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Georgia’s midterm elections see record early voting as candidates make their final push for support. A new report finds PFAS forever chemicals at all 20 Georgia waterway testing sites, and Oglethorpe Power receives a $3.3 billion USDA loan for a natural gas power plant.

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This episode covers a report on Georgia girls’ academic success and mental health challenges, a federal appeals court ruling on Georgia’s social media age verification law, suicide prevention for young people on the autism spectrum, and concerns about kratom use in Georgia.

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Georgia voters will decide on three constitutional amendments addressing farmland tax breaks, probate judge elections and funding for Next Generation 911 systems. Plus, attorney general candidates Tanya Miller and Brian Strickland debate crime and criminal justice reform, while Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump campaign in Georgia ahead of the midterm elections.

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VDL Groep plans to invest $77 million and add 120 jobs in Hall County. Plus, Keisha Lance Bottoms debates an empty podium after Rick Jackson skips a gubernatorial forum, detainees at a Coastal Georgia ICE facility launch a hunger strike, and Gibbs Gardens helps migrating monarch butterflies refuel.

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Georgia broke its first-day early voting record for a midterm election as Georgia Tech and Emory announced more than $1 billion in AI investments. Plus, Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins clashed in a Senate debate, and health officials confirmed another measles case in Georgia.

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A new report projects job losses and higher energy costs for Georgia under federal energy policies. Plus, President Trump plans a campaign rally in Dalton, Delta cuts its profit forecast amid rising fuel costs, and changes to federal endangered species protections could threaten iconic Georgia wildlife.

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Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins debated key issues ahead of Georgia’s midterms, early voting begins statewide, Red Cross volunteers deployed to hurricane-hit communities, and Georgia Tech researchers examined whether presidents influence gas prices.

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Hyundai Transys plans to invest nearly $560 million and add 320 jobs at its West Point manufacturing facility. Georgia gubernatorial candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson debate public safety and health care, Mableton swears in its first police chief, and Georgia beaches record 4,292 loggerhead sea turtle nests this year.

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Plans for a proposed ICE detention facility in Oakwood may be stalled as federal officials consider selling the property. Gov. Brian Kemp declares a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Isaias, the National Park Service allows private development on Cumberland Island, and former President Barack Obama endorses Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia governor.

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This episode covers the Atlanta Pride Festival, including weekend marches, the Pride Parade and road closures. We also report on Georgia’s diesel relief measures, a Forsyth County summit on teen vaping and mental health, the Zadie Project’s community food efforts, and Zoo Atlanta’s two new pandas.

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Georgia NOW News covers new election rules requiring handwritten voter logs, lawmakers’ review of new voting machines, efforts to preserve affordable homes, a deadly Dooly County shooting and rural voters’ views on immigration policies.

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Georgia’s ACA open enrollment begins Nov. 1, with Georgians urged to compare more than monthly premiums when choosing coverage. The episode also covers a Georgia Power data breach, efforts to help formerly incarcerated Georgians vote, changes to SNAP costs and Georgia students’ latest SAT scores.

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Georgia voters are meeting candidates face to face ahead of the November midterm elections. The episode also highlights breast cancer survivors in Newnan, a new “I Voted” sticker for Georgia’s 2026 election and a new metal fabrication facility planned for McDuffie County.

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Georgia set a new tourism record, while a wet weekend is expected across the state. The episode also covers new measles cases, Thomas Fanning’s appointment as University System of Georgia chancellor and Keisha Lance Bottoms’ plan to lower driving costs.

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Georgia’s gas tax is suspended for 30 days as fuel prices remain high. Plus, Banned Books Week highlights Georgia book removals, much of the city of Gay is for sale, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announces a legal victory over voter data.

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Georgia voters can continue to vote by mail in the 2026 midterm elections, with registration and absentee ballot deadlines approaching. Plus, Georgia is again ranked the No. 1 state for business, a Dawsonville speech therapist uses haircuts as therapy for children with sensory needs, Sen. John Thune campaigns with Mike Collins in Atlanta, and two giant pandas arrive at Zoo Atlanta.

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A Cobb County Teacher of the Year is helping English-learning students build confidence and feel like they belong. Plus, 12 people were injured in a Macon shooting, lawsuits have been filed over the 2026 BioLab fire in Conyers, and a new study finds many Georgians are struggling with food and health care costs.

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Georgia diesel prices are putting pressure on nonprofits, with the Atlanta Community Food Bank estimating it could spend $100,000 more on fuel this year. Georgia Power and Google are also proposing a program to fund nuclear reactor upgrades. Plus, two behavioral health providers in Middle Georgia are merging, and Georgia officials are rolling out a new model to help schools identify and address concerning behaviors.

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This episode covers Georgia colleges ranking among the nation’s top universities, Georgia Tech students developing anti-drone technology, Gov. Brian Kemp’s workforce summit, a state investigation into a Georgia House candidate’s voting records, and two pandas coming to Zoo Atlanta from China.

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