GPB evening headlines for September 20, 2024
The State Election Board passed arguably the most contentious of 11 new rules that it had been considering at a meeting today. Hundreds of students at schools across the state walked out of class today in solidarity with students at Apalachee High School. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign turned to personal stories, including two with Georgia ties, at a rally with Oprah Winfrey.
Affordable senior housing complex holds grand opening in Doraville
Housing leaders from Dekalb County the Us department of Housing and Urban Development held a ribbon-cutting in Doraville for a 100-unit affordable senior housing complex.
Harris says strict abortion laws lead to ‘predictable’ suffering for women
Speaking in Atlanta Friday, Vice President Harris called tougher abortion laws “immoral” and slammed Republicans for what she called “longstanding neglect” around maternal mortality.
30 minutes from Springfield, another Ohio city welcomed immigrants — and got a boost
At a time when immigration has become a flash point for politicians telling ominous stories, some communities are actively courting immigrants.
Former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan urges fellow conservatives to vote for Harris
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan -- a lifelong Republican -- about why he's endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris this election.
A project aims to show it’s possible to harvest food and green energy on the same land
Green energy advocates are promoting wind and solar facilities' compatibility with grazing animals, hoping to counter local opposition to new wind and solar projects.
