The Brief from WABE

Georgia state superintendent Richard Woods back-tracked his decision not to recommend the Advanced Placement course in African American Studies for State approval; Atlanta home values have climbed. But according to a new study, homeowners here are still paying a smaller share of taxes than in most other cities; On this week’s edition of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," Rahul Bali and Matthew Pearson gauge political reaction in Georgia to the change at the top of the Democratic ticket. 

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Georgia Democrats hope young voters are re-energized with Vice President Kamala Harris now at the top of their ticket; Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is far outpacing other carriers in cancellations and delays after a widespread tech outage, prompting federal officials to investigate whether the airline is fulfilling its legal obligation to customers; and WABE's Chamian Cruz takes us on a ride-along with the Behavioral Health Unit in Gwinnett.

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Federal transportation officials are investigating how Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is treating passengers as cancellations and delays push into day five following the Crowdstrike issues; Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church is one of 11 historic Civil Rights locations that could be nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage list; a new program introduced by state lawmakers to reduce homelessness doesn't follow one of the most popular approaches to getting people off the streets.

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Georgia Democrats appear to present a united front in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee; Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has canceled hundreds of flights today following a global Microsoft outage; Engineers from Mexico are accusing a Hyundai plant in Georgia of committing visa fraud.

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State and local government agencies continue to try to recover after a worldwide technical glitch caused significant system outages; Georgia Democrats are suing to overturn the ability of Republican Governor Brian Kemp and others to raise and spend unlimited political contributions; This week marks two years since Georgia’s abortion restrictions took effect and more Georgians are traveling out of state to access the procedure, reports WABE health reporter Jess Mador.

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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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