The Brief from WABE

Atlanta's set to build more MARTA stations; the Atlanta VA gets a new leader; and if something doesn't budge, Atlanta could soon be overrun with stray animals.

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State lawmakers try to pump the brakes on speedtraps; the story of Georgia's founding father is a lot different than you might think; and Charlie Brown's final curtain call. The drag performer who set a standard in Atlanta for more than four decades has died at the age of 74.

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In final days of legislative session, state Dems push for Medicaid expansion despite continued opposition from GOP; Georgia executes its first inmate in four years--a Black man with what many say is a low IQ; and ongoing delays with the mail prompts a waiver of late fees for city water bills.

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Trump gets permission to appeal decision on DA disqualification; Chicago sues Glock over how it manufactures certain guns; and the expensive price tag of Gov. Kemp's alternative to Medicaid expansion.

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Georgia's parole board denies clemency for Willie James Pye; Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill is no longer in a federal prison, less than a year into an 18-month sentence; and some lawmakers want to bring back a government body tasked with advocating for consumers and their utilities. 

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WABE takes "The Brief" on the road to Fayetteville, Georgia, home to Trilith Studios, to get a sense of what the film/TV production industry looks like post-pandemic, and after two long and contentious strikes.

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Defendants in Georgia's election inerference case challenge a ruling that allows D.A. Fani Willis to remain on the case; Georgia is set to execute its first condemned inmate in four years; and the for/against for a statue of Clarence Thomas.

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Georgia’s Labor Commissioner says he has advanced cancer; A judge has ruled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can remain on the Georgia election interference case now that special prosecutor Nathan Wade has resigned; and an epidemiologist at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health gives an update on the latest COVID-19 guidelines.

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A judge strikes down six counts against Donald Trump in the election interference case; Fulton County is fined for a release of sewage; and a young entrepreneur uses his smelly feet as inspiration for his own business.

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Why a pre-determined outcome to Tuesday's primary still matters; why the Black vote in November matters; and parents tell lawmakers what matters to them.

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