We look at the impact in Atlanta of the Trump administration's policy firing federal workers, specifically at the  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Plus, we dive into some proposed state legislation that would put more pressure on local governments to clear homeless encampments or possibly pay homeowners whose values dropped because of them. Also, education researchers say students in Georgia have still not recovered academically to pre-pandemic achievement levels.

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In this special episode of the Week In Review, we take a look at our multi-part series on maternal health called Missing Moms from WABE Health Reporter Jess Mador.

Georgia can be a dangerous place to be pregnant and give birth. The state’s maternal mortality rate is among the worst in the United States. But the risks are not equal. Black Georgians are much more likely than other women to experience complications or die during or after pregnancy.

Families want change. Policymakers and advocates are pushing solutions. To understand what is — and is not — working to address Georgia’s maternal health crisis, we’re exploring the complex factors behind it and what’s being done to address it.

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The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now modifying the content on its website to "comply with President Trump's Executive Order" to dismantle DEI programs within the government. Also, Waffle House says it will charge extra for eggs as millions of chickens have been culled in response to the bird flu outbreak. Plus, we have more on Fulton County facing a lawsuit over its interpretation over the homestead exemption tax law that has some residents seeing massive tax bills. 

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We have more on President Donald Trump signing the Laken Riley Act into federal law as he was surrounded by the late Georgia nursing student's family this week. Plus, Democrats in the state legislature are making another attempt to extend health coverage to more Georgians under Medicaid, and this time, four Republicans have already signed on. Also, we look at the impact on Georgia homeowners as half of the state's 180 school districts have started the legal process to opt out of the Homestead Exemption law,  according to a survey from the Georgia School Superintendents Association.

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We look at another case of bird flu at a commercial facility in north Georgia, and how it has forced the killing of millions of birds and seen prices increases. Plus, dozens of people who live in Georgia were among those who received pardons from President Trump for their participation in the January 6th insurrection. And cars abandoned along the roadways, thousands without power, water mains busted, we'll look at the impact of the most recent winter storm to hit Georgia. Also, Jan. 20 might feel like a long time ago now, but it was a big day this week. We'll have local reactions to the presidential inauguration, MLK Day celebrations and the college football championship here in Atlanta. 

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We take a deep dive into state politics as Governor Brian Kemp charts a course for tort reform, his biggest issue this session. It could have a big impact on the civil litigation, the business community and those who were done wrong and seeking damages. Plus, we look at the republican infighting at the Capitol that saw one GOP lawmaker arrested and another, one of the powerful politicos there, facing criticism from his own party. And a water main break in Dekalb County impacted thousands of residents, forcing a boil advisory for days, and now some lawmakers are using the incident to highlight the need for increasing water and sewer rates. Also, a ruling on right whales could hurt the survival of species that give birth off Georgia's coast. 

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Georgia's legislative session is set to start next week and Speaker Jon Burns  is promising support for legislation to protect in-vitro fertilization. Also, the number of people who are homeless in Georgia stayed mostly flat over the past year, but it still totals more than 12,000 people statewide. Plus, we look at he ceremonies honoring the only U.S. president from Georgia, Jimmy Carter, who died last month at 100 years old. 

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In this special Week In review episode, we look at the impact of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains,Ga. Carter was 100 years old. We dive into his impact on environmental policy as well as his humanitarian work with Habitat for Humanity. 

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We'll have more on an uptick in state funding for higher education has brought down the cost of attending Georgia’s public colleges and universities in recent years. Plus, Atlanta officials are spending millions to build two grocery stores in so-called food desert locations in the city. And a Virginia-based homebuilder says it is set to build hundreds of houses in Gwinnett County. Also,  Atlanta's famed New Year's Eve Peach Drop is back on this year after a hiatus in 2023.  

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In this special episode of the Week in Review, we showcase our series "Six Million and Lonely" by All Things Considered host Jim Burress and producer Christopher Alston. 

It looks at the growing problem of loneliness, especially in the metro Atlanta area, where a  U.S. Census Bureau quarterly survey found people here were the second most isolated in the country.  The series highlights the problems and finds some solutions to combat social isolation and loneliness. 

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