Georgia Today

LISTEN: On the Friday May 10 edition of Georgia Today: Hearings looking into deaths at Atlanta's Fulton County Jail wrap up; Savannah is clamping town on trolley noise in its historic district; and the city of Macon's downtown redevelopment efforts get some national recognition.

LISTEN: On the Thursday, May 9 edition of Georgia Today: Strong storms knocked down trees and power lines across North Georgia late last night; Georgia is losing ground to other Southern states in terms of rail travel expansion; and Emory students express a lack of confidence in the university's president.

LISTEN: On the Wednesday, May 8 edition of Georgia Today: A Georgia court will hear arguments over whether Fulton County DA Fani Willis should be removed from the Trump election interference case; self-service kiosks at public libraries make it easier for Georgians to access state financial benefits; and a rediscovered African American cemetery in Penfield, Ga., reveals new details about Mercer University.

LISTEN: On the Tuesday, May 7 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Brian Kemp signs a $36 billion state budget; Atlanta has settled a lawsuit with the family of a church deacon who died in a struggle with a city police officer; and some of this year's Pulitzer Prize winners have Georgia ties.

LISTEN: On the Monday, March 6 edition of Georgia Today: The city of Albany is sued for breach of contract after making no progress on a promised 13-mile rail trail; Emory University moves its upcoming graduation ceremony over security concerns; and a new Savannah law regarding gun storage is challenged in court.

On the Friday, May 3rd edition of Georgia Today: A Georgia man who participated in the January 6th insurrection is sentenced; Advocates protest a new law requiring citizenship status checks for Georgia detainees; And Georgia's agriculture industry is on high alert for possible cases of the avian flu.

On the Friday, May 3rd edition of Georgia Today: A Georgia man who participated in the January 6th insurrection is sentenced; Advocates protest a new law requiring citizenship status checks for Georgia detainees; And Georgia's agriculture industry is on high alert for possible cases of the avian flu.

On the Thursday May 2nd edition of Georgia Today: Senator Jon Ossoff is championing a bi-partisan bill to create the state's first national park; The city of Savannah says its population of unsheltered people is dropping. And cicadas are taking over parts of Georgia.

On the Wednesday April 1st edition of Georgia Today: Waffle House workers try to form a workers' union; Democratic candidates face off in the race for Chatham County District Attorney; And Georgia is one big step closer to getting its first national park.

On the Tuesday April 30th edition of Georgia Today: A lawsuit aims to stop the vote on creating the city of Mulberry in Gwinnett County; A Georgia Bulldogs pitcher is suspected of cheating; And we'll hear part of my conversation with Atlanta comedian Heather McMahan.

On the Monday April 29th edition of Georgia Today: Authorities make arrests at the University of Georgia at a protest over the war in Gaza; The second of two new nuclear reactors at Georgia's Plant Vogtle is up and running; and researchers look for a way to turn food waste into energy.

On the Friday April 26th edition of Georgia Today: Jewish students responds to campus protests over the war in Gaza; Vice President Kamala Harris makes plans to visit Atlanta next week; And we'll hear part two of my conversation with the author of a new biography of Carson McCullers.

On the Thursday, April 25 edition of Georgia Today: Police disperse protesters at Emory University as campus demonstrations take place across the state; Black mayors from around the country are gathering in Atlanta this week — 50 years since the election of Atlanta’s first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson; and a new book dives into the life and mind of novelist and Columbus native Carson McCullers.

LISTEN: On the Wednesday, April 24 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Kemp signs a human trafficking bill, the latest in a flurry of bill signings; the CDC is partnering with the National Weather Service to help address heat related injuries; and a Georgia magnet fisher uncovers new evidence in a nine-year-old murder case.

LISTEN: On the Tuesday, April 23 edition of Georgia Today: The Georgia Dept of Corrections is in trouble for failing to fix certain practices deemed unconstitutional; a new map lists the locations of Georgia's most common tick species; and Gov. Brian Kemp signs into law a controversial school choice bill.

LISTEN: On the Monday, April 22 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia is getting a big financial boost from the White House to help with solar panel adoption; Gov. Brian Kemp signs a law relaxing some requirements for the construction of rural county hospitals; and today is the deadline to register to vote in May's upcoming primary election in Georgia.

LISTEN: On the Friday, April 19 edition of Georgia Today: How the federal legislation on TikTok could affect Georgia content creators; a look at how organizers of Tybee Island's Orange Crush festival could be on the hook for costs to taxpayers; and we remember Atlanta rap pioneer Rico Wade.

LISTEN: On the Thursday, April 18 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Brian Kemp signs tax-cutting bills into law; a new report shows Georgia stalled in its efforts to boost pre-K enrollment; and we remember Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers, who died today at the age of 80.

LISTEN: On the Wednesday, April 17 edition of Georgia Today: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says vandalism won't stop the construction of the controversial police training center; a statewide program provides needed medical care in some rural areas; and an Augusta man is charged with trafficking stolen merch from the Augusta National Country Club.

On the Wednesday April 17th edition of Georgia Today: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says vandalism won't stop the construction of the controversial police training center; A statewide program provides needed medical care in some rural areas; And an Augusta man is charged with trafficking stolen merch from the Augusta National Country Club.