Two controversial bills are not advancing for now at the state Capitol: a push to separate the neighborhood of Buckhead from Atlanta and a bill banning schools from talking sexuality or gender. Plus, we look at why Georgia Power is set to raise rates again. And an effort to expand and protect Atlanta's urban forest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 04, 2023•16 min•Ep. 137
Former President Jimmy Carter decided to no longer get care at a local hospital and spend his final days in hospice at his home in Plains, Georgia. The move prompted a series of remembrances over the week. And we have an update on the Dekalb County School District, which became the first in Georgia to offer free preschool for three- and four-year-olds. Plus, treating veterans to baby showers in part as an effort to raise awareness for maternal health among soldiers. See omnystudio.com/listener f...
Feb 25, 2023•16 min•Ep. 136
A portion of Fulton County's special grand jury summary into 2020 election meddling is released but nothing yet on criminal recommendations. Plus, state lawmakers are pitching a number of ideas to combat the highprices of housing and rent in Georgia. And as the Atlanta area deals with a recent high-profile officer-involved shooting, we look at 2022 when such incidents hit a record high and what advocates say could change that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 18, 2023•16 min•Ep. 135
Body camera footage from the January 18th fatal officer-involved shooting at the proposed south Dekalb County police training site doesn't show incident, but sound reveals scores of shots. And we look at the movements at the state Capitol as lawmakers look to expand Georgia's hate crimes law after antisemitic flyers are spewed in metro Atlanta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 11, 2023•16 min•Ep. 134
Atlanta and Dekalb County leaders move forward with an agreement on the so-called "Cop City" training facility as protesters call for Mayor Andre Dickens to resign . Meantime, State lawmakers are eyeing giving GBI more power over terrorism cases, banning Covid-19 rules permanently and allowing online sports betting in the state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 04, 2023•16 min•Ep. 133
Dekalb County's district attorney is recusing herself from the investigation into the shooting at the site of a proposed police facility. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a special prosecutor will be assigned. Plus, we fact check Governor Brian Kemp's state of the state address. And an animal-rights-turned-zoning case just southeast of Atlanta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2023•16 min•Ep. 132
The on-going protest at the proposed site in South Dekalb County for a police training center turned deadly with law enforcement shooting and killing one protester after authorities say a state trooper was shot and injured. Plus, Governor Brian Kemp meets the world's richest and most powerful in Davos, Switzerland touting Georgia as model for economic success. And we look at a honeybee vaccine tested in Georgia that could save a species. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 21, 2023•16 min•Ep. 131
The University of Georgia easily won its second national football championship in a row this week. And Governor Brian Kemp was sworn in on Thursday and then dropped a spending plan on Friday... that really does spend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 14, 2023•16 min•Ep. 130
We explore if Georgia is becoming more of a battleground state. There is strong evidence on both sides of the argument. Plus, we look at a local charity making sure foster kids get gifts this holiday season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 17, 2022•16 min•Ep. 129
Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock held off Republican challenger Herschel Walker to become the first Black U.S. Senator from Georgia elected to a full term. It also has some in the Georgia GOP looking at the direction moving forward. Walker was backed by former president Donald Trump and joins scores of other candidates backed by Trump who lost. Meantime, Governor Brian Kemp, who was a target of Trump, handily won his re-election bid in November and has become one of the party's darlings in t...
Dec 10, 2022•16 min•Ep. 128
We are just days away from Georgia's runoff election day that will decide the state's next U.S. Senator. We hit the campaign trail with both Warnock and Walker. Plus, the high-profile shooting in Atlanta that killed two kids and injured four others still has investigators and a community looking for answers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 03, 2022•16 min•Ep. 127
The Georgia Supreme Court is allowing the state’s ban on abortion at around 6-weeks of pregnancy to once again take effect. Meantime, Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker faced more evidence of an alleged relationship with a woman who claims he paid for her abortion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 26, 2022•16 min•Ep. 126
A Fulton County judge blocked Georgia's restrictive ban, a move that will likely see it go to the Georgia Supreme Court and maybe back to lawmakers. Meantime, Governor Brian Kemp, fresh off his re-election, is using his machine to boost Republican Senate challenger Hershel Walker in the runoff against incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 19, 2022•16 min•Ep. 125
We breakdown the Georgia's midterm elections, including the U.S. Senate race going into overtime and Republicans taking all statewide offices by 5-10 percentage points. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 12, 2022•16 min•Ep. 124
The midterms are coming and our Politics team breaks down the scenarios that await in the biggest races in the state as once again Georgia will be in the spotlight come election day. Plus, we look at how a small bureaucratic error can cost some folks their homes in a system that appears to be broken. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 05, 2022•16 min•Ep. 123
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Hershel Walker is facing a second allegation that he forced a woman to have an abortion. He denies the claim. Meantime, Georgia's abortion law, H.B. 481, is at the courts as opponents say banning the procedure after just six weeks is a violation of patients' privacy. And former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows must testify in a Fulton County special grand jury looking at election meddling in 2020. U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham is fighting his subpoena and the U.S....
