The Brief from WABE

Ag Secretary defends Trump policies, tariffs, during Atlanta visit; Sen. Raphael Warnock responds to (some) constituent questions; and "Drag Down Memory Lane" is Emory Alzheimer's effort to reach out to LGBTQ Atlantans. 

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The DOGE trickle down leaves Emory pumping the brakes; ...about those expected Delta quarterly profits; and 'it's complicated' as lawmakers struggle with how to regulate THC in drinks, which is becoming a more lucrative option in Georgia.   

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Spa Shooter's words can and will be used against him after judge's ruling in motions hearing; Georgia's House of Representatives set to vote on the 2026 budget, but with a cloud overhead; and the story of a John's Creek IRS auditor who got a pink slip as part of the Trump administration's early federal cuts. 

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Georgia House lawmakers look to scare up more dollars for Hurricane Helene relief and to fund the state's prisons for the remainder of the current fiscal year; One of three Democrats on Cobb County's Board of Commissioners is ousted after the Georgia Court of Appeals refused to hear her redistricting challenge; and after being under indictment for years related to an alleged cover-up in the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery's 2020 murder, former prosecutor Jackie Johnson sees her last remaining charge thrown out.   

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Georgia looks to expand Medicaid without expanding Medicaid; Corporate landlords will have to be more transparent if a proposal under the Gold Dome moves forward; and the most endangered buildings in the region find themselves on the 2025 "Places in Peril" list. 

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A look back at Crossover Day and what bills likely met their deaths under the Gold Dome; Atlanta's about to get science-ee; and Dry Georgia, Dry. 

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Crossover Day at the Gold Dome is 'do or die' time for potential new laws; Georgia looks to lower its state income tax rate by a smidge; and say it ain't so--Lois Reitzes announces her retirement from WABE after 45 years on the air.  

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Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga) files initial paperwork to run for governor; Some 180 fired CDC workers asked to return to work; and state GOP lawmaker says massive corporate buy-up of Georgia's housing stock crossed a line.

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Laid off CDC employees join in protest of DOGE cuts; bill under consideration calls for legal penalties for librarians who provide "harmful" materials to children; and the push to separate legal culpability from an artist's lyrics.  

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Two groups of Georgia church denominations sue the federal government over immigration enforcement; the state looks to further restrict DEI in schools; and politics reporter Rahul Bali looks at a few legislative nuggets as the General Assembly nears the half-way mark.                                     //

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