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WABE's Week In Review — 230 episodes

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How to understand data centers and Flock cameras under surveillance

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Rural teachers help immigrant families and a Buckhead church founded by people who had been enslaved is recognized for its long history

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Feds could limit transparency on data centers in Georgia and Raffensperger calls for SCOTUS to stop Trump's voting changes

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Governor candidates weigh in on Flock and Georgia's EV industry adjusting to recent rough times

5

Georgia Power cuts data center deal and courts review another 'shaken baby' case

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Former CDC researchers call out Trump over MMR vaccine and Dickens slams DNC for city snub

7

Marta's new big boss, Equifax's big settlement and U.S. solar's potential big boost

8

An anthem written by AI and candidates for governor talk data centers

9

Father and son sentenced for Apalachee School shooting and Atlanta denies blame for fish kill in South River

10

Trump's visit to Cobb County, data centers and cars that look classic but feel new

11

Trump continues to target elections and Atlanta's World Cup matches end with an epic

12

Atlanta is feeling the heat and the FBI dives into Fulton election records

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QR codes on ballots delayed and developers buy up Georgia farmland

14

Georgia lawmakers delay redistricting move

15

Is Atlanta ready for the World Cup?

16

Georgia gears up for runoff races and MARTA faces federal investigation

17

GA Power customers could see lower bills and a high-profile mass shooting trial stalls again

18

Primary results lead to scores of runoffs and some big surprises

19

2026 Primary Election special

20

The legacy of Ted Turner

21

Kemp says Georgia will not delay primary to redraw districts but calls for new lines by 2028

22

Trump nominates a CDC director and state officials scramble to meet new voting measures

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Immigrant detention warehouses spark another major issue and are electricity rates creating affordability problems?

24

Taxes, elections and data centers take center stage at the legislative session and gas prices still spiking

25

Georgia senators call to abandon ICE facility plans and the state could eliminate daylight saving time

26

City officials cut off ICE's water and some TSA workers call out to take second jobs

27

Georgia is set for new voting machines and the chaotic year at the CDC

28

Georgia's Senate candidates talk Iran and we investigate unfulfilled parkland promises

29

Georgia lawmakers eye tax cuts and more abortion access restrictions

30

Election deniers unfounded claims led to affidavit in Fulton raid and ICE readies another metro Atlanta facility

31

Fulton sues feds over election raid and a billionaire Trump supporter jumps into the governor's race

32

FBI raids Fulton for elections records, ICE opens another metro Atlanta office and many Georgia schools are not testing for lead in drinking water

33

Georgia lawmakers eye pausing new data center construction and showcasing the musical talents of Atlanta's unhoused

34

Trump immigration policies impacting Georgia and some residents could see relief from spiking power bills

35

Different approaches to cutting Georgia taxes and people protest ICE killing in Minnesota

36

Fani Willis pushes back against state lawmakers and health support for pregnant veterans

37

Georgia Power's surprise agreement and a judge orders state prisons to provide hormone therapy for transgender inmates

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Fulton taxpayers possibly on the hook to pay legal fees and a look at how Georgians are impacted by health funding cuts

39

SPECIAL: Detained in Georgia

40

Inside Georgia's immigration courts and state superintendent calls for teacher raises

41

Georgia v Trump et al continues and the impact of Stewart Detention Center

42

Election day's big results and young filmmakers trying to make it in Georgia's changing film industry

43

SNAP, Head Start cuts set to impact Georgians and Republicans are nervous over PSC elections

44

Utility regulator election becomes high profile and a fired teacher sues over her comments about Kirk's killing

45

TSA workers at Hartsfield-Jackson caught in red tape and an Atlanta food institution closes

46

Dekalb superintendent indicted and Cobb schools bans more books than any other GA county

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Impact of fed shutdown on Georgia and a big win for Sapelo Island advocates

48

State eyes no income tax and Helene survivors rebuild in different ways

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CDC goes back to in-person work and Hyundai raid fallout as Rivian breaks ground

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Fallout from the Hyundai raid and public safety training center opponents claim a victory

