WABE's Week In Review
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Each week, WABE's Managing Editor Alex Helmick takes a look at the work from his team of award-winning reporters, producers and hosts.
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Fulton taxpayers possibly on the hook to pay legal fees and a look at how Georgians are impacted by health funding cuts
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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SPECIAL: Detained in Georgia
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Inside Georgia's immigration courts and state superintendent calls for teacher raises
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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Georgia v Trump et al continues and the impact of Stewart Detention Center
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Election day's big results and young filmmakers trying to make it in Georgia's changing film industry
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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SNAP, Head Start cuts set to impact Georgians and Republicans are nervous over PSC elections
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Utility regulator election becomes high profile and a fired teacher sues over her comments about Kirk's killing
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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TSA workers at Hartsfield-Jackson caught in red tape and an Atlanta food institution closes
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Dekalb superintendent indicted and Cobb schools bans more books than any other GA county
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Impact of fed shutdown on Georgia and a big win for Sapelo Island advocates
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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State eyes no income tax and Helene survivors rebuild in different ways
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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CDC goes back to in-person work and Hyundai raid fallout as Rivian breaks ground
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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Fallout from the Hyundai raid and public safety training center opponents claim a victory
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Calls for Kennedy to resign and the Marietta bookstore centering LGBTQ stories
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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CDC workers protest 'politicizing' of the agency and Big Easy influence on Atlanta 20 years after Katrina
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Some Fulton Commissioners defy judges order and CDC workers get termination notices
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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CDC shooting highlights history of threats to health workers and a look at Georgia parks without federal funds
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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Exploring Delta's AI pricing plan and federal cuts on Georgia's refugees, health and parks
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Atlanta VA braces as White House continues cutting staff
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Doctors and patients say Georgia's abortion law is hindering reproductive health
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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MARTA boss out over immigration issues and a $140 million Ponzi scheme run by a prominent Georgia Republican
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Fulton residents brace for a tax spike and campaign cash may not be what it seems
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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The impact of Trump's budget on Georgia and how clean is the Chattahoochee ?
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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More changes likely at the CDC and Atlanta small businesses pivot to deal with tariffs
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Pregnant woman on life support gives birth and local journalist in ICE detention after protest coverage
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Georgia's AG threatens terrorism charges to protesters and some former CDC staff get their jobs back
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Emory 'brain dead' case sparks more debate over abortion and 'personhood'
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Trump cuts could affect millions of Georgians
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May 31, 2025 |
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Pregnant woman on life support at Emory raises legal, ethical questions
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May 24, 2025 |
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Exploring the data center boom in metro Atlanta
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May 17, 2025 |
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Kemp not running for Senate and more federal cuts aimed at Narcan, Americorp
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May 10, 2025 |
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Atlanta opens controversial center and 100 days of Trump's impact on Georgia
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May 03, 2025 |
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Atlantans remember Pope Francis, the NRA comes to town and what Medicaid cuts could mean for Georgia
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Federal cuts hit Georgia's refugees, Medicaid recipients, environment monitors
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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More local impacts from massive federal cuts and keeping moms and babies healthy during tough times
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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More CDC cuts as Atlanta area braces for uncertainty on other federal cuts to education, local aid agencies
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Georgia could see a big impact from major policy changes in education, religion and public health from local and federal politicians
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Atlanta changes city's tree policy and big moves are made at the Capitol on tort reform, IVF
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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Hearing from fired local federal workers and Canada and Mexico weigh in on the trade war
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Crossover Day brings some voting surprises and a WABE legend retires after 45 years
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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How decisions in D.C. are impacting ATL and big ticket bills headed to Crossover Day
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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Atlanta's federal workers losing jobs under Trump, DOGE policy
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Georgia is one of the most dangerous states in the country for pregnant women
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Bird flu outbreak spikes prices and the CDC is changing website to appease Trump
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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Trump signs Laken Riley Act and Georgia schools eye opting out of Homestead Exemption
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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Georgians pardon for January 6th and bird flu outbreak spike prices, crushes supply
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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GOP infighting at the Georgia Capitol and endangered right whales may face more danger
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Georgia GOP powerbroker backs IVF and saying goodbye to Jimmy Carter
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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SPECIAL: Remembering Jimmy Carter
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Costs at Georgia's state schools decrease and the Peach Drop is back in Atlanta on NYE
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Six Million and Lonely
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Willis taken off Trump case and some Amazon workers hit the picket line
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Kemp joins other GOP governors in backing Trump's immigration plan and the invasive spotted lanternfly arrives in Georgia
