The Brief from WABE

With violent crime up in the city, Atlanta's mayor says he and APD are doing "everything possible" to combat it; Not there yet, but at least a smidge closer--the Chattahoochee River gets some bipartisan love from federal lawmakers; and Camden County *REALLY* wants a spaceport. And by Camden County, we mean officials, not residents. Cause they don’t want it *REALLY* bad.  

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The CEO of a Georgia gunmaker testified in front of Congress on Wednesday. Sen. Raphael Warnock is touting the passage in the Senate of a bill that invests $50 billion in domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing. A look at candidate Stacey Abrams' plan to address Georgia's housing problems; and a conversation about how women of color in Georgia will be affected by the state's new abortion law.

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With federal courts proving unfavorable, a group of abortion rights advocates turn to state court to challenge Georgia's more restrictive abortion law; The best line from today's Congressional hearing on conditions at the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta was easily, "It is never a good idea to leave prison doors open." Uhhhh. No arguments; and Atlanta in general is a hot city [Now don't you dare give into the urge to chuckle 'Hotlanta" at this point, either. Resist. No good will come of it.], but at the street level, that heat can be worse than the ones just a block or two away. 

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Calling the optics "horrific," a Fulton Co. judge first scolds, then removes, D.A. Fani Willis from prosecuting GOP Lt. Gov. nominee Burt Jones for his alleged involvement in attempts to thwart Joe Biden from becoming President; Next time you flush your toilet, there's a chance Fulton County will scoop it up to track for Monkeypox; and anyone who has been around these parts for more than a minute knows summer in Georgia means it'll be hot. But don't be so quick to dismiss the heat as just a fact of life. WABE kicks off "The Heat Effect," a series of stories looking at how increases in temperature affect all our lives. 

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An Atlanta attorney convicted of murdering his wife only to be de-convicted could be re-convicted; Ten-million bucks and ten years later, even after getting FAA approval, Camden County's proposed spaceport just entered a big NIMBY black hole; and Georgia forfeits $1.8 billion to attract a manufacturing facility valued at $5.5 billion.

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Three years after Georgia lawmakers passed a more restrictive abortion law--and one day after a federal appeals panel let it stand--Georgia's Department of Revenue is still working out the details of how to handle fetuses as dependents; A skeptical judge rules 11 'fake' electors must accommodate a Fulton County special grand jury's subpoena; and Georgia Power's plan for making electricity for the next 20 years involves sun, storage, and shi...stuff. It involves stuff. Stinky, smoldering stuff. 

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Years in the making, a federal appeals court gave the green light to Georgia's abortion law that bans the procedure once a fetal heartbeat is detected; Rudy Giuliani wanted a choice about responding to a Fulton County special grand jury summons. A New York judge delivered, giving the former Trump campaign attorney the choice of showing up or getting locked up. His call; and basketball legend Walt "Clyde" Frazier gets a hero's welcome--and a pretty sweet honor--by his former high school. 

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Sixteen top state GOPers learn they're targets of a special grand jury investigation in Fulton County; Cobb's East Side Elementary to upset parents: "No way our War Eagle is anti-semetic! The Nazi version looks over its left shoulder and carries a swastika in its talons. Our logo's War Eagle looks over his left shoulder and carries the initials 'ES' in his talons. Clearly, they're worlds-apart different;" and that old Commodore 64 in the depths of your closet? Pull that out and see how popular you are at the next vintage computer festival.

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Another elected GOP official fights a subpoena to appear before Fulton County's special grand jury looking into whether former Pres. Donald Trump and his cronies illegally interfered with Georgia's 2020 election; Delta orders a lot of shiny new planes; and MARTA's latest soccer station debuts in DeKalb.

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One of Georgia's most influential Republicans asks a judge to stop Fulton County's DA from prosecuting him; Cobb County's School Board hastily votes to arm some school employees; and Monkeypox cases are on the rise in metro Atlanta.

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