The Brief from WABE

LOTS of children in state custody go missing, prompting a Georgia Senator to inquire; Georgia Power tells regulators it needs to burn some more dinasours to keep up with power demands; and time to do some Obamacare window shopping.

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Back to the drawing board for Georgia lawmakers as they must now redraw political boundaries; Feds investigate Georgia's Division of Family and Children Services; and Ga Tech's men's basketball squad gets a freshman coach, of sorts.

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Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones says he will push a school safety initiative during the upcoming legislative session that includes state-funded firearms training for teachers; Abortion-rights opponents and supporters continue to react to the Georgia Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s six-week abortion ban; Atlanta now has a Michelin Guide, Geargia State University Professor Kyle Hight reflects on what the new awards mean for the city.

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Jenna Ellis, a former attorney for Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case; Coca-Cola is raising its full-year outlook following strong third-quarter gains; The Georgia Supreme Court decided to leave the state’s current abortion law in place after a constitutional challenge.

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Georgia Republican Congressman Austin Scott is making his second bid in a month for House Speaker; Cobb County election officials recently settled a federal lawsuit over maps for the school district; An Atlanta-based basketball league that pays high school athletes starts its third season is just a couple of weeks.

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Kenneth Chesebro has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case; Electric Vehicle manufacturer Rivian is expanding its presence in Georgia with a new space in Ponce City Market; Jewel Wicker, host of "The Boom" talks about what's been going on in Atlanta's entertainment industry since the writer's strike ended.

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Jury selection begins Friday for the first co-defendant in the sweeping Georgia election interference case; Attorneys for the man accused of killing four people in Fulton County in the 2021 spa shootings say he shouldn't face the death penalty because of his age; also, Mike Jordan and Sammie Purcell bring Halloween early with spooky activities coming up in and around Atlanta.

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Georgia lawmakers are looking to make changes to laws regarding automated traffic cameras in school zones; A newly released survey of college students from earlier in the pandemic suggests their mental health was influenced by their race; Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic says further rate hikes should be unnecessary to reach its goal of 2% inflation.

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The GBI is investigating after a Camden County sheriff's deputy shot a man who spent 16 years in prison on a wrongful conviction; The war in Israel and Gaza continues to ripple through Georgia politics; and the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Crystal Edmonson speaks with Acadia CEO Jared Belsky about digital marketing for the latest episode of "On Leadership"."

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The family of a man killed by police while protesting the so-called "Cop City" police training facility asks the GBI to release evidence in the case; Georgia 'unwound' its Medicaid roster a bit too much, prompting some of those cut to get their insurance back; and what's behind an uptick in homeschooling among Black families in Cobb County

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