The Brief from WABE

Tensions on the Georgia State Election Board are spilling into the public after the panel approved controversial rule changes ahead of the 2024 election; Students and teachers at Apalachee High School returned to campus today for the first time since police say a 14-year-old shot and killed four people; High Schools in Georgia are now required to stock nalaxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.

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Vice President Kamala Harris brought her presidential campaign to Cobb County this afternoon; Over two weeks after four people were shot and killed at Apalachee High School, students at several metro Atlanta schools walked out in protest of gun violence; and reporting from Pro Publica has brought to light two recent deaths linked to the state's more restrictive abortion laws.

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Kamala Harris schedules another Georgia trip to discuss abortion access; Fulton Commission says it's still without answers about unpaid bills at the jail; and is patient trust a strong indicator of low maternal mortality?

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Jimmy Carter's turning 100; Georgia tourism sets new record; and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly with Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger on what to expect in this election.

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A year after submitting thousands of signatures to force a referendum on building Atlanta's public safety training center, frustrated opponents demonstrate at city council meeting; VP candidates make visits to Georgia with polls tied and just 50 days to go before Election Day; and AT&T workers are back to work after more than a month on strike.

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Lt. Gov. Bert Jones is off the hook after state prosecutor throws out 'fake elector' charges; Fulton DA Fani Willis defies a subpoena from GOP lawmakers; and voting and civil rights groups send a "Friend of the Court" brief urging a judge to push back on changes from Georgia's State Election Board.

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Some, but not all, charges dropped in Georgia's case against Donald Trump; Judges disqualify two presidential candidates from Georgia's ballot; and our politics team tags along as folks from different backgrounds take in this week's presidential debate. 

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A judge overrules Georgia's Sec. of State over

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Two Delta Air Lines planes collide while taxiing at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson; Most residents in East Palestine, Ohio who were offered part of a $600-million settlement from Norfolk-Southern took it; and the head of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators reflects on the need for more mental health resources in local schools.  

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