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The state Department of Agriculture has lifted a suspension of poultry activities in Georgia following the successful completion of testing for bird flu with no additional detections.
Posted inHealth

Bird Flu Outbreak Update: Georgia Lifts Poultry Suspension

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 11, 2025February 11, 2025
A new bill making its way through the Georgia legislature could soon require all public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in multiple locations on campus.
Posted inRepresenting You

Should Georgia Schools Be Required to Display The Ten Commandments?

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 11, 2025February 11, 2025
Access to affordable health care, safe food and water, and reducing chronic disease like high blood pressure and heart disease are the top three public health priorities, according to a new poll from Gallup and Emory University.
Posted inHealth

Georgia Residents Want Affordable Health Care: Will State Officials Listen?

by Ellen Eldridge | GPBFebruary 11, 2025
A Georgia prison guard who smuggled meth into a state prison and took bribes from inmates is now heading to federal prison—but not before being caught in a shocking lie about his military service.
Posted inCrime

A Georgia Prison Guard Was Being Sentenced for Drug Smuggling and Bribery. Then He Lied About War Injuries

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 11, 2025February 11, 2025
The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on her way out the door.
Posted inYour Government

Protecting Okefenokee: Will Brian Kemp Listen to Conservationists or Business?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 10, 2025February 10, 2025
A new bill in the Georgia House is aiming to shut down school zone speed cameras, and it’s already gaining major support.
Posted inRepresenting You

Should Georgia Ban School Zone Speed Cameras?

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 10, 2025February 10, 2025
🔍 What’s Happening: A strong weather system is moving across the Southeast, bringing heavy rain to Georgia. The north Georgia mountains have a greater than 70% chance of seeing at least four inches of rain by the end of the weekend.
Posted inWeather

Heavy Rain Expected in North Georgia This Week

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 10, 2025February 10, 2025
There are moments in life that cut a person to their core. Moments that shake their very sense of identity. Moments that leave them staring into the existential abyss, questioning everything they once believed.
Posted inClark Chronicles

Don’t Bury Me Just Yet

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 9, 2025February 9, 2025
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Posted inWeather

Rain Moves Through Georgia This Week

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 9, 2025February 9, 2025
Thousands of workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, are being furloughed. This comes after a federal judge temporarily blocked a plan for employee “buyouts.”
Posted inIn The News

What Would Shutdown of USAID Mean for Georgia Companies?

by Orlando Montoya | GPB and Kristi York Wooten | GPBFebruary 8, 2025February 8, 2025
Assortment of vibrant glazed donuts displayed at a bakery in São Paulo, Brazil.
Posted inFood

Millions of Donuts Recalled Over Listeria Concerns

by News DeskFebruary 8, 2025February 8, 2025
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed two additional measles cases Friday in unvaccinated metro Atlanta residents. These two cases are family members of the case confirmed earlier this year in January.
Posted inHealth

Two More Measles Cases Reported in Georgia

by Ellen Eldridge | GPBFebruary 8, 2025February 8, 2025
Advocates seeking health insurance for more low-income Georgians are encouraged that Medicaid expansion is starting to draw support among what for years has been unified Republican opposition.
Posted inHealth

Are Georgia Republicans Warming Up to Medicaid Expansion?

by Ty Tagami | Capitol BeatFebruary 7, 2025February 7, 2025
🗣️ Who’s Talking: Georgians report high numbers of intrusive questions. The survey ranks the state seventh in the nation for nosy neighbors asking about jobs and salaries. It also found that 41% of residents have been asked how much they spent on personal purchases—one of the highest rates in the country. And just as many say a neighbor has invited themselves over without an invitation.
Posted inGeorgia By The Numbers

Georgia Ranks High for Nosy Neighbors

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 7, 2025February 7, 2025
Georgia Power would not be allowed to pass on the costs of providing electricity to data centers under legislation before the state Senate.
Posted inYour Government

New Bill Would Stop Georgia Power From Passing Data Center Costs to Consumers

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 7, 2025February 7, 2025
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Posted inYour Government

Georgia Court Says Railroad Company Can Seize Land

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 7, 2025February 7, 2025
The Chrisleys aren’t done fighting. Attorneys for reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley say they plan to ask President Donald Trump for a pardon. The couple, convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion, remains behind bars.
Posted inEntertainment

Todd and Julie Chrisley Ask Donald Trump For Pardon

by News DeskFebruary 7, 2025February 7, 2025
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Posted inYour Government

Political Battle Brews Over Georgia’s Summer Meal Program Decision

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 6, 2025February 6, 2025

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