The Brief from WABE

Asian Americans are paying tribute to the lives lost in the Atlanta area spa shootings two years ago today and demanding action against what they say is ongoing hate and violence against AAPI communities; Victim advocates are trying to help families impacted by the shooting figure out the legal system; Georgia lawmakers move forward a bill blocking doctors from helping transgender kids from getting some gender-affirming care; Morris Brown College is making a comeback and building a new ... hotel.

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Fulton Commissioners want to file a complaint with the Department of Justice for Wellstar Health System's closing down of two Atlanta-area hospitals in majority Black communities; A proposal to pay full tuition for all HOPE scholars in Georgia's public colleges has hit a roadblock; Fulton County is moving forward with a study on building a $2 billion jail almost four times the size of the overcrowded facility on Rice Street; And the status of a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

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President Joe Biden says former President Jimmy Carter asked him to deliver his eulogy. Carter remains in hospice care in Plains, Georgia; Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill will serve time in federal prison for mistreating inmates; State lawmakers are approving another round of tax refunds.

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The family of an activist killed as the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center in South Dekalb County are suing the city of Atlanta to release more police-worn body camera footage of the incident; Georgia will soon require every public school to run an annual intruder alert drill; With just a little more than two weeks left in the legislative session, we get caught up on the bills set to pass and those with a tougher road.

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The three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are appealing their federal hate crime charges; Gwinnett County police are trying to rebuild the relationship with the community they police; a program in Northeast Georgia is taking a different approach to addressing opioid addiction.

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The Anti-Defamation League says Georgia saw a spike in white supremacist propaganda last year; a look at what's in Georgia's $32 billion 2024 state budget; and the latest in events for the whole family from How Do You Atlanta.

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A bill to limit mining near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has stalled in the General Assembly; Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is criticizing fellow Republican top election officials for pulling out of a national voter database; A new report from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control suggests that black adults visit the ER more frequently than others for mental health concerns

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Following Crossover Day, Georgia lawmakers have just about 10 working days left to pass new laws; the long behind schedule Vogtle nuclear power plant has achieved a key step towards actually providing electricity; and a week of scheduled action against the planned Atlanta police training facility continues after violent protests broke out over the weekend.

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Tough weekend at 'Cop City," as nearly two dozen are arrested on domestic terrorism charges; All kinds of bills face their make it or break it moment under the Gold Dome on Crossover Day; and why you might be able to see the Braves play this season if you only want to see one game.

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The NIMBYs win (as in, "Not In My Buckhead, Y'all"); Renters are a step closer to getting more protections; and got bettin' money in your pocket? Keep driving. Georgia isn't ready to expand gaming in the state just quite yet.

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