The Brief from WABE

A federal judge has approved Georgia’s revised political maps; Drought conditions are improving in North Georgia; and this week's episode of How Do You Atlanta includes a comedy show with Bob the Drag Queen, a parade ahead of the Peach Bowl, and New Year’s Eve at the Georgia Aquarium.

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At least four Georgia State Senators were targets of swatting incidents over the past two days in metro Atlanta; Several national non-profits are partnering with Georgia’s historically Black colleges to screen student-athletes for heart complications; And an Atlanta-based non-profit which helps people with disabilities start their own businesses is looking to expand. 

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Remember Trump's infamous call to Georgia's Sec. of State in late 2019? Turns out he also phoned Michigan; its' gettin' real busy at HJAIA; and why one economist says area home prices will go up while commercial rents go down.

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Giuliani, in some deep stuff legally and even deeper financial dung, declares the big BK; the number of available jobs in Georgia remains steady (remarkably so); and the best football team in all of college sports would, not surprisingly, have the best college recruitment class.  

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Are Black minority voting districts the same as minority opportunity districts? The courts must decide if Georgia's GOP answer to that question passes muster; Fulton County postpones a vote on whether certain judges should be appointed insetad of elected; and Atlanta sees a shift in remote work.

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Get ready to pay more on your Georgia Power bill (yes, again); Trump supporters show up angry at the state election board meeting; and Georgia passes the 11-million population mark.

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State educators get an extra grand in their stockings; a federal appeals panel keeps Trump's former Chief of Staff's case in state, not federal, court; and metro Atlanta so generous.

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A jury in Washington D.C. has ruled that Rudy Giuliani must pay more than $148 million dollars in damages for spreading lies about two former Fulton County election workers; A federal appeals court in Atlanta is weighing whether former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows can remove his Georgia criminal case to federal court; A new pilot project in Georgia is trying to make solar power more affordable.

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A Washington DC jury is deliberating how much Rudy Giuliani should pay in a defamation case related to the 2020 election; Opponents of Atlanta's controversial public safety training center are waiting for a court ruling on the validity of their referendum signatures; and this week's How Do You Atlanta segment includes opportunities for marshmallow roasting, band music, and sports employment.

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Georgia is supplying NARCAN, a drug that treats opioid overdoses, to local election officials; Wellstar Health System has announced it’s closing an urgent-care center in East Point on January 12; An effort to hold a citywide vote on the construction of Atlanta's controversial public safety training center in south DeKalb County is facing uncharted territory.

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