The Brief from WABE

A federal judge lambastes a Georgia prison for its violation of a court order; commercial real estate prices struggle in Atlanta and beyond; and two historic Atlanta theaters serve as home for the 48th annual Atlanta Film Festival.

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Legislation signed by Governor Brian Kemp will make it easier to open rural hospitals; Supporters of independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. say they have enough signatures to get on the ballot in swing states, including Georgia; WABE’s environment reporter Marisa Mecke explains how neighborhood groups and nonprofits are working together to tackle the complex cases of pollution.

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Southwest Atlanta might once again see emergency medical care; Gov. Brian Kemp signs a slight tax decrease into law; and with one decade under its belt, Kennesaw State University's football team moves on up.

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Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been threatening for weeks to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson over his support for sending more aid to Ukraine; At a town hall, nearly all of Fulton County's candidates for sheriff said they do not support the construction of a new, nearly 2-billion-dollar jail; Georgia Power is set to expand a natural gas power plant to meet a spike in electricity demand from new businesses, but some argue that’s getting in the way of federal efforts to fight climate change.

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Goergia's controversial 2021 voting law overhaul, SB 202, is in court this week; The Postmaster General is defending changes by the U.S. Postal Service that have led to delayed and missing mail in Georgia; On this week’s On Leadership with Atlanta Business Chronicle, host Crystal Edmonson talks with Christine Whitaker, president of Comcast’s Central Division

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The New York trial could set the stage for how former president Donald Trump’s election interference case eventually unfolds in Georgia; Atlanta-based music producer Rico Wade, part of the groundbreaking producing team known as Organized Noize, has died; Georgia's process for compensating people exonerated for wrongfully convictions has once again failed those it's meant to help.

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Latest data from the U.S. Postal service reveals mail delivery delays continue across Georgia; Many of Georgia's drinking water systems may have to be cleaned up or could be in violation of new federal rules; And the AJC's Leon Stafford reports former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has been making waves in local politics since recently getting out of prison,

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A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate Georgia Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones for his activities after the 2020 election; Controversial Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says U.S Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has offered her an advisory role; And this week's How Do You Atlanta looks at a celebration of pasta, music, and Atlanta’s artists.

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Another person has died while in custody at the Fulton County Jail -- the third this year; Fulton County Commissioners voted to reject an effort to restart animal control services in the City of Atlanta; Latinas are the country's fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurs but, as WABE's Marlon Hyde reports, still face several challenges.

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