The Fulton County Jail is operating with fewer security officers after a third-party contractor told them to walk off the job due to unpaid bills; Tourism to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area contributes over $160 million to the local economy; Two former Fulton County election workers who won a $148 million defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani are trying to collect what they're owed.

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Two European men have been charged in bomb threat and “swatting” incidents targeting private citizens including elected officials from Georgia; Vice President Kamala Harris has landed in Savannah for a South Georgia bus tour culminating with a rally Thursday night; and WABE's Jim Burress discuss with Emory economics professor Tom Smith why consumer sentiment isn't necessarily reflecting improving economic conditions.

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Two are dead and another seriously injured after a morning explosion at Delta's TechOps facility; Georgia's Lt. Governor pushes for ban of transgender girls on female athletic teams in school; and why recent tropical weather has the state's Red Cross chapter sounding the alarm bells.

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A judge kicks several third-party candidates off Georgia's ballot; Dems turn up the pressure on Gov. Kemp to act on ethics complains against GOP members of state election board; and what has the Army Corps of Engineers rethinking their permit for water use at the Southeast Georgia Hyundai EV plant under construction?

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A Georgia Senate subcommittee is urging the city of Atlanta to transfer its detention center to Fulton County; The COO of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is leaving for another job next month after spending just one year with the company; and after much controversy at the beginning of the school year, some Georgia educators are now teaching the Advanced Placement course in African American Studies. 

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Fulton County voted to raise property taxes; Local elections officials from all over the state ask Georgia's election board to pump the brakes on further changes to state voting protocols; and state Rep. Sam Park (D-107) is one of 4,900-ish delegates to the DNC. So what's that like? He tells us on thiis edition of The Brief from WABE.

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Georgia's election board gets even deeper into controversial--and possibly illegal--changes to vote certification; Thousands of AT&T workers in the state continue to strike; and cities and towns in Georgia wanting to add to their housing supply can get part of $100-million grant to break down barriers to construction.

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Georgia's election board passes further rule changes, ones many say are illegal; Officials confirm metro Atlanta has a case of the measles; and the evolving way Georgia teaches your child to read.

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The Republican members of the Georgia State Election Board are facing a formal ethics complaint; The Mechanicsville community is pressing for an end to gun violence after a recent block party ended in gunfire; and WABE Southside reporter DorMiya Vance reports how the tension between the College Park City Council, the city's Mayor and residents has threatened to boil over in recent meetings.

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