51

Calls for Kennedy to resign and the Marietta bookstore centering LGBTQ stories

52

CDC workers protest 'politicizing' of the agency and Big Easy influence on Atlanta 20 years after Katrina

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Some Fulton Commissioners defy judges order and CDC workers get termination notices

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CDC shooting highlights history of threats to health workers and a look at Georgia parks without federal funds

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Exploring Delta's AI pricing plan and federal cuts on Georgia's refugees, health and parks

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Atlanta VA braces as White House continues cutting staff

57

Doctors and patients say Georgia's abortion law is hindering reproductive health

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MARTA boss out over immigration issues and a $140 million Ponzi scheme run by a prominent Georgia Republican

59

Fulton residents brace for a tax spike and campaign cash may not be what it seems

60

The impact of Trump's budget on Georgia and how clean is the Chattahoochee ?

61

More changes likely at the CDC and Atlanta small businesses pivot to deal with tariffs

62

Pregnant woman on life support gives birth and local journalist in ICE detention after protest coverage

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Georgia's AG threatens terrorism charges to protesters and some former CDC staff get their jobs back

64

Emory 'brain dead' case sparks more debate over abortion and 'personhood'

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Trump cuts could affect millions of Georgians

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Pregnant woman on life support at Emory raises legal, ethical questions

67

Exploring the data center boom in metro Atlanta

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Kemp not running for Senate and more federal cuts aimed at Narcan, Americorp

69

Atlanta opens controversial center and 100 days of Trump's impact on Georgia

70

Atlantans remember Pope Francis, the NRA comes to town and what Medicaid cuts could mean for Georgia

71

Federal cuts hit Georgia's refugees, Medicaid recipients, environment monitors

72

More local impacts from massive federal cuts and keeping moms and babies healthy during tough times

73

More CDC cuts as Atlanta area braces for uncertainty on other federal cuts to education, local aid agencies

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Georgia could see a big impact from major policy changes in education, religion and public health from local and federal politicians

75

Atlanta changes city's tree policy and big moves are made at the Capitol on tort reform, IVF

76

Hearing from fired local federal workers and Canada and Mexico weigh in on the trade war

77

Crossover Day brings some voting surprises and a WABE legend retires after 45 years

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How decisions in D.C. are impacting ATL and big ticket bills headed to Crossover Day

79

Atlanta's federal workers losing jobs under Trump, DOGE policy

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Georgia is one of the most dangerous states in the country for pregnant women

81

Bird flu outbreak spikes prices and the CDC is changing website to appease Trump

82

Trump signs Laken Riley Act and Georgia schools eye opting out of Homestead Exemption

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Georgians pardon for January 6th and bird flu outbreak spike prices, crushes supply

84

GOP infighting at the Georgia Capitol and endangered right whales may face more danger

85

Georgia GOP powerbroker backs IVF and saying goodbye to Jimmy Carter

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SPECIAL: Remembering Jimmy Carter

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Costs at Georgia's state schools decrease and the Peach Drop is back in Atlanta on NYE

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Six Million and Lonely

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Willis taken off Trump case and some Amazon workers hit the picket line

90

Kemp joins other GOP governors in backing Trump's immigration plan and the invasive spotted lanternfly arrives in Georgia

91

Former Georgia politicians get work in Trump's White House and first right whale calf spotted

92

Ibarra found guilty of murdering Laken Riley and Georgia's election board eyes controversial AI technology

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Home visits could reduce infant deaths and feds slam Fulton's Jail

94

How the election impacts Georgia and remembering Bernie Marcus and Rico Wade

95

Harris v Trump on making housing affordable and the end of the longest criminal trial in Georgia

96

BONUS: WABE Investigates how millions of gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Chattahoochee River

97

More visits from Trump and Harris, Arbery killers want a new trial and Cobb looks to robots to guard inmates

98

Calls emerge to shutdown, sue BioLab after chemical fire and alleged school shooter and father get indicted

99

The impact of Helene and Milton on Georgia, more BioLab chemical fire drama and Atlanta's Jewish community mourns October 7 one year later

100

Georgians continue to feel Helene's impact and major visits from Biden, Harris and Trump (twice)

