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Kristi York Wooten (she/her) is a digital editor and journalist based in Atlanta. She works with the GPB radio and digital news teams as a content manager, writes features and leads editorial and production for the Georgia Today newsletter and the Georgia Today Politics newsletter. Her work appears in The New York Times, The Economist, The Atlantic, Newsweek, Rolling Stone and others.

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DeKalb District Attorney Sherri Boston addressed reporters on September 22 outside the Fulton County Courthouse.

Judge allows prosecuting attorney's oversight commission to begin investigations

A Fulton County Superior Court Judge decided the new prosecuting attorney’s oversight commission can beginning investigations despite a pending legal challenge.

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Fulton 19 recap: Trump sticks with Fulton venue, first defendant accepts a plea agreement, and more

Former Republican President Donald Trump’s decision to no longer press for his Fulton County election interference case to be moved to federal court signals a change of course in the conspiracy case against Trump and his 18 co-defendants.

 

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Media network paid by GOP groups is behind deluge of election records requests

Media network paid by GOP groups is behind deluge of election records requests

In North Carolina, Local Labs wanted obscure voter records that would take weeks, or even months, to prepare. In Georgia, the company requested a copy of every envelope voters used to mail in their ballots. 

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Warnock, Georgia Democrats ‘gravely concerned’ about impact of Medicaid unwinding error on children

Lawmakers press feds to ‘leverage every resource’ to keep eligible Georgians covered.

 

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Panelists (from left to right) Dr. Robert Woodrum, Deborah Scott, Eric Richardson, and Dr. Maurice Hobson speak at the opening of the Fighting for Freedom labor exhibit on September 28, 2023.

Georgia State exhibit explores connected histories of labor and civil rights movements in the South

A new exhibit, Fighting for Freedom, at Georgia State University in Atlanta explores the historic connection between labor unions and civil rights organizing in the South. 

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Georgia Today: Trump defendant takes plea deal; Labor unions and civil rights; Baseball rule changes

On the Monday, Oct. 2 edition of Georgia Today: One of the defendants in the 2020 election interference trial takes a plea deal; a new exhibit at Georgia State explores the connection between labor unions and civil rights in the South; and we'll take a look at how baseball rule changes led to increased interest in the sport nationwide.

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Ayana Parsons, right, and Arian Simone, of Fearless Fund, attend a news conference, Aug. 10, 2023, in New York. The venture capital firm that has backed buzzy new companies like restaurant chain Slutty Vegan and beauty brand Live Tinted has become symbolic of the fight over corporate diversity policies since becoming a target of a lawsuit over a grant program for Black women.

GPB evening headlines for October 2, 2023

A federal appears court is putting a temporarily hold on an Atlanta-based grant program for businesses run by Black women.

A correctional officer with only seven months on the job is the latest person to be killed in Georgia's violent Smith State Prison.

Georgians have about to week to register to vote in municipal and special elections to be held on November seventh.

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Stevie Nicks stands under an image of her new Barbie doll during a concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

There's now a Stevie Nicks-themed Barbie. And wouldn't you love to love her?

Nicks introduced "Stevie Barbie" at a concert on Sunday night, and preorders sold out the next day. The doll resembles Nicks in her Rumours era, with her signature flowy sleeves and platform boots.

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A Nevada grand jury indicts witness in killing of Tupac Shakur

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Slate staff writer Joel Anderson about the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. This week, a suspect is due in court in Las Vegas, Nevada on a murder charge in the case.

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