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Former Georgia politicians get work in Trump's White House and first right whale calf spotted
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Ibarra found guilty of murdering Laken Riley and Georgia's election board eyes controversial AI technology
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Home visits could reduce infant deaths and feds slam Fulton's Jail
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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How the election impacts Georgia and remembering Bernie Marcus and Rico Wade
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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Harris v Trump on making housing affordable and the end of the longest criminal trial in Georgia
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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BONUS: WABE Investigates how millions of gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Chattahoochee River
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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More visits from Trump and Harris, Arbery killers want a new trial and Cobb looks to robots to guard inmates
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Calls emerge to shutdown, sue BioLab after chemical fire and alleged school shooter and father get indicted
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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The impact of Helene and Milton on Georgia, more BioLab chemical fire drama and Atlanta's Jewish community mourns October 7 one year later
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Georgians continue to feel Helene's impact and major visits from Biden, Harris and Trump (twice)
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Helene hits Georgia causing deaths and refugee agencies in Atlanta find ways to be flexible
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Georgia's election board makes more controversial changes and Harris, Vance and Walz stump in the state
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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Some charges against Trump dropped and Georgia lawmakers to consider some gun regulations in 2025
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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A community mourns Barrow County school shooting
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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More election rule changes could disrupt Georgia this November and Harris hits the state
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Special episode: The future of flooding in Georgia
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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More state election changes could disrupt November and Georgians show up at the DNC
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Georgia residents still cleaning up after Debby and how treating blood pressure could reduce pregnancy deaths
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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The Trump-Kemp feud is reignited and Debby causing flooding on Georgia's coast
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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Harris, Trump stump in Georgia and state superintendent calls African American studies program illegal
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Traveling nightmare for many at Atlanta's airport and local reactions to a Harris presidential run
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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Outages cause chaos, delays at 'world's busiest airport' and Kemp on Trump at the RNC
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Fulton County Jail drama and CDC’s head talks preparing for the next pandemic
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Georgia has several new laws in effect and a state detention center leads the nation in deaths
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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Georgia's role in the debate and hotel group settles metro Atlanta sex trafficking lawsuit
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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Trump's picks win runoffs and Atlanta businesses get financial relief from water emergency
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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MARTA bucks Dickens on station delay and Georgia's aged-out foster kids missing out on money
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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Looking at Atlanta's water emergency from infrastructure to fallout
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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The impact of Trump's guilty verdict in Georgia and corruption investigations thwarted inside Atlanta's City Hall
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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Recapping Georgia's primary results and looking at the impact on other cases of the Young Thug trial
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May 25, 2024 |
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Previewing Biden's visit to Morehouse and some key primary races including the judge and DA in the Trump case
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May 18, 2024 |
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Emory campus votes no confidence in leadership and Trump trial DA and judge both face election challenges
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May 11, 2024 |
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A deeper dive into protests at Emory and a new Georgia law bans some people from owning certain land
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May 04, 2024 |
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More than a dozen arrested at Emory demonstrations and SCOTUS weighs Trump's immunity, future of Georgia trial
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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Tuition set to increase and those wrongfully convicted have to keeping waiting for justice
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Judge upholds verification of voters in Georgia and Marta shuts down the airport station
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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Trump loses motion in criminal case and lack of adequate housing keeps kids from parents' custody
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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End of Georgia's legislative session sees gambling die, election and immigration rules move to Governor's desk
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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New school rules could be coming to Georgia and state lawmakers look to tighten immigration laws
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Willis stays on Trump case and school voucher bill moving through the legislature
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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Trump and Biden duel in Georgia and Laken Riley's death is now a national flashpoint on immigration reform
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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Reactive immigration, IVF bills at the Capitol and closing arguments on Fani Willis' future prosecuting Trump, et al
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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A review of police shooting deaths in Georgia and what the state can learn from the South Carolina primary
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Fulton DA Willis testifies as opponents try booting her from Georgia's case against Trump and some lawmakers again target libraries
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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Georgia lawmakers move through bills forcing more use cash bail, making it tougher to unionize and dumping ballot QR codes
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Lawmakers move legal sports betting forward and new legislation could keep more people in jail longer
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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Lawmakers move an antisemitism bill forward and we remember Snowmageddon 10 years later
