The Brief from WABE

A judge orders a hearing to move forward to assess whether Fulton DA overstepped ethical boundaries; Librarians are in the crosshairs of some state lawmakers; and two predominately Black church denominations team up go get potential voters to the polls. 

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Georgia is issuing draft permits to further a company's efforts to mine titanium dioxide near the Okefenokee Swamp; Georgia could bring back the state's back-to-school sales tax holiday; and in an interview with "All Things Considered" Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic says interest might be lowered this summer.

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Unionizing in Georgia is about to get a bit harder; staying out of jail post-arrest is too; and the waterways around the Georgia coast aren't deep enough. The Kemp administratin is trying to convince lawmakers to dig it all up. Again.

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A mother sues a Georgia poultry producer after her underage son is killed on the job; the state budget gets a boost in the range of 5-billion bucks; and why there won't be QR codes on your next ballot.

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Pres. Trump not immune to prosecution, meaning his Georgia trial could still move forward; You'll still pay state sales tax on food, electricity, technology for school, back-to-school clothes, feminine products... but five days a year, that Glock (all firearms and ammo, actually) will be tax-free under a plan advancing through the Gold Dome; and why environmentalists are especially concerned about the North Atlantic right whale's future.

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Fulton County is still standing still for the most part, a week after a 'cyber attack'; The former GOP chair of Georgia jumps on the "Throw out the indictment because the DA has a conflict of interest" bandwagon; and the unlikely fight to keep Georgia standard.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has acknowledged a personal relationship with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case; Georgia senators are pushing through legislation that could keep more people in jail; and WABE's Jim Burress speaks with Mayor khalid about his time at the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

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Former Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes has been appointed to serve on Georgia's board of pardons and paroles; Governor Brian Kemp has approved a controversial new map for the upcoming Cobb County school board elections; and WABE' Sam Gringlas reports election workers have not been deterred despite threats and harassment faced by Fulton poll employees.

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UPS plans to deliver 12,000 pink slips based on its financial performance in 2023; The remains of three members of the U.S. Armed Forces from Georgia, killed in a weekend drone attack, will soon return to the U.S.; and why tracking state spending of opioid settlement funds can be a challenge.

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