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Helene hits Georgia causing deaths and refugee agencies in Atlanta find ways to be flexible

102

Georgia's election board makes more controversial changes and Harris, Vance and Walz stump in the state

103

Some charges against Trump dropped and Georgia lawmakers to consider some gun regulations in 2025

104

A community mourns Barrow County school shooting

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More election rule changes could disrupt Georgia this November and Harris hits the state

106

Special episode: The future of flooding in Georgia

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More state election changes could disrupt November and Georgians show up at the DNC

108

Georgia residents still cleaning up after Debby and how treating blood pressure could reduce pregnancy deaths

109

The Trump-Kemp feud is reignited and Debby causing flooding on Georgia's coast

110

Harris, Trump stump in Georgia and state superintendent calls African American studies program illegal

111

Traveling nightmare for many at Atlanta's airport and local reactions to a Harris presidential run

112

Outages cause chaos, delays at 'world's busiest airport' and Kemp on Trump at the RNC

113

Fulton County Jail drama and CDC’s head talks preparing for the next pandemic

114

Georgia has several new laws in effect and a state detention center leads the nation in deaths

115

Georgia's role in the debate and hotel group settles metro Atlanta sex trafficking lawsuit

116

Trump's picks win runoffs and Atlanta businesses get financial relief from water emergency

117

MARTA bucks Dickens on station delay and Georgia's aged-out foster kids missing out on money

118

Looking at Atlanta's water emergency from infrastructure to fallout

119

The impact of Trump's guilty verdict in Georgia and corruption investigations thwarted inside Atlanta's City Hall

120

Recapping Georgia's primary results and looking at the impact on other cases of the Young Thug trial

121

Previewing Biden's visit to Morehouse and some key primary races including the judge and DA in the Trump case

122

Emory campus votes no confidence in leadership and Trump trial DA and judge both face election challenges

123

A deeper dive into protests at Emory and a new Georgia law bans some people from owning certain land

124

More than a dozen arrested at Emory demonstrations and SCOTUS weighs Trump's immunity, future of Georgia trial

125

Tuition set to increase and those wrongfully convicted have to keeping waiting for justice

126

Judge upholds verification of voters in Georgia and Marta shuts down the airport station

127

Trump loses motion in criminal case and lack of adequate housing keeps kids from parents' custody

128

End of Georgia's legislative session sees gambling die, election and immigration rules move to Governor's desk

129

New school rules could be coming to Georgia and state lawmakers look to tighten immigration laws

130

Willis stays on Trump case and school voucher bill moving through the legislature

131

Trump and Biden duel in Georgia and Laken Riley's death is now a national flashpoint on immigration reform

132

Reactive immigration, IVF bills at the Capitol and closing arguments on Fani Willis' future prosecuting Trump, et al

133

A review of police shooting deaths in Georgia and what the state can learn from the South Carolina primary

134

Fulton DA Willis testifies as opponents try booting her from Georgia's case against Trump and some lawmakers again target libraries

135

Georgia lawmakers move through bills forcing more use cash bail, making it tougher to unionize and dumping ballot QR codes

136

Lawmakers move legal sports betting forward and new legislation could keep more people in jail longer

137

Lawmakers move an antisemitism bill forward and we remember Snowmageddon 10 years later

138

WABE obtains police files on troopers in "Cop City" protester killing and Kemp proposes bonuses for foster care workers

139

Kemp takes aim at unions as he plans on spending state's surplus on tax cuts and safety measures

140

Teachers and state employees set to get 1k bonus and Georgia power bills are going up again

141

Jury awards two Georgia election workers $148 million against Giuliani for lies he told about 2020

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Georgia's new voting maps get approved and homeless project aims to help rising Dekalb numbers

143

A goodbye to Rosalynn Carter and paying back student loans

144

Officials release body cam footage of Atlanta tasing death and remembering Rosalynn Carter

145

Some state lawmakers eye unlikely attempt to get voters in on Georgia abortion access

146

State faces criticism over caring for foster kids and one year on from the closure of Atlanta Medical Center

