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On the Friday, Oct. 20 edition of Georgia Today: Another defendant charged in the Georgia 2020 election interference case pleads guilty; a state expert has advice for parents fighting social media misinformation about the Israel/Hamas conflict; and France honors diplomat and civil rights icon Andrew Young. 

On the Thursday, Oct. 12 edition of Georgia Today: A judge has denied efforts to block several provisions of Georgia's controversial election reform law passed in 2022; Georgia faces challenges meeting new federal Nursing home regulations; and the Okefenokee Swamp Park is getting nearly a half a million dollars in federal funding.

On the Tuesday, Oct. 10 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia faces an epidemic of absenteeism in schools; an Atlanta police officer is fired after a man dies after being shocked with a stun gun; and an iconic Atlanta shop is making doughnuts again after being destroyed by fire twice. 

On the Tuesday, Sept. 26 edition of Georgia Today: A judge orders the identities of the jurors in the 2020 Georgia election interference trial to be kept secret; the CDC is bracing for a possible government shutdown; and the tallest building in more than three decades will soon be a part Atlanta skyline. 

On the Monday, Sept. 25th edition of Georgia Today: Georgians are struggling with a rising rate of mental illness; a Georgia man sues after facial recognition software causes his wrongful arrest; and Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter pay a visit to the Plains Peanut Festival. 

The state’s injury prevention program is working with community and academic partners to reduce deaths by injury. An Atlanta-based group that helps young people deal with grief has become the first Georgia organization to be recognized with a U.S. Surgeon General's Medallion. Visitors to Savannah may notice a new kind of street sign throughout the city's downtown.

On the Wednesday, Sept. 13 edition of Georgia Today: McIntosh County officials vote to rezone a historic Gullah Geechee settlement on Sapelo Island, raising concerns with citizens; a new study show Georgia residents are unprepared to handle long term health care; and sheriffs in central Georgia try a new way of helping people experiencing a mental health crisis.

New director Dr. Mandy Cohen wants people to know the CDC does more than monitor threats from respiratory viruses.

On the Thursday, Sept. 7 edition of Georgia Today: Another incarcerated man has died at the Fulton County Jail; the CDC has a new boss; and Officials in Macon-Bibb County are shutting down bars an hour earlier in an effort to reduce late-night crime.

On the August 31st edition of Georgia Today: Thousands of South Georgians remain without power, though the coast was left largely unscathed in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia; Governor Brian Kemp addresses Republican criticism of Fulton County DA Fani Willis; And it looks like power bills for many Georgians are going up once again.