The Brief from WABE

Governor Brian Kemp signed more than 100 pieces of legislation into law this week, including bills dealing with the online and personal safety of Georgia's kids; Protestors have returned to the Emory University campus this evening, after police arrested more than 2 dozen demonstrators yesterday; WABE business reporter Marlon Hyde speaks with U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demonstrators and police clash on Emory University's campus; Gov. Kemp signs an anti-squatting bill into law; and Arizona follows Georgia with indictments of 'fake electors' and former Pres. Donald Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A federal judge lambastes a Georgia prison for its violation of a court order; commercial real estate prices struggle in Atlanta and beyond; and two historic Atlanta theaters serve as home for the 48th annual Atlanta Film Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Legislation signed by Governor Brian Kemp will make it easier to open rural hospitals; Supporters of independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. say they have enough signatures to get on the ballot in swing states, including Georgia; WABE’s environment reporter Marisa Mecke explains how neighborhood groups and nonprofits are working together to tackle the complex cases of pollution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Atlanta might once again see emergency medical care; Gov. Brian Kemp signs a slight tax decrease into law; and with one decade under its belt, Kennesaw State University's football team moves on up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been threatening for weeks to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson over his support for sending more aid to Ukraine; At a town hall, nearly all of Fulton County's candidates for sheriff said they do not support the construction of a new, nearly 2-billion-dollar jail; Georgia Power is set to expand a natural gas power plant to meet a spike in electricity demand from new businesses, but some argue that’s getting in the way of federal efforts to fight climate change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Goergia's controversial 2021 voting law overhaul, SB 202, is in court this week; The Postmaster General is defending changes by the U.S. Postal Service that have led to delayed and missing mail in Georgia; On this week’s On Leadership with Atlanta Business Chronicle, host Crystal Edmonson talks with Christine Whitaker, president of Comcast’s Central DivisionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York trial could set the stage for how former president Donald Trump’s election interference case eventually unfolds in Georgia; Atlanta-based music producer Rico Wade, part of the groundbreaking producing team known as Organized Noize, has died; Georgia's process for compensating people exonerated for wrongfully convictions has once again failed those it's meant to help. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Latest data from the U.S. Postal service reveals mail delivery delays continue across Georgia; Many of Georgia's drinking water systems may have to be cleaned up or could be in violation of new federal rules; And the AJC's Leon Stafford reports former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has been making waves in local politics since recently getting out of prison, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate Georgia Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones for his activities after the 2020 election; Controversial Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says U.S Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has offered her an advisory role; And this week's How Do You Atlanta looks at a celebration of pasta, music, and Atlanta’s artists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another person has died while in custody at the Fulton County Jail -- the third this year; Fulton County Commissioners voted to reject an effort to restart animal control services in the City of Atlanta; Latinas are the country's fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurs but, as WABE's Marlon Hyde reports, still face several challenges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay a $600 million settlement related to the disastrous train derailment in eastern Ohio; Georgia Democrats say former President Donald Trump is responsible for the state’s strict abortion law, which took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade; and the American Foundation for Suicide's Georgia chapter is preparing for their annual spring fundraiser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta is still cut off from animal control services as city and Fulton County leaders face-off; Georgia's new regulations on hemp-derived goods are now awaiting Governor Brian Kemp’s signature; The U.S National Soccer Federation has started construction of its new home in Fayette County.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office says a man in its custody was stabbed to death, the second fatality this year; Over 11,000 educators have enrolled in the online Georgia Literacy Academy; The USDA wants home chicken owners to take precautions against avian flu.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Georgia judge rules against Donald Trump's First Amendment argument in the election interference case; APS goes all-in for its search for a new superintendent; and Georgia's First Lady says she's a "Never Trumper." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An EF-2 tornado rips through Rockdale County; a state GOP leader who illegally voted nine times loses the support of the party chair; and the rent is too damn high, sure, but it's still cheaper than a mortgage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump plans pricey fundraiser in Atlanta; what's going on with the Stop Cop City's efforts to put the project on a ballot; and Atlanta's pollen count is about as high as it's ever been. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The United States Postal Service has chosen Atlanta-based UPS as its next primary air cargo provider; The FBI says someone rammed a car into the gate of its Atlanta office; and WABE's Stephannie Stokes reports Georgia children can remain in the foster care system just because their parents have trouble finding housing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Sine Die under the Gold Dome; Savannah's port is about to get busy(ier) after the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore; and Georgia's horny trees win. Again. (Achoo!) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Renters get stronger protections under provision headed to Gov. Kemp's desk; Georgia Power asks state regulators to make more, more, more; and "Not in my back pond!" Friction between Georgia land owners and fishing guides carries over in the legislative session. Again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta's set to build more MARTA stations; the Atlanta VA gets a new leader; and if something doesn't budge, Atlanta could soon be overrun with stray animals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State lawmakers try to pump the brakes on speedtraps; the story of Georgia's founding father is a lot different than you might think; and Charlie Brown's final curtain call. The drag performer who set a standard in Atlanta for more than four decades has died at the age of 74.