The Brief for Friday, April 3, 2026

Georgia lawmakers have approved next year's $38.5 billion dollar state budget, which moved through in the final hours of the legislative session last night; Georgia property owners may soon be able to sue their cities and towns if they believe certain laws related to homelessness and immigration aren't being enforced aggressively enough; North Georgia streams are some of the most biodiverse places in the country and biologists are trying to help one threatened species of blue-striped fish.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.