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Georgia Today is the daily podcast from GPB News bringing you compelling stories and in-depth reporting that you won’t hear anywhere else. Peter Biello hosts this quick and convenient way to get the best of GPB News’ extensive coverage of the topics that matter to you, delivered directly to your device every weekday afternoon.
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Published 2023-12-26

Stories you may have missed in 2023 - Emory research; GSU Ph.D. program; Charter schools

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On the Tuesday, Dec. 26 edition of Georgia Today: Emory researchers found a common thread among diseases affecting many Americans; Georgia Southern University launches the only environmental science Ph.D. program in the state; and while charter schools are the pillars of the school choice movement, sometimes choice can veer into exclusivity.
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Published 2023-12-19

Georgia Today: Power bill increase for Plant Vogtle; Treating addiction; Bikes for school attendance

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LISTEN: On the Tuesday, Dec. 19 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia Power customers will soon take on more of the costs for Plant Vogtle. We'll look look at the difficulty of getting past stigma on the way to addiction treatment. And this holiday season, a Macon elementary school is giving kids a unique incentive not to skip school.
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Published 2023-12-18

Georgia Today: School safety; Nutrition programs in danger; Savannahian makes top country album

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On the Monday, Dec. 18 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Brian Kemp announces a big investment in safety funding for Georgia schools; several nutrition programs across the state are in danger of serious shortfalls as Congress spars over funding; and a Savannah native lands the top spot on Rolling Stone's list of best country albums of the year.
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Published 2023-12-13

"Cop City" referendum analysis; Airport security upgrade; HS Football Championships

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On the Wednesday, Dec. 13 edition of Georgia Today: An analysis finds activists seeking to block an Atlanta police training facility may have met the requirements for a referendum; Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport gets a multi-million dollar security upgrade; and Jon Nelson recaps Day 2 of the Georgia high school football championships.
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Published 2023-12-12

Moss testifies in Giuliani trial; Rabbi opens Senate; Conglomerate era publishing

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On the Tuesday, Dec. 12 edition of Georgia Today: A Georgia election worker testifies that she feared for her life as the defamation trial against Rudy Giuliani continues; an Atlanta rabbi delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. Senate today; a Georgia professor looks at how the “conglomerate era” of publishing changed the American novel.
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Published 2023-12-11

Rudy Giuliani trial update; Tybee Island flood prevention; HS Football Championships

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On the Monday, Dec. 11 edition of Georgia Today: The trial begins to determine how much Rudy Giuliani will have to pay two Georgia election workers he falsely accused of fraud; Sen. Jon Ossoff announces federal funding to help protect Tybee Island from flooding; and Atlanta's Mercedes Benz Stadium will host the Georgia high school football championships for the first time in five years.
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Published 2023-11-29

Georgia Today: Rosalynn Carter funeral; Arbery prosecutor misconduct charges; 2025 MLB All Star Game

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LISTEN: On the Wednesday, Nov. 29 edition of Georgia Today: The funeral service for Rosalynn Carter takes place in her hometown of Plains; a former prosecutor accused of hindering the investigation of Ahmaud Arbery's killing faces a court setback; and the Cobb County Board of Commission prepares for the 2025 All-Star Game.
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Published 2023-11-28

Rosalynn Carter eulogized; Proposed redistricting maps; Sapelo Island update

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On the Tuesday, Nov. 28 edition of Georgia Today: Rosalynn Carter is eulogized at an Atlanta church service in Atlanta with the former President Jimmy Carter in the front row; Georgia lawmakers have released a proposed redo of their Senate district maps; and Officials in Coastal Georgia's McIntosh County are denying any wrongdoing in their controversial decision to rezone Sapelo Island.
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Published 2023-11-21

Fani Willis court appearance; Rome water contamination; Amicalola Park land transfer

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On the Tuesday, Nov. 21 edition of Georgia Today: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis made a rare appearance in court in the election interference case; the Court of Appeals has blocked the release of the settlement details in the case of contamination in Rome's drinking water; and there's now three times as much conserved land around one of Georgia's most popular state parks.
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Published 2023-11-07

Election day in Georgia; Georgia-born Israeli officer killed; Graffiti mural project

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LISTEN: On the Tuesday, Nov. 7 edition of Georgia Today: It's Election Day and voters across Georgia are headed to the polls; an American-born Israeli police officer killed in Jerusalem is being honored by friends in the Atlanta area; and we'll share the story of how a bit of graffiti became a endearing symbol in a Northeast Georgia town.
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Published 2023-10-31

Foster care system hearing; Electronic voting update; Ticketseller market regulation

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On the Tuesday, Oct. 31 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia's Department of Human services is being accused of trying to send troubled foster kids to detention centers; state lawmakers will get an update on the status of the state's electronic voting system; and have you noticed ticket prices on the rise? A state House panel has, too, and is looking into what can be done about it.
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Published 2023-10-30

Families of Israeli hostages rally at Capitol; Grants for teachers; Author talk

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LISTEN: On the Monday, Oct. 30 edition of Georgia Today: Family members of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas rally at the Georgia state Capitol for their release; new federal grants will help turn teacher's assistants into full-time teachers; and a talk with a debut novelist from Georgia who shares the story of the return of a long-lost love.
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Published 2023-10-27

Georgia child welfare system; Black Georgians and the EV industry; Butch Walker

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On the Friday October 27th edition of Georgia Today: Georgia becomes the first state in the nation to allow pharmacies to offer low thc cannabis oil; Georgia works to ensure Black citizens have equal access to the states growing electric vehicle infrastructures; And a conversation with Marvelous 3 frontman and Georgia music mainstay Butch Walker.
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Published 2023-10-26

Georgia district maps found unconstitutional; Lt. Governor wants guns for teachers

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On the Thursday October 26th edition of Georgia Today: A Federal Judge rules that the state's voting maps need to be redrawn because they violate the Voting rights act; Georgia’s lieutenant governor says he wants to pay teachers to carry guns in schools; and The City of Atlanta and the owner of a crumbling housing complex are fighting over the property’s future.
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Published 2023-10-25

Subsidized housing program overwhelmed; Long COVID and mental health; Michelin Awards

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LISTEN: On the Wednesday, Oct. 25 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia housing officials are overwhelmed with applicants after re-opening its subsidized housing program; a new study examines the link between mental health and long COVID; and the Michelin Guide recognizes 45 Atlanta restaurants during its first-ever awards ceremony in Georgia.
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Published 2023-10-23

SE Georgia electric vehicles; Coffee reacts to Powell plea; Boats endanger whales

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On the Monday, Oct. 23 edition of Georgia Today: Southeast Georgia is getting another large investment in electric vehicle manufacturing; Coffee County residents take the latest news in the 2020 election interference case in stride, despite being near the epicenter of the scandal; and speeding boats threaten endangered whales off the East Coast.
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