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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WABE obtains police files on troopers in "Cop City" protester killing and Kemp proposes bonuses for foster care workers
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Kemp takes aim at unions as he plans on spending state's surplus on tax cuts and safety measures
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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Teachers and state employees set to get 1k bonus and Georgia power bills are going up again
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Jury awards two Georgia election workers $148 million against Giuliani for lies he told about 2020
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Georgia's new voting maps get approved and homeless project aims to help rising Dekalb numbers
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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A goodbye to Rosalynn Carter and paying back student loans
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Officials release body cam footage of Atlanta tasing death and remembering Rosalynn Carter
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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Some state lawmakers eye unlikely attempt to get voters in on Georgia abortion access
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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State faces criticism over caring for foster kids and one year on from the closure of Atlanta Medical Center
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Georgia sees two major court rulings on abortion and redistricting
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Powell, Cheseboro plead guilty in Trump election conspiracy case and Fulton takes back millions from its beleaguered jail
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Autopsies of Fulton Jail deaths show some mental health issues and the business of Pride
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Another Fulton County Jail investigation and no charges for troopers in protesters death
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Trump opts to keep case in Georgia and Carter set to turn 99 years young
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Defendants in Trump case want out of Georgia courts and advocates call for Fulton jail inmates not to be shipped out of state
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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Chesebro, Powell cases severed from Trump and Atlanta flash floods cause chaos
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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A major legal week in Georgia: Trump case, trans healthcare for kids and RICO charges on protesters
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Trump, others plead not guilty and Fulton County Jail faces more criticism after another death
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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The mugshot seen 'round the world as Trump surrenders in Fulton County
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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A breakdown of Fulton County's indictment of Trump, Giuliani, Meadows and 16 others
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Fulton braces for Trump indictment and advocates call for change after deaths at Stewart Detention Center
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Georgia plays big role in Trump federal indictment and thousands cut off Medicaid in the state
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Giuliani concedes he falsely claimed Georgia election worker fraud as Trump probes heat up this summer
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Georgia's abortion law one year on and Trump's legal team takes aim at Willis again
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Trump wants Willis off his case and the DOJ investigates Fulton County jail
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Millions of gallons of sewage dumped into the Chattahoochee River and labor talks get tense between UPS and Teamsters
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Georgia's new law banning certain medical care for trans kids faces legal action and queer rappers in Atlanta talk about the music scene
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Dekalb DA pulls out of 'Cop City' prosecution cases and Georgia one year on from the SCOTUS abortion ruling
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Georgia's film tax credit in the crosshairs again and some cities explore extra protections for residents
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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Funding approved for Atlanta's controversial training center as opponents launch referendum effort
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Georgia GOP divided on debt ceiling, future of party and Asian American parents find ways to teach their history in schools
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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'Cop City' funding moves through Atlanta's City Council and AR-15 gunmaker is sued over Uvalde
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May 27, 2023 |
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Atlanta City Council introduces 'Cop City' funding and Willis hints at August for Trump indictment
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May 20, 2023 |
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State Democrats call for gun regulations and Moore replaces confederate Benning at Georgia fort
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May 13, 2023 |
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Atlanta mourns after another mass shooting and advocates call for Stewart Detention shutdown after another death
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May 06, 2023 |
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Developer says 'Cop City' soft opening expected later next year and Georgia opens first medical cannabis stores
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Examining conditions at Fulton County jail and a visa program to protect Georgia's migrant workers
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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The Trump case in Georgia also likely to be a 'circus' and a new diversion center in Atlanta offering alternative to jail
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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What Georgia lawmakers did and mostly did not do the last day of the legislative session and abortion takes center stage at the state supreme court
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Georgia lawmakers block some gender-affirming care for trans kids and Dekalb residents demand cleanup
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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Calls for change as remembrances pour in for the victims of the '21 Atlanta spa shootings
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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More domestic terrorism charges in 'Cop City' violence and a new way to treat addiction
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Buckhead City effort and 'don't say gay' style bill fail for now at the Capitol and your power bills are (likely) going up again
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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As Carter moves to hospice, tributes pour in and we revisit first-of-its-kind schooling in Georgia
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Grand jury summary released (partially) and a look back at a record number of officer-involved shootings
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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'Cop City' body cam footage doesn't show incident and lawmakers look to expand Georgia hate crimes law
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Officials double down on 'Cop City' and multiple bills move through the state Capitol
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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DA bows out of 'Cop City' probe as Kemp orders a state of emergency in preparation of more protests
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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The saga at 'Cop City' turns deadly and Kemp goes global
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Kemp in the spotlight and ready to spend... oh yeah, and another UGA football championship
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Is Georgia a purple state?
