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The Brief from WABE brings you daily news with context from Atlanta's public media outlet and National Public Radio member station. The Brief from WABE is updated daily before 7pm with a look at what is happening in the metro Atlanta area brought to you by your WABE News Team.
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Atlanta is ranked among the top 10 worst traffic cities in the country, according to a recent analysis by a transportation research firm; Democratic U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock says America is in a 'spiritual crisis' saying part of the solution is making the American dream attainable for all; and WABE Arts looks at a new PBS documentary following a youth orchestra highlighting the Buford highway corridor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Georgia Power says it's reached an agreement with state regulators on a massive expansion plan; A leading statewide elected official says Georgia Republicans need to sound the alarm after Democrats flip another office in a special election; New Year’s Eve is a key deadline for the roughly 1.5 million Georgians with Affordable Care Act coverage, unless Congress reaches an agreement to extend "enhanced tax credits."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hearings that had been scheduled for this week involving the accused Atlanta spa shooter are now postponed; Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to appear next week before a Georgia State Senate Committee investigating her for alleged misconduct connected to the now-dismissed 2020 election interference case; and an Atlanta filmmaker premieres a new AI-enhanced version of his documentary chronicling a decades-old arts and culture festival in the city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Defiant, Fani Willis continues to push for separation of power between the legislative and judicial branches of government; a Democratic state representative from Covington pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges; and why Georgia's Medicaid work requirement might not set the best example for other states about to roll it out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CDC committee votes to end decades-long recommendation to vaccinate at birth for Hepatitis-B; Insurance company sues BioLab, parent company, after massive warehouse fire; and the future of safety net healthcare in Georgia amid planned federal cuts, short-term funding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A new shelter for women in DeKalb County will provide housing and wraparound services to those experiencing homelessness; more people in Metro Atlanta were killed in traffic crashes than because of homicides in 2024; and how people with disabilities and their families are bracing for financial hardship in the face of the Trump Administration's cut to health fundingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has vacated a ruling by a lower court that stopped a portion of a controversial law barring giving any food or water to voters waiting at the ballot box; A group of Georgia state lawmakers are recommending measures to compel chronically absent students to come to school; WABE health reporter Jess Mador speaks to a health insurance marketplace navigator about the state's changing healthcare landscape. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A bipartisan State Senate study committee looking at the issue of college affordability is recommending the state create a comprehensive need-based aid program; According to a new analysis of Trump administration health care cuts, Georgia is facing steep job and tax-revenue losses as well as more people without health insurance over the next decade; And on WABE Arts, Revolt TV's 'Bet on Black' show highlights HBCU students and alumni who are entrepreneurs in a pitch style competition of their companies and products.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fulton County taxpayers might see the bill for the now-dismissed Trump election interference case; Grady is opening new medical centers in Dekalb County; and a new North Atlantic Right Whale calf was spotted off the coast of GeorgiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Georgia's federal election interference case dropped; how Atlanta small businesses are preparing for holiday sales amid economic uncertainty; and reparations for Black Americans in Fulton CountySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Georgia immigration judges granted only four percent of asylum cases in fiscal year 2025; Dekalb County is heading toward mediation in a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit; on WABE Arts Atlanta’s holiday stages are alive, from the Alliance Theater's "A Christmas Carol" to Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre’s “Nutcracker Suite.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Potential candidates to succeed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene consider their runs; Ft. Benning in Georgia on short list for Army nuclear power plant; and the year's busiest travel week at the world's busiest airport--what you can expect if you're flying this Thanksgiving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is anticipating millions of passengers over the Thanksgiving holiday, just over a week after the government shutdown ended; Employees at the Centers for Disease Control say the Trump administration is ignoring the federal government’s own scientists; and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance fund is pushing for more support for Black farmers and landowners after they stepped up to provide food during the government shutdown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After numerous roadblocks, Atlanta's interim inspector general is set to release dozens of investigations involving city officials accused of wrongdoing; Georgia Power warns of new scams targeting customers; and Cobb County to expand driverless shuttles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Salesforce ups its presence in Atlanta; Georgia's ports are feeling the tariff squeeze; and what the state's doing to improve chronic absenteeism at Georgia's public schools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Get ready for the busy Thanksgiving travel season, especially on Georgia's Interstate highways; Home Depot primes investors that full-year returns will likely be worse than expected; and a local police department gets more powerful Tasers at a cost of $7.8-million. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Head of public education in Georgia calls for teacher, support staff raises; FAA lifts flight restrictions on Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson; and MTG's MAGA mea culpa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
FAA eases, but doesn't eliminate, flight restrictions at Hartsfield-Jackson; Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia head Pete Skandalakis agrees to take on 2020 election interference case against Trump and his allies; and detaining immigrants is a big business in one of Georgia's smallest towns, even if most of the cash goes elsewhere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines says it's ready to get back to full capacity, as the longest federal government shutdown in history ends; Environmental groups are calling on the Georgia Public Service Commission to put off a decision on expanding power plants until newly-elected commissioners take office; and immigrants detained in Georgia are not guaranteed legal representation, unlike in criminal court, but immigration law is notoriously complex so some attorneys are providing free services.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Atlanta Fed president announces retirement; Atlanta becomes the 17th market for a National Women's Soccer League team; and why some SNAP recipients are surprised to learn of new work requirement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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