The Brief from WABE

Rosalynn Carter is diagnosed with dimentia; A Georgia GOP official could complicate the debt ceiling deal; and as power bills go up, the scammers come out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apparently, one of the quickest ways to get on the fed's terrorist watch list is to protest Atlanta's "Cop CIty"; This Memorial Day weekend for the nation's airlines is forecast to be even busier than pre-pandemic; and Fayette County isn't so keen on a car show put on by Rick Ross. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cobb County's DA declines to re-try Ross Harris on murder and chlid cruelty charges; more pharmacies across Georgia could sell medical cannabis under a proposal from state pharmacists; and how the City of Atlanta's spending of more than a million dollars might help some residents find affordable housing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Georgia family makes an emotional case for their lawsuit against officers who failed to buckle in their loved one before driving off, ejecting and killing her; "Cop City" gets the Atlanta City Council's green light and greenbacks; and the wheels on the bus might still go 'round and 'round, but that's about the only thing it has in common with your mama's school bus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Medicaid unwinds; the exchange formerly known as the Obamacare marketplace expands; and striking bus drivers in North Georgia chill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The family of a man found dead at the Fulton County Jail, his body riddled with bed bugs, releases the results of an independent autopsy; Business in Georgia, so far, is responsible for reductions in greenhouse gasses; and PETA's focus on primates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is hinting at a possible time frame for charging former President Trump; Fulton County officials say they're making progress on reducing its massive backlog of cases; and how communities in Georgia are competing for grants to protect against climate change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Congresswoman Lucy McBath were again calling for stricter gun control laws in Washington D.C.; Drivers should expect major delays if traveling between 285 and 400 northbound this weekend; and the weekly segment of How Do You Atlanta for the latest events around the metro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Republican nominated to chair Fulton County’s election board has withdrawn following backlash from Democrats; School buses in Metro Atlanta are getting cleaner; and Atlanta has a lot of vacant office space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How high can they go? Georgia's Public Service Commission gives Georgia Power the greenlight to find out (read: your light bill is going up); Atlanta's City Council votes to fund the next step in creating "Cop City."; and tuition is staying flat at just about all of the state's public colleges/universities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Cop City" opponents flood Atlanta City Council meeting; More Georgians plan to hit the road this summer; and UGA lands the number one recruit in the nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vice President Kamala Harris is in Atlanta to kick off her circuit of events leading up to President Biden's reelection; workers at Georgia school bus-maker Bluebird are some of the few in the South to successfully unionize; and a Georgia blood bank president will have his first chance to donate blood following new guidance from the FDA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Diversity" becomes a four letter word when it comes to teacher training in Georgia; Bluebird bus makers consider unionizing; and how technology could improve inmate safety in Fulton County. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hundreds of South Fulton residents want to de-annex; State tax revenue is down hundreds of millions of dollars from the same period a year ago; and it's the second part of WABE's investigation into how Fulton County collects property taxes (and why that's a threat to many Black families.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Fake" or "Contigent"? Depends on whom you ask... and when; Why you don't have to move over but sometimes on Georgia's roadways; and that whole COVID emergency thinggy is over.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blinken visits; Walensky is out; and Shaky Knees is firm on arms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The suspect in Wednesday's mass casualty shooting in Midtown is charged with murder; Georgia municipal officials could become felons for accepting outside money to conduct elections; and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Nathalie Stutzmann's tour calendar fills up.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta takes the stage for the day as home to the latest mass shooting; A month after another immigrant detained at Stewart Detention Center in Southwest Georgia dies, calls resurface for its closure; and how high can they go? Georgia Power's latest request to hike power bills is in the hands of state regulators. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hospitals can now field their own police forces in Georgia; "You [give] a Raise!" and "YOU [give] a raise!" and "YOU [give] A RAISE" to Georgia Power. Again. Why? ...uh, because they wanted another one?; and why DeKalb County's hotspot for hotspots turns out to be the library.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Getting legal medical cannibis no longer involves acting like its illegal in Georgia; the state's abortion law pust a dent in the number of OBGYNs, and the connection between MARTA rail stations and autism awareness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Where Wellstar goeth dark, Grady expandeth; Medical cannabis makes a way in Georgia after years and years of struggle; and "Cop City" gets an opening day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia lawmakers are pushing legislation to increase oversight for federal prisons; Georgia is toughening some mandatory minimum sentences; and the owners of adult-store Tokyo Valentino are facing pushback over plans to open a nearby spa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Joe Biden is officially running for a second term... how will Georgia factor into his 20-24 White House bid?; Governor Brian Kemp says he will not attend the Georgia GOP Convention in June; and DeKalb District Attorney Sherry Boston talks about co-hosting an event to share stories from the formerly incarcerated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Students at Atlanta's colleges and universities are protesting the so-called "Cop City"; Coca-Cola posted strong first quarter gains despite raising prices; Georgia producers of medical cannabis oil are expected to finally get it to the shelves by this summer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Governor Brian Kemp is again criticizing federal tax credits that exclude Georgia automakers; Georgia small business owners testified during a congressional field hearing in Peachtree City; and Tafeni English-Relf of the Southern Poverty Law Center talks about their efforts to remove symbols of the Confederacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlantans are remembering the first Black woman to serve on the city council; Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is