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Watch Georgia singer soar into ‘American Idol’ top 3 with a Disney song

Megan Danielle is one step closer to being crowned the next “American Idol,” earning a spot in the show’s top 3 after a night filled with fan-favorite Disney songs.

May 17, 2023
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  • Tanasia Kenney
Voters wait in line at the Savannah Civic Center on the first day of early voting for the November 2020 General Election. Credit: Margaret Coker/The Current

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Will abortion affect Democratic turnout in Georgia in 2024?

Black voting numbers may decide the answer.

May 17, 2023
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  • Margaret Coker
Hundreds of people lined up at City Hall to sign up to speak out against the police training center at a city council meeting May 15, 2023.

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GPB morning headlines for May 17, 2023

Hundreds of residents showed up at an Atlanta City Council meeting Monday to voice their opposition to a plan to allocate over $30 million to build a police training center.

Georgia Power customers' electricity bills will be going up 12% beginning in June.

Despite a $66 million cut to the University System of Georgia’s budget by state lawmakers, tuition will remain mostly unchanged next year at the state’s colleges and universities.

May 17, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
The Green Anole lizard is found across the Southeastern U.S. and is especially prevalent in Georgia and South Carolina.

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See a green anole in your yard? Why these 'redneck' lizards thrive in the Georgia summer

Green anole lizards are native to the southeastern U.S. but thrive particularly well in Georgia.

May 16, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
UGA students in campus

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GPB evening headlines for May 16, 2023

Tuition and fees at most of Georgia's public colleges and universities will remain unchanged in the upcoming academic year.

Hundreds of residents showed up at an Atlanta City Council meeting in which funding for a police training center was discussed.

The US Justice Department and the sheriff in Southeast Georgia's Liberty County yesterday settled their civil rights case.

May 16, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
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Arguments on landmark abortion pill case to be heard Wednesday in appeals court

The lawsuit over access to the abortion pill goes before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Wednesday, the next step on a path that will likely end at the U.S. Supreme Court.

May 16, 2023
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  • Jennifer Shutt
Chatham County Detention Center

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Chatham sheriff resumes jailing for misdemeanor crimes in return to pre-COVID policy

Sheriff John Wilcher ended a three-year policy that kept most misdemeanor offenders out of jail.

May 16, 2023
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  • Jake Shore
Students talking on campus outside at Delaware State University

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Georgia sheriff agrees to policy review to settle students' race discrimination complaint

A Georgia sheriff has agreed to review his department's policies on bias-free policing to settle a race discrimination complaint filed by a historically Black college after one of its sports teams was pulled over and searched for drugs.

May 16, 2023
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Political Rewind: Title 42 ends; Fani Willis fights Trump's effort; Fort Benning renamed

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Title 42, a pandemic-era restriction on migration, came to an end last week. Politicians on both sides have been waiting to see how immigration would change. We break down the results with an expert. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Georgians could lose Medicaid benefits. #gapol

May 16, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Five people are shown posing for a photo in T-shirts during a walk for cancer research.

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Former Augusta mayor turns his cancer fight into campaign for cure

Former Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver has been diagnosed with cancer.  But he's campaigning for a cure and "excited" for the future.

May 16, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis is shown in her office on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.

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GPB morning headlines for May 16, 2023

The Fulton County prosecutor who’s investigating the actions of former president Donald Trump and his allies after Georgia's 2020 election is fighting back against the former president’s attempt to remove her from the case and exclude certain evidence.

State utility regulators are poised to approve a steep increase in rates for Georgia Power customers.

Former Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver is turning his fight against cancer into a campaign to raise money for a cure.

May 16, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Biden's Family Plan; Non-Religious Women: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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GPB evening headlines for May 15, 2023

President Joe Biden is congratulating workers at Peach County school bus maker Blue Bird Corporation for voting to unionize.

A supplier of graphite used in electric batteries plans to build an $800 million factory in southwest Georgia's Decatur County.

The Georgia Public Service Commission is expected to approve a steep increase in rates for Georgia Power customers.

May 15, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Dr. Lauri Goodling, Associate Dean for GSU’s Perimeter College Honors College speaks to graduating class at Walker State Prison. All students received an associate degree in general studies with honors distinction.

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Georgia State awards diplomas to first graduating class at Walker State Prison

It’s the time of the year when young men and women turn their tassels, toss their caps into the sky and dream about a bright future. And that includes one group of grads behind bars.

May 15, 2023
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  • Ross Williams
Georgia State Trooper Trent Kirchhefer stands with K-9 officer Vilma as Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill clarifying penalties for harming a police dog, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Lake Lanier Islands in Buford, Ga. Kemp signed a number of public safety bills including one stiffening penalties for gang crimes and recruiting gang members.

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Political Rewind: Kemp makes budget cuts; Walker under scrutiny; Trump dominates CNN town hall

Monday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp instructs state agencies to "disregard" several budget items, targeting mental health care and free school lunches. Plus, an investigation finds Herschel Walker solicited campaign donations made out to his company. And we unpack Donald Trump's infamous CNN town hall. 

May 15, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Georgia Power offices

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State regulators poised to OK steep Georgia Power rate hike request this week

State regulators have heard final pleas imploring them to reject Georgia Power’s request for ratepayers to foot an expensive fuel expense bill, which would result in higher electricity bills starting in June.

May 15, 2023
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  • Stanley Dunlap
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