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Gov. Brian Kemp looks to increase protections for those working Covid-19 vaccination events after reports of harassment in recent weeks; Atlanta drops its ban on gatherings of 50,000 people or more; and a new basketball league in Atlanta will pay teenagers to play and promises to prepare them for the NBA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First-time unemployment claims in Georgia drop even as coronavirus cases near record levels again.; the former district attorney in Brunswick now faces charges and a historian remains skeptical of a federal plan that aspires to rebuild Black communities devastated by the building of highways in the 1950s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Georgia State instructor reflects on the decision to risk her job rather than hold in-person classes amid a spike in Covid-19 cases; Georgia is among the tops states in the country when it comes to the percentage of low-income residents who are having trouble paying rent; and another water supply win for Metro Atlanta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The remnants of Hurricane Ida continue soaking parts of Georgia; an endangered fish that was once the subject of a Supreme Court case has made a comeback; and how the recent Covid-19 surge is affecting Atlanta-area nurses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The state of Georgia takes steps to encourage vaccination and reinforce hospitals amid a spike in Covid-19 cases. An Atlanta coffee shop changes its approach to conducting business during the pandemic. And U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock addresses the concerns of Georgia military veterans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The end of a nationwide eviction moratorium has left many tenants around Atlanta without any other protections. The head of Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling on school districts to take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19. State officials have reported one of the highest one-day totals of new coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic. Hear those sto...

Residents throughout Georgia can now apply for rental assistance through a statewide program. Georgia's Department of Public Health is asking residents to reduce the strain on hospital emergency rooms that are stressed to "unprecedented levels" by a surge in COVID-19 patients. A physician in one of those emergency rooms shares his perspective on the current wave of the pandemic. Hear those stories...

A federal judge has scheduled a trial in early 2022 for three Georgia men charged with hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Employees of Atlanta-based Delta airlines will soon face stiff penalties if they choose not to get the COVID-19 vaccine. A conversation about what federal regulators' decision to fully approve a COVID-19 vaccine could mean for the pandemic. Hear those stories and...

Former president Donald Trump’s pick to run for the U.S. Senate in Georgia has joined the race for the seat held by Senator Raphael Warnock. Governor Brian Kemp says Georgia National Guard personnel will be deployed to hospitals around the state to handle the current wave of the pandemic. Only a few weeks into the school year, its already abundantly clear it'll be one complicated by COVID-19. Hear...

The group that oversees Stone Mountain Park has officially adopted a new logo that does not include an image of the large Confederate carving on the side of the mountain. A federal judge says part of Georgia’s sweeping new election law that broadly prohibits taking pictures of a voted ballot is likely unconstitutional. Atlanta-based CARE is one of the humanitarian organizations respondin...

The mayors of some of Georgia's biggest cities are pushing back on Governor Brian Kemp's move banning municipalities from requiring businesses to follow mask mandates. A federal appeals court says the pause on evictions designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus can remain in place for now. An Afghan who worked for the U.S. military and later came to Georgia on a special immigrant visa worries...

Republicans running for Senate in Georgia are slamming president Joe Biden and Democrats, such as Senator Raphael Warnock, over the military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Atlanta hospital leaders worry the current COVID-19 surge could last for another month. Governor Brian Kemp has signed an executive order that stop local governments from requiring private businesses to follow publi...

Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there's increasing data about the value of COVID-19 booster shots. Georgia’s Republican-controlled state election board has moved closer to a potential takeover of the elections office in the state’s largest county. Airlines and airports have gotten hundreds of millions in federal relief dollars during the pandemic, but those who keep Atlan...

A handful of candidates filed paperwork to enter the Atlanta mayor's race on the first day of qualifying. Georgia surpasses 1,000,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases as new infections continue to surge in the state. The state's elected officials weigh in on the situation in Afghanistan, and a veteran reflects on the U.S. withdrawal from the country. Hear those stories and more in the latest edition of Th...

Governor Brian Kemp says he's still against mandating masks or vaccines to slow a surging pandemic. Now that Georgia lawmakers have U.S. Census data, it's time to start the process of redrawing districts. Hot weather is a killer, and researchers want to figure out which Atlanta neighborhoods are the most vulnerable. Hear those stories and more in the latest edition of The Brief. See omnystudio.com...

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