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On the Friday September 12th edition of Georgia Today: The Georgia Heath Department reports a new case of measles in Fulton County; Construction is delayed for the southeast GA Hyundai plant raided by immigration officials last week; And Atlanta’s transit system MARTA is getting some upgrades ahead of next year’s World Cup.
Sofi Gratas: Welcome to the Georgia Today podcast. Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB Newsroom. On today’s episode, the Georgia Health Department reports a new case of measles in Fulton County. Construction is delayed for the southeast Georgia Hyundai plant, rated by immigration officials last week. And Atlanta’s transit system, MARTA, is getting some upgrades ahead of next year’s World Cup.
Jonathan Hunt: Let’s all try to target and hit April and have that one impact; that way we can deploy our resources across the system to help with bus network redesign through our transit ambassadors.
Sofi Gratas: Today is Friday, Sept. 12. I’m Sofi Gratas and this is Georgia Today.
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Sofi Gratas: The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting a new case of measles today in an unvaccinated resident of Fulton County. They say the resident was not vaccinated and that they had not traveled outside of the country. The DPH says this person may have exposed others to measles while they were infectious. Places of possible exposure between Sept. 2 and Sept. 11 include Georgia State University, a sweet green restaurant in Midtown, and during soccer practice held with the Inter-Atlanta FC. Contacting people who may have been exposed is part of the public health department’s contact tracing. This is the sixth case of measles reported in Georgia so far this year, matching the total number reported in 2024.
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Sofi Gratas: Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock is condemning the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as part of what he called a troubling rise in political violence. Warnock said attacks like these put democracy itself at risk…