Patrick Saunders

Supervising Digital News Editor for Atlanta NPR Affiliate @wabenews | Past: @projectqatlanta @thegavoice | Atlanta Native | [email protected] | he/him 🏳️‍🌈

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Georgia voters have broken a turnout record for early voting in a primary election, and Gov. Brian Kemp is concerned about the Democratic turnout advantage heading into Election Day on Tuesday. #gapol
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Legislation To Switch Georgia To Atlantic Time Zone and then Year-Round Daylight Saving Time

House Bill 154 is scheduled for a vote on the State Senate floor today. Here are the key parts of HB 154. #gapol

More from my WABE colleague Patrick Saunders. https://t.co/LIiVEkcJ3Z

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Freezing rain and sleet is falling in North Georgia on Sunday, and power outages and flight cancellations are mounting in metro Atlanta as a winter storm finally arrived. https://t.co/QtuoM2Hdhd

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BREAKING: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Thursday ahead of a potential winter storm that could affect metro Atlanta. https://t.co/B94oOVDnCU

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's Final State of the State Address

WABE's journalists share our analysis of the speech. #gapol @jessicamador @patricksaunders @justmattphotoj @xchamian @MeimeiXu7 @ejreports @mollyis @emilywupearson @HydeMarlon @marisamecke https://t.co/G6lfyKY3sB

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A feature looking back on the day that gay marriage was legalized, 10 years ago today. #gapol

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Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of gay marriage being legalized in Georgia and across the U.S.

Local couples and LGBTQ advocates reflect on that historic day — and reckon with the uncertainty of the law's future. #gapol
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Pride Month vandalism incident at Blake’s on the Park in Midtown.

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Four teenagers were arrested early Tuesday morning and have hate crime charges pending against them after police say they stole and cut up Pride flags at one of Atlanta’s most well-known gay bars.
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On this week’s episode of “Plugged In,” @gringsam and @rahulbali talk with @patricksaunders about what’s changed over the past decade since former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed the state's first religious liberty bill.
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“This could deteriorate really quickly like it did in 2014”

Governor Brian Kemp comparing today's predicted winter weather with the infamous “Snowmageddon”

Main message is to be off the roads by “early afternoon at the latest” #gapol @patricksaunders https://t.co/G9vcTDTqAe

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On this week's “Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast", @gringsam and I are joined by producer @BrendanRivers as we look back at 2024. #gapol

We also play the Plugged In Game Show with our managers @HelmickWABE and @mollyis with a cameo by @patricksaunders. https://t.co/MRSb9WEkB2

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BREAKING: Former President Donald Trump has won Georgia, according to the Associated Press, affirming Republicans’ enduring hold on a state Democrats flipped four years ago for the first time in a generation. The presidency is too close to call. #gapol
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Whether you voted early, absentee or are standing in line right now — we want to hear from you! Send us a voice memo 60 seconds or less with your full name to [email protected]. We might be able to share it on 90.1 FM or at https://t.co/5t2zvz2iKF!

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Stay with the WABE News team for the latest election updates on Election Day. #gapol
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Talking WABE Election Day plans and expectations with @jimburress on “All Things Considered.” #gapol
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Listen and read some of our local coverage of the first Harris-Trump debate.

I was at a Harris campaign watch party. @BrendanRivers was at a Trump campaign watch party. @gringsam watched with an undecided voter. @patricksaunders put this together. #gapol https://t.co/MBDGF8q7Ia

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When Kamala Harris made repeat visits to Atlanta last month, it was as the running mate to President Joe Biden as the pair pursued a second term in office. Harris will return to Atlanta on Tuesday as the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee. #gapol
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BREAKING: President Joe Biden announced he is not seeking reelection in the 2024 presidential race. The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 debate. https://t.co/tRIo27XHil

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Georgia leaders react to the Trump rally shooting. #gapol

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"Political violence is never acceptable." Reactions are flooding in from Georgia political leaders following what law enforcement officials are treating as an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday. #gapol
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More from WABE’s Beyond Pride series. Great stuff from ✍️ @DorMiyaVance and 📷 @justmattphotoj!

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pride month came to an end a few days ago but here’s the latest installment from me 🤗

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Brand new story from the Beyond Pride series! A ridealong on an LGBTQ Atlanta history tour, courtesy of ✍️ @julien_virgin and 📷 @justmattphotoj.

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In the latest installment of WABE's "Beyond Pride" series, we rode along on an LGBTQ Atlanta bus tour that covered historical locations throughout the city that helped illustrate the trials, tribulations and triumphs of Atlanta's LGBTQ community.
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