GPB News

12/14/2025

Joshua Roman is one of millions living with Long COVID. Symptoms vary a lot from person to person. His have meant letting go of a vigorous career based on the pursuit of perfection at all times.

But they have not meant the end of a life in music, and in fact, it's given him new purpose.

Cellist/composer Joshua Roman is bringing his solo show Immunity, about his long COVID journey, to a gallery in East Atlanta at 1 p.m. on Dec. 13. He recently spoke with GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw about his journey.

12/13/2025

Amid rising costs for everything else, small business owners are making their way through a more expensive landscape for health care in 2026.

GPB's Orlando Montoya spoke with four Georgia entrepreneurs.

Amid rising costs for everything else, small business owners are making their way through a more expensive landscape for health care in 2026. GPB's Orlando Montoya spoke with four Georgia entrepreneurs.

12/12/2025

The Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against four more states as part of the Trump administration's attempt to access sensitive voter data.

The DOJ is also suing Fulton County in Georgia, seeking records from the 2020 election.

The Department of Justice has sued four more states as part of the Trump administration's far-reaching attempt to access sensitive voter data. The DOJ is also suing Fulton County in Georgia.

12/12/2025

DeKalb County residents voiced their opposition to a proposed data center in a town hall meeting Wednesday as DeKalb leaders are working to create regulations that address the growing number of developments.

County leaders met with residents during a fourth town hall ahead of a scheduled Dec. 16 vote on data center regulations.

12/11/2025

Georgia Power and staff for the Georgia Public Service Commission have reached a tentative agreement aimed at quelling some of the anxiety about rising power bills connected to the data center boom in the state by promising to cut household power bills.

Georgia Power and staff for the Georgia Public Service Commission have reached a tentative promise to cut household power bills.

12/10/2025

Georgia's State Election Board is considering a rule to define when emergency hand-marked paper ballots are needed instead of machine-marked ones.

Georgia's State Election Board is considering a rule to define when emergency hand-marked paper ballots are needed instead of machine-marked ones. Supporters say it clarifies when touchscreen machines can't be used. Critics argue it oversteps the board's authority.

12/08/2025

Residents in many of Atlanta's most underserved neighborhoods reacted to news that 16 schools in their communities would be closing after the next school year.

GPB's Amanda Andrews reports:
https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/12/05/i-worry-about-destabilizing-atlanta-parents-react-school-closure-approval

12/07/2025

More than 11,000 kids are in foster care in Georgia, and hundreds lose access every year at age 18, according to the state Division of Family and Children Services.

But one apartment complex in Decatur that will provide housing for young adults aging out of Georgia’s foster care system is close to opening:

An apartment complex in Decatur that will provide housing for young adults aging out of Georgia’s foster care system is close to opening.

12/06/2025

The state of Georgia has added 11 new listings to the Georgia Register of Historic Places, continuing to highlight the state's share of historic resources.

Find the full list here: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/12/03/georgia-adds-11-new-sites-state-register-of-historic-places

12/05/2025

Hundreds of people packed a town hall in Murray County on Thursday night to speak out against a proposed bio-waste facility. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene turned out in support of her constituents in one of her first district appearances since announcing her resignation from Congress. GPB's Sarah Kallis reports.

Hundreds of people packed a town hall in Murray County on Thursday night to speak out against a proposed bio-waste facility.

12/05/2025

The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Draw watch party in Atlanta on Friday drew soccer fans from all over to celebrate despite the cold.

The 2026 competition will feature an expanded 48 teams competing, and Atlanta will host eight of the 104 games.

GPB’s Amanda Andrews reports fans are eager to see where their teams are placed for the June matches. Read more at gpb.org/news.

12/05/2025

An insurance company is suing BioLab for $20 million, alleging that safety failures sparked the 2024 chemical fire in Conyers, Georgia.

GPB's Pamela Kirkland reports: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/12/05/fire-insurance-company-sues-biolab-for-millions-after-2024-fire