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Georgia's Emergency Management agency is warning the entire state to brace for Tropical Storm Helene; Former President Donald Trump pitched a plan to stimulate manufacturing during a campaign event in Savannah Tuesday; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is preparing for a court hearing in Atlanta over a casino development they say was built on sacred burial grounds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tensions on the Georgia State Election Board are spilling into the public after the panel approved controversial rule changes ahead of the 2024 election; Students and teachers at Apalachee High School returned to campus today for the first time since police say a 14-year-old shot and killed four people; High Schools in Georgia are now required to stock nalaxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vice President Kamala Harris brought her presidential campaign to Cobb County this afternoon; Over two weeks after four people were shot and killed at Apalachee High School, students at several metro Atlanta schools walked out in protest of gun violence; and reporting from Pro Publica has brought to light two recent deaths linked to the state's more restrictive abortion laws.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Kamala Harris schedules another Georgia trip to discuss abortion access; Fulton Commission says it's still without answers about unpaid bills at the jail; and is patient trust a strong indicator of low maternal mortality?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jimmy Carter's turning 100; Georgia tourism sets new record; and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly with Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger on what to expect in this election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A year after submitting thousands of signatures to force a referendum on building Atlanta's public safety training center, frustrated opponents demonstrate at city council meeting; VP candidates make visits to Georgia with polls tied and just 50 days to go before Election Day; and AT&T workers are back to work after more than a month on strike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lt. Gov. Bert Jones is off the hook after state prosecutor throws out 'fake elector' charges; Fulton DA Fani Willis defies a subpoena from GOP lawmakers; and voting and civil rights groups send a "Friend of the Court" brief urging a judge to push back on changes from Georgia's State Election Board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some, but not all, charges dropped in Georgia's case against Donald Trump; Judges disqualify two presidential candidates from Georgia's ballot; and our politics team tags along as folks from different backgrounds take in this week's presidential debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge overrules Georgia's Sec. of State over See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two Delta Air Lines planes collide while taxiing at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson; Most residents in East Palestine, Ohio who were offered part of a $600-million settlement from Norfolk-Southern took it; and the head of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators reflects on the need for more mental health resources in local schools.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Board of Atlanta-based Norfolk-Southern confirms its CEO is under investigation for possible ethics violations; Barrow County's schools prepare to reopen; and how climate change is influencing the spread of tick-born diseases in Georgia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Harris campaign's bus tour focuses on coastal Georgia in an effort to drum up support outside of Atlanta; Six presidential candidates--double the standard--will see their names on Georgia's ballot in November; and big travel numbers for a big holiday weekend in the metro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A nonprofit sues the City of Atlanta for ongoing sewage spills in the Chattahoochee River; the 14 year old male student and his father are charged in the school shooting in Winder Georgia; and what it means that the father is facing charges - a first of this kind of case in GeorgiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov. Kemp orders all state flags to fly at half-staff until the victims of Wednesday's school shooting in Barrow County are laid to rest; an Atlanta company developed the technology that helped first responders neutralize the situation relatively quickly; and Georgia Power bills for most customers will go down soon--not by much and not for long--but hey, cheaper is... cheaper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two students and two teachers are dead, 9 others injured, after a 14-year-old student allegedly opened fire at his Barrow County high school. Classes are cancelled for the remainder of the week as law enforcement continue their investigation. The suspect, authorities say, will be tried for murder as an adult.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No more data centers near the BeltLine; All aboard Georgia's Addiction Bus; and Tally Sweat, friend to gardens all over Georgia, dies at the age of 88. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fulton County Jail is operating with fewer security officers after a third-party contractor told them to walk off the job due to unpaid bills; Tourism to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area contributes over $160 million to the local economy; Two former Fulton County election workers who won a $148 million defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani are trying to collect what they're owed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two European men have been charged in bomb threat and “swatting” incidents targeting private citizens including elected officials from Georgia; Vice President Kamala Harris has landed in Savannah for a South Georgia bus tour culminating with a rally Thursday night; and WABE's Jim Burress discuss with Emory economics professor Tom Smith why consumer sentiment isn't necessarily reflecting improving economic conditions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two are dead and another seriously injured after a morning explosion at Delta's TechOps facility; Georgia's Lt. Governor pushes for ban of transgender girls on female athletic teams in school; and why recent tropical weather has the state's Red Cross chapter sounding the alarm bells. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge kicks several third-party candidates off Georgia's ballot; Dems turn up the pressure on Gov. Kemp to act on ethics complains against GOP members of state election board; and what has the Army Corps of Engineers rethinking their permit for water use at the Southeast Georgia Hyundai EV plant under construction? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A Georgia Senate subcommittee is urging the city of Atlanta to transfer its detention center to Fulton County; The COO of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is leaving for another job next month after spending just one year with the company; and after much controversy at the beginning of the school year, some Georgia educators are now teaching the Advanced Placement course in African American Studies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fulton County voted to raise property taxes; Local elections officials from all over the state ask Georgia's election board to pump the brakes on further changes to state voting protocols; and state Rep. Sam Park (D-107) is one of 4,900-ish delegates to the DNC. So what's that like? He tells us on thiis edition of The Brief from WABE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's election board gets even deeper into controversial--and possibly illegal--changes to vote certification; Thousands of AT&T workers in the state continue to strike; and cities and towns in Georgia wanting to add to their housing supply can get part of $100-million grant to break down barriers to construction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's election board passes further rule changes, ones many say are illegal; Officials confirm metro Atlanta has a case of the measles; and the evolving way Georgia teaches your child to read.