WABE's Week In Review

Small businesses in Atlanta are getting financial help to recover from devastating water main breaks that began a few weeks ago. Plus, two former Trump Administration officials will be the Republican nominees for a pair of Congressional seats along the Alabama border. And United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is laying the groundwork in Atlanta to combat fentanyl trafficking through the southern border. Also, metro Atlanta continues to lead the country in Black-owned businesses, yet systemic barriers like access to funding persist.

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MARTA officials say the transit agency will move forward with a renovation of the Five Points station in downtown Atlanta set to begin next month, despite a call from Mayor Andre Dickens to pause the project. Plus a national nonprofit helping to bail poor and low-income people out of jail is leaving Georgia, blaming a controversial new state law set to go into effect next month. And local environmental groups want the Atlanta Regional Commission to challenge the city of Atlanta's plans for its controversial Public Safety Training Center. Also, WABE and Propublica investigate why Georgia is not obtaining federal funds to help those who have aged out of foster care.

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Atlantans suffered a series of water main breaks beginning last Friday that caused outages and boil advisories running well into this week. We hear from some of those impacted, why the infrastructure failed and the possible fallout from the emergency. Plus, racial disparities in housing persist even as Atlanta saw an increase in homeownership by Black residents since the pandemic. And a group of rescue dogs are helping men in Fulton County break the cycle of incarceration and adjust to life on the outside.  

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We look at how the guilty verdict in New York against former President Donald Trump on hiding hush money payments before the 2016 election could shape the presidential election in Georgia. Plus, despite costing more than twice its original budget and finishing years behind schedule, Governor Brian Kemp is calling for another expansion of nuclear Plant Vogtle. And Atlanta's inspector general says there is a concerted effort by some at city hall to thwart investigations into potential corruption. Also, MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood is defending the scheduled long-term closure of the Five Points MARTA station for a massive overhaul.

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We look at the results from the some of the high-profile primary races. Plus, the trial of the Atlanta rapper Young Thug has become the longest in state history, and it is snarling court cases for others waiting justice. And we look at a program to help those advance in the EV sector that got a lot of hype and set expectations perhaps unrealistically high. Also, we profile Andre 3000 at the Atlanta Jazz Festival.

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Both the judge and district attorney in Georgia's criminal case against former President Donald Trump are on the ballot and facing challengers in the primary. Plus, longtime Congressman David Scott is facing multiple challengers claiming he doesn't represent the changing district. And we get reaction from on-campus at Morehouse where President Joe Biden is set to give the commencement address on Sunday amid expected protests.

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The Georgia Court of Appeals has granted oral arguments after former President Donald Trump appealed Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis staying on his criminal case. This could mean the trial does not begin this year. Meantime, we examine both Willis and the judge in the case facing election challengers for their seats. Plus, a student referendum on Emory University's President Greg Fenves resulted in a "no confidence" decision. And we look at what researchers are trying to do to help curb Georgia's disproportionately high maternal mortality rate.

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Protests continue on campuses around the country including at Emory. We hear more about the demonstrations that garnered national attention are playing out. Plus, New legislation in Georgia bans so-called foreign agents from buying certain land in the state.  Lawmakers say this champions national security, but critics warn the legislation is reminiscent of old, discriminatory laws against Asian people. Also, Georgia Power says its second new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle is officially online. And a federal appeals court has upheld former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill's conviction for violating the civil rights of inmates. 

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Authorities arrested more than a dozen people at Emory University at a demonstration of the Israel-Hamas war after a clash with police. Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court is now weighing whether former President Donald Trump enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution, a decision that could impact if and when Trump will face trial in Georgia for alleged election interference. Plus, we hear from the U.S. Secretary of Labor on unions targeting the South for expanding their organizing efforts.

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Students at public institutions will pay more next year after officials with the University System of Georgia voted to increase tuition. And Georgia Power is set to expand a natural gas power plant after state regulators approved the plan that critics say sets the state back when it comes to fighting climate change. Plus, lawmakers deny those wrongfully convicted in Georgia of compensation for at least another year as justice gets political. Also, Kennesaw State gets ready to jump into big-time college football.

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