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GPB morning headlines for April 20, 2026
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (76+ words) April 20, 2026 9: 17 AM Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the May 19th statewide primary elections." A new analysis of data from Emory University finds HIV treatments prevented more than 55, 000"new cases and 36, 000"deaths in Georgia over the last four…...
Once again, Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (494+ words) April 15, 2026 12: 22 PM President Trump accompanied Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on a tour of the Fed's headquarters renovation last summer. The Justice Department is investigating cost overruns on the project. / Getty Images President Trump has once again threatened to fire…...
'It weighs on me.' A 2024 election law deadline looms with no set way to implement it yet
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (212+ words) April 15, 2026 3: 55 PM LISTEN: State lawmakers banned the use of QR codes to tally election results starting July 1. But they also ended their 2026 session without passing a bill to create a replacement system. GPB's Orlando Montoya talks with an election supervisor…...
Vice President JD Vance comments on Iran negotiations in Georgia visit
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (283+ words) April 15, 2026 12: 22 PM LISTEN: Vice President JD Vance was in Georgia Tuesday to speak to students in Athens gathered for a Turning Point USA event. GPB's Sarah Kallis was there. Vice President JD Vance waves after speaking at a Turning Point…...
Georgia lawmakers pass bill to create Georgia Music Office to promote local music
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (531+ words) April 14, 2026 4: 47 PM LISTEN: Another popular bill on Kemp's desk has driven Georgia's music industry advocates for years. It would create a Georgia Music Office " similar to the state's'film office " to promote and support Georgia music. GPB's Orlando Montoya reports. From…...
U. S. -Iran peace talks underway in Islamabad after weeks of frantic diplomacy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (557+ words) April 11, 2026 11: 36 AM A police officer walks past a billboard regarding the United States and Iran negotiations, outside a media facilitation center in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. / AP ISLAMABAD " Highly anticipated face to face peace talks between the United States and…...
GPB evening headlines for April 10, 2026
1+ week, 2+ day ago (69+ words) April 10, 2026 3: 27 PM Among the more popular bills state lawmakers passed this year was a measure reigning in homeowners' associations. Another popular bill on Kemp's desk has driven music industry advocates for years. "It creates a Georgia Music Office. A new…...
QR codes will soon be illegal for tallying election results in Georgia, raising questions about the November midterms
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1261+ words) April 10, 2026 11: 19 AM Voting machines are seen at the Bartow County Election office, Jan. 25, 2024, in Cartersville, Ga. ATLANTA " When Georgia lawmakers went home on Friday, they left the state on a collision course with their own self-imposed deadline to change the…...
GPB morning headlines for April 10, 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (142+ words) April 10, 2026 8: 53 AM The weekly U. S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday shows much of Georgia remains under drought conditions. Georgia's most significant drought in 14 years is getting worse. The latest U. S. Drought Monitor map shows nearly half the state in extreme or exceptional…...
14th Congressional District results could influence 2026 strategies
1+ week, 3+ day ago (289+ words) April 9, 2026 1: 16 PM LISTEN: Republican and Democratic party chairs say the 14th Congressional District race will inform their 2026 strategies. GPB's Sarah Kallis reports. While Democrats lost a race in Georgia's 14th District Tuesday, they exceeded performance and tightened margins in the deeply Republican-red…...