The DeKalb County Commission deferred a vote on a water and sewer rate hike amid ongoing discussion surrounding affordability, customer service, and other items. DeKalb Water Watch, a coalition of residents and organizations, joined Decatur Dish to weigh in on the county's infrastructure and billing practices. 

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Forty years after the historic Quality Basic Education Act, Georgia lawmakers are again struggling to meet the demands of a good education in the state's public school systems. Also: President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are turning their Department of Government Efficiency efforts toward the U.S. Department of Education, and Georgia congressman Buddy Carter has officially introduced a bill in Congress authorizing the 47th president to buy the world's largest island and renamed Greenland to 'Red, White and Blueland.'

Georgia lawmakers are tackling the controversy over transgender women and girls participating in women and girls' sports. Also, a bill introduced in the state legislature is designed to provide more safety measures for students in Georgia schools, while the issue of immigration and deportations continues making national headlines.

A DeKalb County neighborhood has been swarmed with vultures for months. Leaders in DeKalb County could raise your water and sewer bill by 10%. The DeKalb County School Board is spending millions to buy Kroger office space in Northlake. 

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Salaam Bhatti of the Food Research and Action Center in Washington, D.C., speaks with Atlanta News First investigative reporter Anastassia Olmos on why electronic benefit transfer cards are easy to hack, and what needs to be done to protect against theft.

President Donald Trump will sign the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, marking his new administration's first step toward immigration reform. At the same time, federal immigration authorities are conducting raids that are arresting alleged criminals who have entered the U.S. illegally. Also, the White House has temporarily suspended all federal grants, and Atlanta continues to deal with the death of an unhoused man who was killed during a city cleanup of homeless encampments. Atlanta News First' digital producer Tim Darnell and anchor and journalist Rick Folbaum cover all of the latest topics in the latest episode of Political Update on Atlanta News First.

The Laken Riley Act has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives, and is now being considered in the U.S. Senate. Emily Davis, an adjunct professor of law at Emory University and an immigration law expert, joins Atlanta News First Digital Producer Tim Darnell to break down what the proposed law - named after Laken Riley, whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus last year - will and will not do. 

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Friday’s winter storm swept through north Georgia and metro Atlanta, covering the area in several inches of snow.

Nearly all of north Georgia was under a winter storm warning from 5 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday, closing schools and businesses. Many residents could be seen walking around, sledding, and even building snowmen.

A cold front is now expected to move in next week. First Alert Meteorologist Rodney Harris looks back at Metro Atlanta's snowfall history — from flurries to snowmageddon — and previews the weather conditions ahead.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp gave the public an update on Friday morning as a winter storm blew through the area, dumping inches of snow. 

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