The Brief from WABE

A trio of Georgia Republicans who left or lost their seats in Congress are set to return to government service, this time as members of the second Trump Administratiom; New housing assistance is available for young people aging out of foster care in Atlanta; Today in Atlanta, UGA Terry College of Business Dean Benjamin Ayers and other economists presented their annual economic forecast for the state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time is ticking for hurricane assistance funds; the USPS isn't getting your mail to you on time yet; and as Georgia chases the EV sector, more consumers than ever buy one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump asks for state charges against him to be dismissed; Man who murdered UGA nursing student asks for a new trial; and the first right whale of the birthing season seen off Georgia coast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

YSL trial ends in not guilty verdicts; Morehouse looks to a campus overhaul to the tune of $500-million, and what to do now to prevent a housing meltdown when the weather gets really cold (as in like right now). [Also, it's Giving Tuesday. Why not throw in a few bucks to support The Brief and all the quality, local and independent journalism you find on WABE?. Wabe.org/]See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The feds agree to loan EV maker Rivian $6.6-billion to keep Georgia project afloat; A combination of factors leads to fewer cops leaving APD; and Black entrepreneurship in Atlanta 20 years later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BioLab employee tried to intervene before major fire broke out at Conyers facility; Etihad brings UAE flights to Hartsfield-Jackson; and Jonesboro High School band finds a savior, way to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's Secretary of State has certified the 2024 election results, including President-Elect Donald Trump’s win; A group of Georgia lawmakers is recommending a study on the use of psychedelic therapies to treat mental health conditions among veterans; and recent reporting by Atlanta Civic Circle shows Atlanta lost out on significant affordable housing funding as part of the Gulch deal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's AG officially files to run for governor in 2026; a not guilty plea from the father of the accused Apalachee High shooter; and MARTA wants riders to chime in on a bus route overhaul. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Man found guilty of murdering Laken Riley to spend the rest of his life in prison; Middle income Georgians benefit the most in metro Atlanta's latest housing numbers; and the Atlanta Dream get a new head coach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A key step in Conyers residents' class action against BioLab moves forward; the Supreme Court of Georgia cancels scheduled hearing in Trump vote interference case; and national park for Georgia's Ocmulgee Mounds clears Congressional hurdle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Ga U.S. Senator asks DEA, U.S. Attorney General, for explaination related to possible targeting of Black men; Atlanta eyes first ever LGBTQ Center; and why some state lawmakers want your vote to be public record. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first day of trial has concluded for the man accused of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley; Georgia-based health agencies could see impacts if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services; and Georgia's Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has introduced legislation intended to help more veterans buy homes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dept. of Justice finds Fulton County Jail voilates inmates civil rights; two energy efficiency rebates could save Georgians a good amount of money; and if you're looking for some good ideas for clean, wholesome fun this weekend, our How Do You Atlanta? segment has your hookup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calls for Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA) to step down from leading the state Dems grow; DeKalb County looks to charge more to pay for water system upgrades; and winter is about to get started--what will this one feel like for Atlanta? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All 159 Georgia counties certify the vote; The Home Depot sees an unexpected bounce in profits; and a conversation with Sen. Harold Jones, II (D-22), who was just elected Senate Minority Leader. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warnock feels "betrayed" by recent election results; lawmakers consider the role of AI in medicine; and Atlanta United's improbable comeback. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia State Senate Democrats today elected two new leaders going into next year's legislative session; Georgia Power’s first battery storage system is now online at a facility near Columbus; and whether you know it by its official name, "The Municipal Market," or by what many Atlantans refer to as "the Sweet Auburn Curb Market," the city treasure downtown on Edgewood has weathered a century of ups and downs.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More Georgia counties can receive relief related to Hurricane Helene; scooter riders can now roll down Atlanta streets for 22 out of every 24 hours; and how Trump won Georgia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A complete roundup of Election Day, 2024; Georgia's drought picture worsens; and when it comes to EVs' place in the state, it's complicated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look at election activity across Metro Atlanta before polling results come in; What to expect at the Fulton County Tabulation Center; and updates from officials about threats to polling locations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Candidates for president and vice president make their final pushes to Georgians for their votes; Thousands of absentee ballots sent out late in Cobb County must be set aside if they arrive back past when polls close on Election Day; and Georgia's alternative to the Affordable Care Act's federal insurance Marketplace goes live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Candidates for president and vice president make their final pushes to Georgians for their votes; Thousands of absentee ballots sent out late in Cobb County must be set aside if they arrive back past when polls close on Election Day; and Georgia's alternative to the Affordable Care Act's federal insurance Marketplace goes live.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will both campaign in Georgia the weekend before Election Day; More than 3,000 Cobb County voters will have an extra three days to return absentee ballots after a delay in receiving them; and WABE.org supervising digital editor Patrick Saunders explains what voters can find on the site's Election Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highest-profile defendant in YSL trial, Young Thug, agrees to a plea; As early voting nears its end in Georgia, the state passes the 50% mark; and no TB, little transparency, at Walton High School.