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In final days of legislative session, state Dems push for Medicaid expansion despite continued opposition from GOP; Georgia executes its first inmate in four years--a Black man with what many say is a low IQ; and ongoing delays with the mail prompts a waiver of late fees for city water bills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump gets permission to appeal decision on DA disqualification; Chicago sues Glock over how it manufactures certain guns; and the expensive price tag of Gov. Kemp's alternative to Medicaid expansion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's parole board denies clemency for Willie James Pye; Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill is no longer in a federal prison, less than a year into an 18-month sentence; and some lawmakers want to bring back a government body tasked with advocating for consumers and their utilities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WABE takes "The Brief" on the road to Fayetteville, Georgia, home to Trilith Studios, to get a sense of what the film/TV production industry looks like post-pandemic, and after two long and contentious strikes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Defendants in Georgia's election inerference case challenge a ruling that allows D.A. Fani Willis to remain on the case; Georgia is set to execute its first condemned inmate in four years; and the for/against for a statue of Clarence Thomas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia’s Labor Commissioner says he has advanced cancer; A judge has ruled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can remain on the Georgia election interference case now that special prosecutor Nathan Wade has resigned; and an epidemiologist at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health gives an update on the latest COVID-19 guidelines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge strikes down six counts against Donald Trump in the election interference case; Fulton County is fined for a release of sewage; and a young entrepreneur uses his smelly feet as inspiration for his own business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why a pre-determined outcome to Tuesday's primary still matters; why the Black vote in November matters; and parents tell lawmakers what matters to them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fani Willis gets two (potential) challengers for Fulton DA; Georgia's Black voters get national attention; and on this International Women's Day, we hear about what's changed in the decades Delta's first Black female pilot has been flying.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State lawmakers question if Rivian has abandoned Georgia altogether; Housing gets attention from both sides of the isle; and we kick off our young business series with the story of a scrappy entrepreneur who learned to be nimble during the pandemic.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rivian pumps the regenerative brakes on its Georgia factory; Ossoff probes deaths of federal prison inmates; and why you [still] can't vote for Georgia's [voter-chosen] Public Service Commission. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DA Fani Willis responds to lawmakers' efforts to limit her power; a company gets closer to a permit for mining near one of Georgia's most protected lands; and a warning to those who get behind the wheel after springing their clocks forward an hour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some Georgia Dems look to "blank ballot" a message to Joe Biden; WABE uncovers the role violence played in some Fulton Co. Jail inmates' deaths; and to afford the average home in Atlanta, you'll need to make $115k a year--nearly twice the income needed just four years ago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Atlanta City Council member says she's leaving her post before her term expires; A GOP lawmaker comes under fire from both parties after he engages with an antiemetic, far-right social media account; and the effort to bring disabled workers pay up to minimum wage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police say they have taken a suspect into custody after a young woman was found dead on the University of Georgia's campus; A Russian national living in Buford has admitted to laundering money to go towards the war against Ukraine; WABE's Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali report from South Carolina on how Saturday’s primary could have lessons for Georgia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The decision of whether District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the prosecution of Georgia's election interference case is now before a judge; House lawmakers have passed a bill to add limits to Georgia’s massive film tax credit; and WABE's politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali recap the action leading up to the state legislature's key crossover deadline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two DeKalb police officers have been indicted on charges related to the shooting death of a man inside his own Stone Mountain home; State regulators consider what Georgia Power says is an urgent need to make and buy more energy; and it's Crossover Day under the Gold Dome. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Benjamin E. Mays high school student is charged with a recent on-campus shooting; Sports betting gets closer to a statewide referendum; and UGA's big security spend in the aftermath of a murdered student. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump's defense doesn't get the grand slam they'd hoped from a witness; LGBTQ people lobby against legislation going through the law making process; and why a voluntary 'do not sell' firearms registry could save lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That's a mighty big budget ya got there, Mr. Governor; Microsoft asks the state for an extension; and Big Bethel gets a big boost. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The University of Georgia police reports the suspicious death of a student on campus; Fulton County officials say the ongoing system outage from a cybersecurity attack has had little impact on its court system; and WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali reports from Greenville, SC ahead of that state's Republican presidential primary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Medicaid expansion has been a four-letter word under the Gold Dome for a decade, but that could be changing. The question is how quickly; Getting a lucrative film tax credit in Georgia could prove more difficult; and a conversation with a small town Georgia lawyer who kept his autistic client, accused of murdering his wife, out of jail. McCracken Poston, Jr. talks with Jim Burress about his just-released book, "Zenith Man."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About that ransom attack... Fulton County ain't payin' sh....; The Home Depot saw sales fall for the year; and the public radio show Marketplace debuts its musical at Agnes Scott College. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mold mitigation behind closure of South Fulton City Hall; Early voting is now open for Georgia's primary; and fewer officer involved shootings is a good thing... until you consider the fact just as many people were killed, despite the number of episodes declining. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Day two in a hearing on whether to disqualify Fulton's DA from prosecuting the Georgia election interference trial; the push to have more direct input on ballot initiatives; and 86'ing COVID-19 signs.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People are detained related to Wednesday's shooting at Benjamin Mays High School; Fani Willis strikes back in court over allegations of a conflict of interest; and HOW much is professional soccer going to bring to metro Atlanta? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.