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Republican members of the Georgia State Election Board are facing a formal ethics complaint; The Mechanicsville community is pressing for an end to gun violence after a recent block party ended in gunfire; and WABE Southside reporter DorMiya Vance reports how the tension between the College Park City Council, the city's Mayor and residents has threatened to boil over in recent meetings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After ousting, a new Fulton County Housing Authority board meets for the fist time; Atlanta's housing market is fairly balanced in terms of whether it's a buyers or sellers market; and state lawmakers look into a barrier that prevents eligible Georgians from using the state's medial canabis program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Home Depot reports better than expected earnings, but with a full-on warning about the rest of the year; Former Pres. Donald Trump recently lambasted Atlanta for its increase in violent crime. Problem is, violent crime actually went down; and why blood pressure matters to Georgians who are pregnant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Kamala Harris now in the presidential race, Georgia is seeing a new infusion of campaign cash; Cobb can't come up with a good way to fund its water infrastructure needs, so it tables the issue; and UGA finds itself at the top of the pre-season rankings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Republican-led State Senate panel has resumed investigating Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis; Georgia is seeing a “substantial increase” in confirmed COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks -- that’s according to hospital data from the CDC; Tropical Storm Debby dumped rain for days in Southeast Georgia and caused flash flooding – WABE's Emily Jones reports on the cleanup and preparation for future storms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Flooding continues across southeast Georgia, where Tropical Storm Debby has dumped enormous amounts of rain in the last few days; Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says the city is taking steps to bolster a housing program for people living with HIV; The Georgia State Election Board has approved a rule that may allow local election boards to refuse to certify election results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Governor Brian Kemp is warning of the continuing impacts of Tropical Storm Debby; Georgia Democrats are cheering Vice President’s Kamala Harris’ choice of running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz; and Some Georgia Republicans are figuring out their next steps after former President Donald Trump rekindled his feud with Governor Brian Kemp just months before the general election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Lawyers for the man accused of shooting and killing four Asian women at Fulton County massage businesses in 2021 say his confession shouldn't be used against him; A street in Atlanta's historic West End Neighborhood has officially been renamed for a local community leader who served the greater Atlanta area; and WABE's DorMiya Vance reports why there hasn’t been a public pool in East Point since the early 80sSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The accused Atlanta Spa Shooter is set to go on trial after waiting three years for his day in court; Georgia's Lt. Gov. brings together a panel to look at 'protecting' women's sports; and Georgia Power parent company Southern Co. sees profits jump 43% as utility bill increases start to show on the balance sheet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oops. Georgia's sunshine law could rain on the partisan parade of the Georgia Election Board; Defendants in the YSL trial again call for the case to be thrown out due to imporper meetings; and East Point Amazon warehouse workers protest their conditions saying it's too damn hot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vice President Kamala Harris maker her first stop in Georgia as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee; Pressure mounts on Georgia's Sec. of State to take down an online portal that allows people to challenge others' voter registrations; and that' a lot of money, Ga Tech athletics. Just sayin' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new plan for redeveloping The Mall at West End; COVID's summer offering is hitting the region hard; and Georgia students make incremental improvements overall on the Georgia Milestones Test. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cobb removes two races from precinct ballots; a mother says a Georgia prison allowed her sun to cook to death in the hot sun; and taking some of the fear out of recycling on large-scale projects. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia state superintendent Richard Woods back-tracked his decision not to recommend the Advanced Placement course in African American Studies for State approval; Atlanta home values have climbed. But according to a new study, homeowners here are still paying a smaller share of taxes than in most other cities; On this week’s edition of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," Rahul Bali and Matthew Pearson gauge political reaction in Georgia to the change at the top of the Democratic ticket. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia Democrats hope young voters are re-energized with Vice President Kamala Harris now at the top of their ticket; Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is far outpacing other carriers in cancellations and delays after a widespread tech outage, prompting federal officials to investigate whether the airline is fulfilling its legal obligation to customers; and WABE's Chamian Cruz takes us on a ride-along with the Behavioral Health Unit in Gwinnett.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal transportation officials are investigating how Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is treating passengers as cancellations and delays push into day five following the Crowdstrike issues; Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church is one of 11 historic Civil Rights locations that could be nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage list; a new program introduced by state lawmakers to reduce homelessness doesn't follow one of the most popular approaches to getting people off the streets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia Democrats appear to present a united front in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee; Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has canceled hundreds of flights today following a global Microsoft outage; Engineers from Mexico are accusing a Hyundai plant in Georgia of committing visa fraud.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State and local government agencies continue to try to recover after a worldwide technical glitch caused significant system outages; Georgia Democrats are suing to overturn the ability of Republican Governor Brian Kemp and others to raise and spend unlimited political contributions; This week marks two years since Georgia’s abortion restrictions took effect and more Georgians are traveling out of state to access the procedure, reports WABE health reporter Jess Mador.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An elementary school kitchen will be used to prepare hot meals for detainees at the Fulton County Jail after a gas leak left the facility without working kettles and a mix of other issues; Georgia energy and voting rights advocates are calling for Public Service Commission elections to happen as soon as possible; this week's "Plugged In" podcast dives in to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Republican Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance's complicated relationships with Republican nominee Donald Trump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office says residents of the Rice Street Jail will be eating cold meals until further notice, as the facility struggles with an ongoing gas leak in its kitchen; Officials at Georgia Power say one of the nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle is back online after a roughly week-long shutdown due to a malfunction; Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention from which he spoke with WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A hearing on whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be allowed to continue prosecuting Georgia's 2020 election interference case will not happen until after Election Day; The Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the attempt on former President Donald Trump's life hasn't created any fallout in the state; and the Georgia company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic is undertaking its first expedition to the ship's wreckage in 14 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.