The Brief from WABE

Defiant, Fani Willis continues to push for separation of power between the legislative and judicial branches of government; a Democratic state representative from Covington pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges; and why Georgia's Medicaid work requirement might not set the best example for other states about to roll it out.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CDC committee votes to end decades-long recommendation to vaccinate at birth for Hepatitis-B; Insurance company sues BioLab, parent company, after massive warehouse fire; and the future of safety net healthcare in Georgia amid planned federal cuts, short-term funding.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new shelter for women in DeKalb County will provide housing and wraparound services to those experiencing homelessness; more people in Metro Atlanta were killed in traffic crashes than because of homicides in 2024; and how people with disabilities and their families are bracing for financial hardship in the face of the Trump Administration's cut to health funding See omnystudio.com/listener for...

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has vacated a ruling by a lower court that stopped a portion of a controversial law barring giving any food or water to voters waiting at the ballot box; A group of Georgia state lawmakers are recommending measures to compel chronically absent students to come to school; WABE health reporter Jess Mador speaks to a health insurance marketplace navigator...

A bipartisan State Senate study committee looking at the issue of college affordability is recommending the state create a comprehensive need-based aid program; According to a new analysis of Trump administration health care cuts, Georgia is facing steep job and tax-revenue losses as well as more people without health insurance over the next decade; And on WABE Arts, Revolt TV's 'Bet on Black' sho...

Fulton County taxpayers might see the bill for the now-dismissed Trump election interference case; Grady is opening new medical centers in Dekalb County; and a new North Atlantic Right Whale calf was spotted off the coast of Georgia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's federal election interference case dropped; how Atlanta small businesses are preparing for holiday sales amid economic uncertainty; and reparations for Black Americans in Fulton County See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia immigration judges granted only four percent of asylum cases in fiscal year 2025; Dekalb County is heading toward mediation in a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit; on WABE Arts Atlanta’s holiday stages are alive, from the Alliance Theater's "A Christmas Carol" to Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre’s “Nutcracker Suite.”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Potential candidates to succeed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene consider their runs; Ft. Benning in Georgia on short list for Army nuclear power plant; and the year's busiest travel week at the world's busiest airport--what you can expect if you're flying this Thanksgiving.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is anticipating millions of passengers over the Thanksgiving holiday, just over a week after the government shutdown ended; Employees at the Centers for Disease Control say the Trump administration is ignoring the federal government’s own scientists; and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance fund is pushing for more support for Bla...

After numerous roadblocks, Atlanta's interim inspector general is set to release dozens of investigations involving city officials accused of wrongdoing; Georgia Power warns of new scams targeting customers; and Cobb County to expand driverless shuttles.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Salesforce ups its presence in Atlanta; Georgia's ports are feeling the tariff squeeze; and what the state's doing to improve chronic absenteeism at Georgia's public schools.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get ready for the busy Thanksgiving travel season, especially on Georgia's Interstate highways; Home Depot primes investors that full-year returns will likely be worse than expected; and a local police department gets more powerful Tasers at a cost of $7.8-million.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Head of public education in Georgia calls for teacher, support staff raises; FAA lifts flight restrictions on Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson; and MTG's MAGA mea culpa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FAA eases, but doesn't eliminate, flight restrictions at Hartsfield-Jackson; Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia head Pete Skandalakis agrees to take on 2020 election interference case against Trump and his allies; and detaining immigrants is a big business in one of Georgia's smallest towns, even if most of the cash goes elsewhere.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines says it's ready to get back to full capacity, as the longest federal government shutdown in history ends; Environmental groups are calling on the Georgia Public Service Commission to put off a decision on expanding power plants until newly-elected commissioners take office; and immigrants detained in Georgia are not guaranteed legal representation, unlike in criminal...

Atlanta Fed president announces retirement; Atlanta becomes the 17th market for a National Women's Soccer League team; and why some SNAP recipients are surprised to learn of new work requirement.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta's congressional delegation unlikely to vote for GOP funding plan to reopen the government; Atlanta's public defender's office prepares for doubling of its caseload; and Lois Reitzes speaks with ASO's Norman Mackenzie about what makes Beethoven's Ninth, returning to Atlanta Symphony Hall this week, the enduring work it is.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Atlanta Community Food Bank says the federal government shutdown--which may be coming to an end--has put a strain on resources as it prepares for the holiday season; Caregivers in Georgia face increasing challenges ... especially with more than 60-percent also having another job; Atlanta rap duo Outkast have joined the ranks of music legends honored in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. See...

Solar panel maker QCells says it’s cutting hours and contractors at its Georgia factories because of supply chain issues; Almost 90 flights are canceled so far today at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport according to FlightAware as the government shutdown continues; and the federally appointed receiver of a failed Newnan lending firm says only a quarter of more than a million d...

UPS crash death toll rises to 13; A chunk of Atlanta flights among those FAA mandated canceled as government shutdown continues; and why autumn brings out the worst in Atlanta drivers.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The death toll from Tuesday's UPS Airlines crash in Louisville grows; the FAA says it will trim flights in 40 corridors due to the government shutdown; and Georgia's film industry finds itself at a crossroads.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A UPS Airlines MD-11 crashes at Kentucky Worldport facility; it's Election Day in Georgia; and some Delta flight attendants take union call to flying public.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge says she will allow the City of Atlanta's 81 polling locations in Fulton and DeKalb Counties to remain open until 8 p.m. Tuesday; A Georgia-based disability group says it received an overwhelming number of requests for assistance from those facing the loss or delay of federal food aid; The only statewide races on Georgia ballots Tuesday are for two seats on the Public Service Commission.&n...

Georgians can continue accessing federal food assistance for women and children as two federal judges ruled Friday the Trump administration must continue to fund SNAP during the government shutdown; U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is raising concerns about medical neglect and the lack of adequate food and water at immigration detention centers across the U.S., including in Georgia; Local elections are rig...