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10/02/2026

Big win for the Braves! ⚾️🍾 GPB’s Peter Biello was in the locker room as the ch*****ne started flowing.

Get the latest on the game and what’s next for the Braves on the Georgia Today podcast. https://www.gpb.org/radio/programs/georgia-today

The Georgia State Election Board sent letters to the heads of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of ...
10/02/2026

The Georgia State Election Board sent letters to the heads of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, asking them to declare Georgia’s voting system illegal and compel the secretary of state to install a software update to address a privacy concern.

GPB's Sarah Kallis reports.

The Georgia State Election Board sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, asking them to declare Georgia’s voting system illegal and compel the secretary of state to install a software update to address a privacy concern.

The U.S. Marshals Service plans to move hundreds of people awaiting trial at a detention center near Atlanta to a facili...
10/01/2026

The U.S. Marshals Service plans to move hundreds of people awaiting trial at a detention center near Atlanta to a facility in South Georgia.

The plan is drawing sharp criticism from Atlanta-area attorneys and others in the legal community.

The plan to move about 400 federal detainees from a facility near Lovejoy to a facility near Ocilla — almost 200 miles away — is drawing sharp criticism and a legal challenge. Plan to move hundreds of pretrial detainees from Atlanta area to South Georgia draws challenges

10/01/2026

Georgia’s candidates for governor, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson are traversing the state touting their plans to address some of the economic challenges people are facing.

Early voting starts Oct. 13. Election Day is Nov. 3. For more information on the candidates and to see what will be on your ballot, visit GPB.org/elections.

10/01/2026

Remembering President Jimmy Carter on his 102nd birthday. Beyond his time as our 39th President, he spent decades as a tireless humanitarian, fighting disease, advancing peace, and building communities worldwide. Today, we celebrate a remarkable legacy of service.

For the second time, a federal judge in Georgia has dismissed a lawsuit from U.S. Department of Justice officials seekin...
10/01/2026

For the second time, a federal judge in Georgia has dismissed a lawsuit from U.S. Department of Justice officials seeking access to sensitive voter data.

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting five additional measles cases among members of one family living in...
09/30/2026

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting five additional measles cases among members of one family living in Jasper County, about an hour southeast of Atlanta.

This outbreak is unrelated to an earlier one out of a daycare in Cobb County, where 10 individuals have contracted measles. It brings the state's total measles cases this year up to 21.

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting five additional measles cases among members of one family living about an hour southeast of Atlanta.

09/30/2026

The deadline to register to vote in the Midterm election is less than a week away, and both parties are working to boost turnout among their voters.

You can check your voter registration on the Secretary of State's My Voter Page. For more information on the candidates and to see what will be on your ballot, visit GPB.org/elections.

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