doubling down on plans to build the controversial Public Safety Training Center in South Dekalb County; WABE and Rough Draft's weekly How Do You Atlanta? segment highlights exciting events happening this week, including something special for all Lego fans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia’s Secretary of State says the recent settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems validates Georgia's 2020 election; The University System of Georgia is delaying a decision on tuition rates until next month; and renewed calls for major reform at the Fulton jail following the death of Lashawn Thompson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fulton County Prosecutors offered immunity deals to some of Georgia's Republican fake electors from 2020; the federal government is stepping in to make sure military families have safe housing; the unexpected pairing of the U.S. military and conservation groups could bring Georgia its first national park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kemp says Trump is old news, and to win, state GOPers should move on; Georgia's top educator isn't so smitten by DeKalb County's choice for superintendent; and Emory's nursing school take AI to the ER. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New limits on a widely used abortion medication could have dangerous implications for patient care in Georgia; Georgia Democrats are still trying to make an early presidential primary happen; and WABE's Kenny Murry on his three-part web story called "Strollin' Down Sweet Auburn."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MARTA is adding more electric buses to its fleet; Extreme flooding at Florida's Ft. Lauderdale airport is affecting flights out of Atlanta; and Georgia clinics that provide abortions are facing uncertainty in the face of pending court cases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They tried to stop Cop City but DeKalb County's zoning board said, "No No NO!"; Fulton County considers a sales tax to pay for hospitals; and the Hawks are in the playoffs! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money talks, and that's apparently why Chicago--and not Atlanta--will host next year's Democratic National Convention; "Cop City's" latest complication comes from DeKalb's zoning board, at least that's what opponents hope; and why experts want you to drop your citrus cuttings at the state line. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A police officer in his patrol car hits and kills a pedestrian; ATL breaks a record for the hottest start to a new year; and is Atlanta's housing stock overpriced? Probably. But is it THE MOST overpriced in the nation? One metric says so. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia Democrats respond to a Tennessee vote to kick out two state representatives; the Masters Tournament in Augusta is temporarily on hold due to weather; Researchers with the American Cancer Society say there's been a spike in colorectal cancer among younger adults.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A solar panel order so bright, ya gotta wear shades; Nanny nanny boo boo, we've got a busier airport than you do; and it's been a bitterly wonderful decade for "The Bitter Southerner." Bless your heart if you disagree. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's military housing will soon get the 'white glove' test after a private company was found to drop the ball on maintenance and upkeep; Hell Niño it's going to get hot this summer, and that could mean even more tornados for Georgia; and the [media] circus is coming to town! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov. Kemp fires up that veto pen; DeKalb reopens its pandemic assistance programs; and remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. 55 years after his death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Donald Trump faces an indictment in New York, Fulton County remains mum on plans to charge the former President; After a winter busy with ... getting busy... the North Atlantic right whale readies to head back North; and Hank Klibanoff, host of WABE's podcast Buried Truths, on what justice looks like in civil rights cold cases 65 years later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Housing advocates demonstrate in Atlanta and around the country to protest conditions at the properties of a low-income housing company; Jonesboro High School's marching Cardinals are one of ten bands to land a spot in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; and Senior European Correspondent Sylvia Poggioli joins WABE before giving her final broadcast for NPR.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did that just happen? Georgia's 40-day legislative session wraps up with plenty of jaws dropped; top Catholic officials in Georgia covered up priest abuse a new report finds; and the Braves are off to a good start to the new season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did somebody say sine die?; Police wait a full month to file incident reports after the deadly police-involved shooting in January at what's come to be known as "Cop City;" and Ari Shapiro on balancing objectivity while being true to his own life experience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's highest court will decide the legality of abortion in the state; EV owners will soon have to pay more in a use tax for charging their vehicles; and Ms, Peaches has a very, very good day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov. Kemp declares Georgia a disaster area following a weekend of relentless severe weather; Fulton County's DA must respond to a motion to throw out a special grand jury investigation into his efforts to allegedly interfere with the state's 2020 election results; and the case for paying Georgia lawmakers more to do their jobs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Intrechment Creek Park is closed after what DeKalb County calls threats to public safety; speaking of DeKalb, a lot of residents in the unincorporated parts say their elected officials aren't doing much to keep their area clean; and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens stands by the project location, but says he's willing to listen if someone has a better idea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia becomes the latest state to ban certain medical treatment for transgender youth and children; when it comes to meeting the demand for medical cannabis in Georgia, state lawmakers are all like, 'Pump the breaks, y'all!' We're good.'; and Georgia gets closer to an official definition of antisemitism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia is approaching a national deadline to begin re-evaluating Medicaid recipients, and advocates say the state needs to do more to prevent people from losing coverage in the process; A Fulton County grand jury has indicted a hotel clerk for allegedly assisting a sex trafficking operation; 15-year-old Adam weighs in on state lawmakers banning some gender-affirming care for transgender kids; Atlanta native Gladys Knight is now officially a National Medal of the Arts recipient.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia is looking more and more like it will ban most trans-affirming care for children and youth; school vouchers are on the fast track under the Gold Dome; and the latest edition of "On Leadership."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.