The Brief from WABE

Big promises (but a small delivery) prompt DeKalb County to sue; Twenty years into the project, Atlanta's BeltLine just aquired the land to close the full 22-mile loop; and Clayton County residents have some questions for MARTA about plans to expand fast buses. 

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More back and forth between Fulton County and the City of Atlanta about the city jail; CDC employees who still have a job continue to say cutes are taking a toll; and why a Georgia U.S. Senator voted against a plan to regulate college sports, even as most of the Senate voted in favor of it.  

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A federal judge tosses the Trump administration's suit against Georgia seeking private voter info; Measles, anyone? It's spreading, and a Jasper County family represents the latest cluster; and the state is about to bring Pine Log Park back to the public. 

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To lessen sticker shock at the pump, Georgia is rolling back its gas tax for 30 days; Because why should Atlanta homeowners have all the fun?  A shortage of apartments means rents are about to go up; and with Ms. Pat, what you see is what you get.  And what you see? is pretty funny.   

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Georgia elections officials say a new federal voter database won't affect the state's elections... this year; The Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Dream are both headed for their playoffs, after winning seasons; and a new Banksy exhibit brings the enigmatic artist to life at Kirkwood's Pullman Yards.

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Massive quantities of meat, distributed by a Georgia company, are recalled; No U.S. city evicts more people than Atlanta; and "I'd take two if I were you." China's president confirms Atlanta's about to get two fuzzy foreigners named Ping Ping and Fu Shuang.

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The number of law enforcement personnel with access to Flock camera footage: 140,000.
The number of federal policies governing that access: 0.
The number of US Senators from Georgia proposing more oversight: 1. 

Buckhead lays out a multi-year plan to improve quality of life for its residents. Its first 'quick win': potholes. 

And what you can do with an old vape to keep it out of the landfill.

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Google agrees to front cash for nuclear utility upgrades in Georgia; Everybody in the world was going to converge on Atlanta for the World Cup—causing the collective salivatory glands of hotel companies to get busy (...turns out their front desks weren't). And zero hurricanes this year, anyone? Cool--but you'd better get that snow shovel ready.

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You know it's bad when the day's diesel prices NOT breaking the all-time record becomes newsworthy; Buckhead leaders want five years to create a better quality of life for those who live and engage in commerce there; and a Georgia professor and author on how board games reflect who we were as a society.  

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The Cobb County school district is removing another book from its libraries -- the first novel by Nobel-prize winning author Toni Morrison; County election officials, poll workers and election board members in Georgia aren't allowed to bet on elections, including via prediction markets; When Immigration and Customs Enforcement started picking up parents in a rural Georgia community last year, a group of public school teachers stepped in.

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