The Brief from WABE

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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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After ousting, a new Fulton County Housing Authority board meets for the fist time; Atlanta's housing market is fairly balanced in terms of whether it's a buyers or sellers market; and state lawmakers look into a barrier that prevents eligible Georgians from using the state's medial canabis program.

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The Home Depot reports better than expected earnings, but with a full-on warning about the rest of the year; Former Pres. Donald Trump recently lambasted Atlanta for its increase in violent crime. Problem is, violent crime actually went down; and why blood pressure matters to Georgians who are pregnant.

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With Kamala Harris now in the presidential race, Georgia is seeing a new infusion of campaign cash; Cobb can't come up with a good way to fund its water infrastructure needs, so it tables the issue; and UGA finds itself at the top of the pre-season rankings.

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A Republican-led State Senate panel has resumed investigating Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis; Georgia is seeing a “substantial increase” in confirmed COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks -- that’s according to hospital data from the CDC; Tropical Storm Debby dumped rain for days in Southeast Georgia and caused flash flooding – WABE's Emily Jones reports on the cleanup and preparation for future storms.

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