shooters were on their campuses. But nearly one month in, there are more questions than ever.

October 07, 2022
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By:
  • Odette Yousef
Six adults suffered gunshot wounds in the hail of bullets that rained down on the King Estate complex, which houses four different schools Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday.

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  • National

An Oakland school shooting that injured 6 was gang-related, police say

Officials said at least two gunmen were targeting a specific person and that they are still working to determine what touched off the shooting. It comes amid a surge in violence across the city.

September 30, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Family of shooting victims listen to the Texas House investigative committee release its full report on the shootings at Robb Elementary School, Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

These are the 4 key takeaways from the Uvalde shooting investigation report

The investigative committee found law enforcement's response to the massacre involved little coordination and no leadership. School faculty, meanwhile, failed to uphold existing safeguards.

July 18, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie and
  • Emma Bowman
This combination of 2022 and 2021 photos shows Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams. As Republicans nationwide gear up to attack Democrats with tough-on-crime platforms in the fall of 2022, Democrat Abrams is making guns a central focus of her race for governor, seeking to turn crime into a liability for incumbent Republican Kemp's reelection bid.

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  • Politics

Kemp pushes on school safety; Abrams seeks officer pay hikes

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams continued their bidding war on public safety Thursday, with Abrams proposing a big pay increase for state police and prison guards, while the Republican incumbent said Georgia will spend at least $8 million more on school safety.

June 24, 2022
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  • Associated Press
After a rough couple of years, teachers are feeling the pressure.

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  • Education

We asked teachers how their year went. They warned of an exodus to come

After a rough couple of years, we asked teachers to tell us how they are doing. Their answers were revealing.

June 18, 2022
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo and
  • Ailsa Chang
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