Oct 29, 2022•16 min•Ep. 122
Georgia's U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock says his church has not evicted anyone from property connected to it, as his opponent Republican Hershel Walker claims. Plus, celebrities and big political names are coming to Georgia to support their candidates. And we have a look at a Georgia company looking to create a solar super highway along stretches of roads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 22, 2022•16 min•Ep. 121
We take a look at how the Atlanta suburbs that helped put two Democratic U.S. Senators and Joe Biden in office are leaning for the midterms. We also take a look at how some are campaigning on gun rights and access to Asian American voting blocs. Plus, the Veterans Affairs department is finally making changes to how it treats sick vets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 15, 2022•16 min•Ep. 120
Georgia Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker is denying reports that he paid for an ex-girlfriend's abortion. Walker is running on an anti-abortion rights with no exceptions platform. Meantime, his son called his father a liar. Plus, Fulton Sheriff Pat Labat is calling on Atlanta officials to let his department start housing inmates in the city's jail ahead ASAP. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 08, 2022•16 min•Ep. 119
State regulators held hearings this week on Georgia Power's request for significant rate increases. The utility also prepared for Hurricane Ian, which ultimately seemed to spare the state from the most severe damage. We also look at a Democratic candidate who says she's not getting the love from her own party. And Jimmy Carter turns 98 years old. We look at how politics in Georgia have changed in his lifetime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 01, 2022•16 min•Ep. 118
Georgia officials moved through a long-stalled final approval for low-THC cannabis oil. We also look at what some experts say will test Georgia's elections. And we are with the final tenants as the move out of the dilapidated Forest Cove apartments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 24, 2022•16 min•Ep. 117
Governor Brian Kemp and his Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams weigh in on the closing of the Atlanta Medical Center, leaving the city with just a single level one trauma facility. We also examine the education plans for the two gubernatorial candidates. Plus, WABE staff remembers our legal analyst Page Pate who tragically drowned last Sunday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 17, 2022•16 min•Ep. 116
Law enforcement from around Georgia and the country are mourning the deaths of two Cobb County Sheriff's deputies on Thursday night. They were attempting to deliver a warrant. Plus, northwest Georgia saw torrential rain that led to flooding and the closure of a local water treatment facility, cutting off water to thousands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 10, 2022•16 min•Ep. 115
We look deeper into the special grand jury in Fulton County's election-meddling investigation, including big names battling subpoenas. Plus, some worry Georgia's abortion law could impact treatment to those who suffer a miscarriage. And what Cobb County schools still needs to do to educate students, parents and administrators about an important history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 03, 2022•16 min•Ep. 114
Charges were dismissed this week against two Atlanta Police officers involved in the deadly shooting of Rayshard Brooks outside a fast food restaurant in 2020. More of former President Trump’s White House and campaign aides could be forced to appear in front of a special grand jury in Fulton County. Plus, we have an interview with USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue, a look at a controversial mine plan moving forward and the cost of a tasty burger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 27, 2022•16 min•Ep. 113
Rudy Giuliani became the most high profile ally of former President Donald Trump to testify this week in Fulton County’s special grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia. Fulton commissioners back a controversial plan to use Atlanta's city jail to house inmates. And South Dekalb residents at a public housing complex can stay in their homes for now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 20, 2022•16 min•Ep. 112
We look at how construction workers are doing their jobs as Atlanta is experiencing its hottest summer yet. And as temperatures rise, some people suffer without air conditioning. Plus schools are back and educators are having to deal with Georgia's new "divisive concepts" law. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 13, 2022•16 min•Ep. 111
We look at the short eternity until Georgia's high-profile election, and how the state's gun laws reportedly caused the cancellation of one of the city's most popular music festivals. And we continue our look at how extreme heat is impacting Georgia, including if Atlanta needs a Chief Heat officer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 06, 2022•16 min•Ep. 110
Candidates in Georgia's midterm elections are focusing on different priorities: economy versus abortion rights. And we highlight the first three episodes of "The Heat Effect," our series on the impact of extreme heat on Georgia, which includes how peach farmers are adapting to a warming climate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 30, 2022•16 min•Ep. 109
A federal court removed the block on Georgia's six-week abortion ban and with it, created "personhood" for the embryo/fetus. We also look at the political wrangling the ruling has caused among candidates for the heated midterm election in November. Plus, the Chattahoochee River could see a cash infusion to continue its development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 23, 2022•16 min•Ep. 108
