The Brief from WABE

Some Georgians are losing insurance, and more Georgians are getting wifi. Also, Trump ... Yes, the former President spoke at the Georgia GOP conference this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Georgia GOP Convention kicks off in Columbus; The Georgia department of natural resources warns harmful air quality is forecasted to continue into the weekend; and there are only a few weeks left for many transgender kids to access gender-affirming care before a new law takes effect in Georgia July 1st. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Alabama’s Congressional maps, which could have some bearing on Georgia; The state is continuing to reevaluate all Georgians with Medicaid for continued health coverage this year; and “Food that Rocks” in Sandy Springs plus 50 years of kids' hip-hop and films on the latest How Do You Atlanta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fulton County commissioners say yes to one GOPer and no to the other and after Monday's 16-hour city council meeting, we learn what passed while many of us were asleep. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It took a minute, but Atlanta's City Council voted to fund the controversial police and fire training center; Well, not ALL representatives. We hear from one who didn't; and pinch yourself. No, reallly. Go ahead. I'll wait. ...its' not THAT hard, but okay. See! Okay.... now that you've been adequately pinched, get this--one of Plant Vogtle's new nuclear reactors is close to going fully online. See...

Opponents of Atlanta’s proposed public safety training center filled City Hall today; A number of Republican presidential candidates are making their way to Georgia this week; Emory University researchers are collaborating on a potential HIV vaccine based on the same technology as the COVID vaccine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three people who were arrested for their involvement in helping protesters of Atlanta’s proposed public safety training facility will be released on bond; Fulton County prosecutors are reportedly expanding their 2020 election investigation into Trump; The Board of the Atlanta Public School District will not renew its superintendent's contract.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

There's a reason HBCU donations have gone up recently; as "Cop City" moves forward, more, dirtier accusations fly; and why you used to be able to enjoy 16,000 acres of pure natural bliss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GBI charges Cop City detractors with financial fraud; A Delta customer charges the airline with being less than carbon neutral; and area parents of Asian heritage charge their district to teach more AAPI history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/list...

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.