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Warnock wins and the Georgia GOP reassesses its style: Kemp or Trump?
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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The Warnock v. Walker race gets hotter as voters flock to the polls ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff for U.S. Senate
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Walker faces renewed abortion allegations as the procedure is again banned in Georgia beyond six weeks of pregnancy
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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Georgia's abortion law is blocked and Kemp is working with Walker on the runoff
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Warnock and Walker head to runoff as Kemp and other Republicans take statewide offices
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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The midterm elections are coming! Warnock, Walker, Kemp, Abrams and more
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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Georgia's abortion law in the courts, Walker faces more allegations and Meadows and Graham fight subpoenas
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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Walker's housing allegations against Warnock as celebs come to Georgia to back candidates
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Suburban Atlanta's role in the midterm election and the biggest boost in veterans' care in decades
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Herschel Walker's drama-filled week and Fulton's sheriff wants to use Atlanta's jail right now
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Georgia Power preps for a hurricane, defends proposed rate hikes and Jimmy Carter turns 98
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Georgia moves forward with very limited cannabis and experts eye what could test the state's elections
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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The politics around closing the Atlanta Medical Center as advocate fear a health crisis looming for the city
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Cobb deputies killed after ambush and Kemp calls for FEMA aid to Georgia communities hit by flooding
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Fulton County's DA continues to bring big political names into her election meddling investigation
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Charges against two Atlanta cops dropped and more subpoena for Trump allies
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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Giuliani testifies, Fulton officials back controversial jail plan and South Dekalb residents get to stay in their homes for now
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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Dealing with the heat while working outside and not finding relief inside
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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The heat is on in Georgia as the election nears closer and extreme temps test residents
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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The impact of extreme heat on Georgians and election races focus on different issues
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Georgia's restrictive abortion ban is now in effect and so is "personhood"
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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Cobb's school board to allow some personnel to carry guns in schools and immigrants at Stewart claim sexual abuse by a nurse
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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Georgia Dems are pushing to make the state one of the first to vote in presidential primaries
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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More Roe impact in Georgia and a review of the new state voting laws in 2022
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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No dull weeks in Georgia politics and the impact of overturning Roe in the state
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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Georgia continues to play a role in the Jan. 6 insurrection hearings as the upcoming runoff elections test Trump's sway in the state
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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Georgia is set to play a role in the Jan. 6 hearings on the insurrection
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Raffensperger testifies at special grand jury trial involving Trump and doctors worry over treatment if Roe is overturned
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Trump's candidates can't take down GOP incumbents in Georgia's primary elections
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May 28, 2022 |
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Gearing up for Georgia's primary ... another key test of Trump's influence
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May 21, 2022 |
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Georgia's primary nears as Perdue and Kemp keep slugging it out
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May 14, 2022 |
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The possible impact on abortions and the midterm elections in Georgia if SCOTUS overturns Roe
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May 07, 2022 |
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Georgia's new education laws, Kemp v Perdue and saving thousands of bees
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies and some students push to change their school's Confederate name
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Georgia eases gun laws and a federal government school lunch program could impact a million kids in the state
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Regulations on transgender high school athletes end Georgia's legislative session as campaigns for 2022 ramp up
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Busy Georgia lawmakers move on education, guns and mental healthcare
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Georgia's mental healthcare issues and an Asian staple is set for store shelves across the state
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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Lawmakers rush to pass bills before Crossover Day and one year on from the spa shootings
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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Education and politics continue to mix at the state Capitol
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Georgia's redrawn voting maps will stand for 2022 as state lawmakers weigh banning access to abortion
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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The legacy of Ahmaud Arbery after another guilty verdict for the men who murdered him
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Feb 26, 2022 |