The Brief from WABE

A new poll of more than 4,000 people puts housing affordability ahead of traffic as the biggest problem facing metro Atlanta; Around 6,000 children enrolled in Head Start programs in the metro Atlanta area could be affected if the government shutdown continues into November; WABE's Emily Wu Pearson speaks with the new head of a school for refugee girls in Decatur about plans to grow the school. Se...

Hawks fans are optimistic despite a shaky start to the season; an iconic Atlanta strip club will be demolished for student housing; and advocates ask lawmakers to protect the Okefenokee Swamp  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A critic of the committee in charge of setting Georgia's power rates is arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets, Governor Brian Kemp visits South Korea on economic business, and victims of violent crimes in Georgia band together to figure out how to access resources See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The man accused of threatening a mass shooting at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport is facing additional charges for having AR-15 assault rifle and ammunition at the airport; Georgia’s largest electricity provider is making the case this week for building more natural gas turbines and storage batteries to meet rising energy demand – mostly from data centers; and Georgia'...

Nevada could soon rival Georgia for film production if the state passes a tax incentive similar to what we have in the Peach State; Atlanta is home to multiple interfaith organizations, but after the October 7th attack in Israel two years ago, some of those connections have fractured; and WABE's Marlon Hyde speaks with Dorian DeBarr, the President of Decide DeKalb, about steps the county...

Officials from Grady Memorial Hospital and other Atlanta health advocates are preparing for expected financial losses as a result of President Donald Trump’s Medicaid-funding cuts; Organizers have obtained all the permits needed to hold a second "No Kings" protest in Atlanta tomorrow Saturday, despite a brief setback at city hall; The State of Georgia has amassed nearly 15 billion surplus do...

A group founded by Stacey Abrams to register more young voters and voters of color is shutting down; President Donald Trump says he has not made a decision on backing a candidate in next year’s Georgia Republican primary for U.S. Senate; DeKalb County residents gathered to learn more about data centers during a town hall with CEO Lorraine Cochran Johnson as three facilities could potentially...

Workers who recently lost their job at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease control are now in a sort of limbo; DeKalb County School's Superintendent Devon Horton has resigned; and AJC restaurant critic Henri Hollis joins All Things Considered to go over the AJC's recently released Atlanta's 50 Best Restaurants list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Union petitions for continued workplace flexibility for Georgia campus employees; Poll finds low affinity for Atlanta-based CDC; and nary a drop of rain recently could lead to a troubling fire season.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democrat-turned-MAGA Republican (and election denier) Vernon Jones wants to head Georgia's elections; Atlanta's HBCUs get $50-million for small grants that make big impacts; and after three decades, time for one last meal at Eat's on Ponce.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The company that makes Georgia’s voting machines has a new owner; Three of four candidates for the Georgia Public Service Commission declined to participate in a debate this week; and WABE's Emily Wu Pearson speaks with Lorraine Fontana, a longtime lesbian activist in the Atlanta community for our Beyond Pride series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DeKalb Co. Schools Superintendent indicted on federal fraud charges; Delta Air Lines beats expectations for Q3; and as Cobb County's public library encourages reading books on 'banned book lists,' its public schools lead the state in removing titles from library shelves.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The council hunting for 2020 election interference prosecutor given until Nov. 14th to find one; Ossoff raises $12-million in the last three months for re-election bid; and as Atlanta Pride nears, a conversation about what you can expect from WABE's "Beyond Pride" series.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cost for College Park Botanical Garden nearly doubles in seven months; the government shutdown could complicate situation for those who rely on the food program WIC; and relatively speaking, housing is more affordable now than it's been in three years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local elected officials try to ease burden of shutdown on TSA workers; agency charged with finding a prosecutor for 2020 Georgia election interference case requests more time; and Atlanta's West End promised $5-billion to help it turn around blight.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has agreed to testify before a State Senate committee that is investigating her; The union representing Transportation Security Administration workers says the federal shutdown is taking a toll on staff at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International airport; Ponce de Leon restaurant "EATS," which pre-dates Atlanta's hosting of the Olympics, is closing in...

Georgia residents affected by Hurricane Helene a year ago continue to wait for hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster relief; A new report shows how the effects of Georgia's abortion law extend beyond women's reproductive care; and a last-second plea to save a hundred shelter dogs and cats in Fulton and DeKalb Counties.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shutdown, shutdown, shutdown; Jimmy Carter's 'forever' stamp unveiled; and after 50+ years with the Braves, Brian Snitker won't return as the team's manager next season.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Already on edge, CDC employees fear for jobs as government shutdown looms; SCOGA hands Gullah-Geechee on Sapelo Island zoning win; and President Jimmy Carter "forever" stamp set to debut.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgians whose health insurance comes from the ACA/Obamacare online marketplace will see skyrocketing prices next year; the pool for Georgia's next governor just added another name; and state graduation rates reach new highs.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia’s "Pathways" Medicaid program has the green light from the Trump administration to continue through the end of next year; Fort Gordon near Augusta was returned to its long-time name Friday as part of an effort by the Trump Administration to reverse name changes by the Biden Administration; It’s been a year since Hurricane Helene rampaged through the center of Georgia. Now, many...

Georgia’s Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust is awarding 3 million dollars to a foundation at Georgia Southern University-- to help expand rural addiction prevention, treatment and recovery services; Tourism officials pointedly told lawmakers that the State of Georgia is not spending enough on an industry that employees nearly a half million Georgians and brings in billions of dollars; Peachtree...

Stone Mountain's mayor fights her ouster; Clayton County to build $19-million behavioral health crisis center; and Georgia researchers just named two new species of bass.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State lawmakers ponder how to eliminate a tax that funds half the annual budget; ACLU files emergency lawsuit to prevent deportation of Georgia journalist; and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and its members reach a deal on a three-year contract.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents have mixed views on vaccines, poll finds; Gov. Kemp will travel to South Korea to promote trade, even after 300 nationals were detained in an immigration raid at a South Georgia manufacturer; and why Fulton County is being sued for the way it's collecting some property taxes.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.