An elementary school kitchen will be used to prepare hot meals for detainees at the Fulton County Jail after a gas leak left the facility without working kettles and a mix of other issues; Georgia energy and voting rights advocates are calling for Public Service Commission elections to happen as soon as possible; this week's "Plugged In" podcast dives in to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Republican Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance's complicated relationships with Republican nominee Donald Trump.

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The Fulton County Sheriff's Office says residents of the Rice Street Jail will be eating cold meals until further notice, as the facility struggles with an ongoing gas leak in its kitchen; Officials at Georgia Power say one of the nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle is back online after a roughly week-long shutdown due to a malfunction; Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention from which he spoke with WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali.

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A hearing on whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be allowed to continue prosecuting Georgia's 2020 election interference case will not happen until after Election Day; The Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the attempt on former President Donald Trump's life hasn't created any fallout in the state; and the Georgia company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic is undertaking its first expedition to the ship's wreckage in 14 years. 

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Georgia politicians and residents react to the apparent assassination attempt on Republican nominee for president Donald Trump; an update on the state's post office woes; Georgia Republican reactions to J.D. Vance securing the vice presidential nomination; and the judge in the Young Thug racketeering case has been recused.

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Thousands of Georgia residents are still losing access to healthcare as COVID-era programs end; a man who was killed in the 1921 Tusla race massacre has been traced back to Georgia; and Georgia and Michigan moved in tandem in the 2016 and 2020 elections, but now have governors who have led the states in different directions, how does that influence voter opinion?

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The Fulton County Commission voted this week to renovate the existing Fulton County Jail facility instead of going with a total replacement; Voting rights lawyers claim a new Georgia law violates the National Voter Registration Act; and WABE’s Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali dig into parallels between Georgia and Michigan, both crucial states for November, on this week’s edition of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast."

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Atlanta continues to grow in population, but that growth isn't as robust as in years past; and the concern over a new law's effect on those without a home address; and I'll Suwanee! A native Georgia snapping turtle gets a protected status.

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Atlanta's City Council fields ideas for fixing the city's water system; Fatal traffic figures for Georgia are in, and they're up. WAY up; and Remembering skate great Thomas Taylor.

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First Lady Jill Biden makes the case for her husband's re-election in Georgia; A new state law restricting bail activity is in limbo; and a conversation with the head of the Atlanta-based CDC.

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MARTA caves. Canopy stays; the federal government gets crafty in protecting the Okefenokee; and serving up LGBTQ pride small town style.

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