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A key deadline for absentee ballots passes; housing becomes a primary topic this election cycle; and an effort to oust a College Park city official intensifies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An armed standoff at the Four Seasons Hotel leaves two police officers injured; Trump says he's not a Nazi at Atlanta rally; and Atlanta sees four more eateries added to its list of coveted Michelin-star rated restaurants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early voting passes the three-million mark in Georgia; a Southeast Georgia news editor talks about how Hurricane Helene caught the region off-guard; and home prices continue to increase across the state as sales continue to slow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last-minute push for votes brings both presidential candidates back to Georgia; Robots roam Cobb County's jail under a pilot program that's touted as the first in the nation; and a status check of Georgia's college football teams as the season reaches the halfway point. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The three Georgia men serving life sentences for killing Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 want a new trial; Former President Donald Trump says if he wins this November he will initiate mass deportations of undocumented people, including nearly 348-thousand in Georgia; Two constitutional amendments and a statewide referendum on the ballot in Georgia -- WABE's politics team explains what they mean.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally Wednesday in Gwinnett County; The Georgia Secretary of State has removed 20 non-citizens out of the more than 8.2 million registered voters in Georgia after an audit; WABE’s Southside Reporter DorMiya Vance sits down with a few of Atlanta's mayors for a conversation about Black women's leadership in light of this year’s presidential election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The student charged alongside his father for the shooting that killed four people at Apalachee High School in Georgia is pleading not guilty; The FBI is warning local and state officials, including in Georgia, that domestic extremists motivated by “election-related grievances” could turn to violence in the coming weeks; and just three days after chemical company Biolab announced the emergency was over following a fire at its plant in Rockdale county... county commissioners announced they will be filing a federal lawsuit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rockdale County officials said Monday they will sue the chemical company which owns a plant where a large chemical fire caused a public health emergency; Georgia is one of the most important states this election, and both parties preparing legal challenges to follow November 5th; Georgia has some of the highest rates of pregnancy related death in the U.S., particularly in rural areas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The state and national Republican parties are appealing a ruling invalidating seven controversial election rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board; Vice President Kamala Harris is spending part of the weekend in Atlanta; The alleged Apalachee school shooter and his father were indicted separately by a grand jury this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A grand jury in Georgia has indicted the father and son accused in last month's mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder; The former Atlanta Medical Center site is taking another step toward redevelopment; Two Georgia judges this week undercut a series of controversial rules passed by the State Election Board.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prosecutors say the father of the student accused of the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County knew his son was interested in past school shooters; Former President Jimmy Carter has voted in Georgia in the 2024 presidential election; and WABE's Jim Burress reports on the history of Oktoberfest in Helen, the country's largest such celebration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgians have set a new record on the first day of early in-person voting for the 2024 presidential election; An Atlanta police officer has been suspended with pay and charged with obstruction of justice two months after allegedly shooting a man to death during a bar fight while he was off duty; and the rehabilitation hospital Shepherd Center is in growth mode -- Crystal Edmonson, host of the podcast On leadership with Atlanta Business Chronicle, speaks with longtime CEO Sarah Morrison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Attorneys for the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus are seeking to get the trial moved to a new location; Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance is in Atlanta this evening; The U.S. Health and Human Services department recently announced Georgia would receive a new share of opioid treatment funding for some of the state's hardest hit counties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judge rules no voter registration deadline exceptions despite hurricane damage; Delta Air Lines had a challenging third quarter; and a look at the political power of Atlanta's Indiana-American community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Milton nears the Florida coast; BioLab officials establish a 24/7 call center; and Avondale normalizes composting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Post-six-week-ish abortion is back to being illegal in Georgia; and whether you say "puh-kawhn" or "pee-can" or even "peekin'," you're a fixin' to have a harder time tracking them down after Helene eliminates the most prolific trees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former President Donald Trump made his second trip this week to storm damaged parts of Georgia; Officials are lifting the shelter-in-place orders in Rockdale County connected to the fire at the BioLab plant; and October 4th marks one month since a mass shooting at a Barrow County high school claimed the lives of two students and two teachers -- one Apalachee High School educator reflects.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pres. Biden tours devistation from Helene; Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp will appear together later in the week to bring attention to the storm's aftermath--a scene that just weeks ago seemed improbable at best; and Rockdale residents are ready to rid chemical plant behind ongoing environmental disaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Biden Administration grants Georgia's request for emergency aid; State appeals overturning of abortion ban; and Atlanta warned to brace for potentially dangerous air from Rockdale chemical plant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rockdale County officials issue a 'shelter in place' suggestion for the remainder of the week; VP Harris plans to tour post-Helene scene; and Happy Birthday, Mr. President--Jimmy Carter is 100 years young. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's six-week abortion ban overturned; a chemical plant fire paralyzes an entire county; and Trump's version of Helene recovery story quite different than Gov. Brian Kemp's. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helene spares Atlanta from the worst; Atlanta still sees significant storm-related damage; and Georgia's native President celebrates 100 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia braces for a major hurricane. The WABE News team reports on what's shaping up to be one of the biggest tropical storms to hit the state in memory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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