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A painting of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King

A guide to MLK Jr. Day events and activities around Metro Atlanta

A host of MLK Day-related events are scheduled through Monday, Jan. 20.

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Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the State Capitol on Jan. 15, 2025, to discuss his legislative priorities for health care for this year's legislative session. (Screenshot)

'Lawmakers' Day 3: Kemp shares legislative priorities for heath care

Both chambers settled into the session on Day 3. Gov. Brian Kemp explained his health care legislative priorities for this session, beginning with his 2026 fiscal year budget proposal.

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Gov. Brian Kemp announces changes to Georgia Pathways during the first week of the 2025 legislative session. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Kemp plans to exempt parents, guardians of young kids from Medicaid work requirement

Gov. Brian Kemp says parents of young children would no longer have to satisfy Georgia Pathways to Coverage’s work requirement under a revised plan for the Medicaid program that will be submitted to the federal government this spring.

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Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the annual Eggs and Issues breakfast at the Georgia World Congress center on Jan. 14, 2025 to kick off the second day of the legislative session. (GPB)

GPB morning headlines for January 16, 2025

Gov. Brian Kemp announced changes to Georgia's Pathways to Coverage;.the Georgia Ethics Commission levied the largest ethics fine in state history on two Georgia voter advocacy groups founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams; and flu and COVID numbers are rising quickly as people return to work and school after the holidays.

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Stacey Abrams, Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, gives a concession speech in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Pro-Stacey Abrams groups to pay record fine for breaking Georgia campaign finance law

The two groups' current leadership admitted 16 instances of illegal activity in a consent decree and will pay a $300,000 fine, the largest in state history, according to the commission.

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  • The Associated Press
A 2025 model Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric SUV is seen Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, after being unveiled at an auto dealership in Savannah, Ga. The car, made at Bryan County’s Hyundai Metaplant, qualifies for the $7,500 federal tax rebate for US made EVs. That rebate is a likely target for President Elect Trump.

Report: Georgia leads nation in clean energy job growth

Georgia continues to lead the nation in the growth of clean energy transition related jobs. The federal spending spurring that growth is a likely target of the new Trump administration.

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Nathalie Dupree is shown smiling and seated inside a floral and colorful domestic setting.

Georgia Today: Abrams-founded voter advocacy groups fined; Flu and COVID rising; RIP Nathalie Dupree

On the Wednesday, Jan. 15 edition of Georgia Today: Two voter advocacy groups founded by Stacey Abrams get hit with massive fines; flu and COVID cases are quickly rising; and Southern cookbook author Nathalie Dupree has died.

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Flu shot is advertised at East Arkansas Family Health Center in Lepanto, Arkansas. Photo by Karen Pulfer Focht/REUTERS

Public health leaders say it's STILL not too late to vaccinate against 'big 3' viruses

The Georgia Department of Public Health says flu and COVID numbers are going up quickly as people return to work and school after the holidays.

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Nathalie Dupree is shown smiling and seated inside a floral and colorful domestic setting.

GPB evening headlines for January 15, 2025

Nathalie Dupree is shown smiling and seated inside a floral and colorful domestic setting.

Celebrated food writer and TV host Nathalie Dupree had many Georgia connections, including the cooking school she founded at Rich’s department store in downtown Atlanta, where she tought thousands of students.

Credit: Nathalie Dupree family via Dignity Memorial

The Georgia Ethics Commission is levying the largest ethics fine in its history on two groups founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams.

Georgia public health officials say flu and Covid numbers are rising quickly as people return to work and school after the holidays.

Southern culinary icon Nathalie Dupree has died at age 85.  The celebrated food writer and TV host had many Georgia connections

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Carolyn Hugley, a state representative from Columbus, Georgia, was recently selected as the House minority leader in the Georgia General Assembly. Mike Haskey mhaskey@ledger-enquirer.com

Columbus’ Carolyn Hugley starts as GA’s House Democratic leader. What her priorities are

Asked whether state Rep. Carolyn Hugley of Columbus has the ability to be successful in her new role as leader of the Georgia House Democrats, retired state Rep. Calvin Smyre said, “I really think she is ready."

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Fans watch an NFL football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Dec. 1, 2024.

How Atlanta is adjusting security plans for college football game after deadly New Orleans attack

Atlanta leaders say the New Year's Eve vehicle attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans has helped guide their security plans for college football's national championship game. They also urged people who see threats online to report them to authorities.

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This image provided by NOAA, shows a North Atlantic right whale in the waters off New England, May 25, 2024.

Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions

The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale. Environmentalists say the move Wednesday, in the waning days of the Biden administration, will leave the endangered North Atlantic right whale vulnerable to extinction as the Trump administration is signalling a shift from environmental conservation to support for marine industries.

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Stacey Abrams, Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, gives a concession speech in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Pro-Stacey Abrams groups fined $300,000 after admitting they broke Georgia campaign finance law

Two Georgia voter advocacy groups founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams and led by Raphael Warnock before he was elected to the U.S. Senate have admitted to campaign finance violations and will pay a $300,000 fine.

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GSU Law School Among the Nation's Best

Audit finds university system picking up bigger share of student costs

The University System of Georgia has reduced the financial burden of attending college significantly in recent years, the system’s chief financial officer said Tuesday.

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Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the annual Eggs and Issues breakfast at the Georgia World Congress center on Jan. 14, 2025 to kick off the second day of the legislative session. (GPB)

'Lawmakers' Day 2: House and Senate to join chambers for State of the State address

Gov. Brian Kemp announced at the Georgia Chambers of Commerce's annual Eggs and Issues Breakfast that his top legislative priority is tort reform.

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