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Georgia Today
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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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Candidates prepare for runoffs; Fulton jail makes changes; Sea turtles disappearing
Today00:15:28Summary readyOn the May 27 edition: The major political parties try to drum up enthusiasm ahead of next month's runoffs; The Fulton County Jail will stop accepting most misdemeanor arrestees; And as the summer warms up, environmental justice advocates want better heat protections.
SummaryLaw enforcement K-9 training over weekend; Honoring fallen heroes; First Frog Walk
Yesterday00:10:46Summary readyOn the May 26 edition: A new court ruling may mean more health care for Georgia kids on Medicaid; Lawmakers push major corporations to oppose redistricting; And what listening to frogs can tell us about the state of the natural world.
SummaryKemp cuts healthcare budget; Water boil advisory; Waymo suspended
5d ago00:14:36Summary readyOn the May 22 edition: Gov. Brian Kemp made some major budget cuts to state healthcare; heavy rain this week caused serious flooding in some parts of metro Atlanta; and rain is coming, but the state's drought picture may not clear up because of it.
SummaryNew pipeline worries; City fights against new data center; Down-ballot run-offs
6d ago00:10:34Summary readyOn the May 21 edition: We'll review a few down-ballot results from primary day you may have missed; Citizens of the northeast Georgia city of Mayville push back against a planned data center; And a new gas pipeline planned for South Georgia may cut across privately owned farms.
SummaryHigh-profile runoffs; Keisha Lance Bottoms wins; Two incumbents reelected
1w ago00:13:05Summary readyOn the May 20th edition: On the May 20th edition: After yesterday's primaries, it looks like we're headed into run-offs for several high-profile races, although former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms did win the Democratic vote for governor and voters reelected two incumbents to the Georgia Supreme Court.
SummaryPrimary elections are today; Manatees were stranded; NAACP calls for boycott
1w ago00:08:19Summary readyOn the May 19 edition: Georgians are voting in high-profile races for the primaries today; The sheer number of decisions to be made at the polls had some people researching candidates at the last minute; And some voters say all those candidate ads were too much.
SummaryGas tax suspension; Georgia Supreme Court; Emory clinical trials
1w ago00:07:11Summary readyOn the May 18th edition: The temporary suspension of Georgia's gas tax has been extended; Two Georgia Supreme Court candidates have been accused of misconduct; And Emory University’s School of Medicine is expanding access to clinical trials.
SummaryI-285 weekend closure; Last day of early voting; Starbucks closes Atlanta office
2w ago00:10:27Summary readyOn the May 15 edition: Today is the last day for early voting; The I-285 closure that had been scheduled for last weekend is now this weekend; And Georgia's wetlands are actually benefiting from this year's drought.
SummaryTown sues over new ICE center; GA's education scorecard; Michelle Buteau hits Atlanta
2w ago00:12:49Summary readyOn the May 14 edition: A Georgia town is suing the Trump administration to stop the construction of an ICE detention center; Georgia Democrats are furious over the push to redraw voting districts; And a new public health initiative will help Georgia pharmacies expand HIV prevention services.
SummaryKemp wants to redraw districts; Hospitals at risk of closing; New funds for bird flu
2w ago00:08:46Summary readyOn the May 13 edition: Gov. Brian Kemp calls for a special legislative session to redraw Georgia's congressional district maps; A former state prison warden has been indicted in connection with a contraband smuggling operation; And researchers at Georgia Tech get a boost in their work to stop the spread of avian flu.
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