147

Georgia sees two major court rulings on abortion and redistricting

148

Powell, Cheseboro plead guilty in Trump election conspiracy case and Fulton takes back millions from its beleaguered jail

149

Autopsies of Fulton Jail deaths show some mental health issues and the business of Pride

150

Another Fulton County Jail investigation and no charges for troopers in protesters death

151

Trump opts to keep case in Georgia and Carter set to turn 99 years young

152

Defendants in Trump case want out of Georgia courts and advocates call for Fulton jail inmates not to be shipped out of state

153

Chesebro, Powell cases severed from Trump and Atlanta flash floods cause chaos

154

A major legal week in Georgia: Trump case, trans healthcare for kids and RICO charges on protesters

155

Trump, others plead not guilty and Fulton County Jail faces more criticism after another death

156

The mugshot seen 'round the world as Trump surrenders in Fulton County

157

A breakdown of Fulton County's indictment of Trump, Giuliani, Meadows and 16 others

158

Fulton braces for Trump indictment and advocates call for change after deaths at Stewart Detention Center

159

Georgia plays big role in Trump federal indictment and thousands cut off Medicaid in the state

160

Giuliani concedes he falsely claimed Georgia election worker fraud as Trump probes heat up this summer

161

Georgia's abortion law one year on and Trump's legal team takes aim at Willis again

162

Trump wants Willis off his case and the DOJ investigates Fulton County jail

163

Millions of gallons of sewage dumped into the Chattahoochee River and labor talks get tense between UPS and Teamsters

164

Georgia's new law banning certain medical care for trans kids faces legal action and queer rappers in Atlanta talk about the music scene

165

Dekalb DA pulls out of 'Cop City' prosecution cases and Georgia one year on from the SCOTUS abortion ruling

166

Georgia's film tax credit in the crosshairs again and some cities explore extra protections for residents

167

Funding approved for Atlanta's controversial training center as opponents launch referendum effort

168

Georgia GOP divided on debt ceiling, future of party and Asian American parents find ways to teach their history in schools

169

'Cop City' funding moves through Atlanta's City Council and AR-15 gunmaker is sued over Uvalde

170

Atlanta City Council introduces 'Cop City' funding and Willis hints at August for Trump indictment

171

State Democrats call for gun regulations and Moore replaces confederate Benning at Georgia fort

172

Atlanta mourns after another mass shooting and advocates call for Stewart Detention shutdown after another death

173

Developer says 'Cop City' soft opening expected later next year and Georgia opens first medical cannabis stores

174

Examining conditions at Fulton County jail and a visa program to protect Georgia's migrant workers

175

The Trump case in Georgia also likely to be a 'circus' and a new diversion center in Atlanta offering alternative to jail

176

What Georgia lawmakers did and mostly did not do the last day of the legislative session and abortion takes center stage at the state supreme court

177

Georgia lawmakers block some gender-affirming care for trans kids and Dekalb residents demand cleanup

178

Calls for change as remembrances pour in for the victims of the '21 Atlanta spa shootings

179

More domestic terrorism charges in 'Cop City' violence and a new way to treat addiction

180

Buckhead City effort and 'don't say gay' style bill fail for now at the Capitol and your power bills are (likely) going up again

181

As Carter moves to hospice, tributes pour in and we revisit first-of-its-kind schooling in Georgia

182

Grand jury summary released (partially) and a look back at a record number of officer-involved shootings

183

'Cop City' body cam footage doesn't show incident and lawmakers look to expand Georgia hate crimes law

184

Officials double down on 'Cop City' and multiple bills move through the state Capitol

185

DA bows out of 'Cop City' probe as Kemp orders a state of emergency in preparation of more protests

186

The saga at 'Cop City' turns deadly and Kemp goes global

187

Kemp in the spotlight and ready to spend... oh yeah, and another UGA football championship

188

Is Georgia a purple state?

189

Warnock wins and the Georgia GOP reassesses its style: Kemp or Trump?

190

The Warnock v. Walker race gets hotter as voters flock to the polls ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff for U.S. Senate

191

Walker faces renewed abortion allegations as the procedure is again banned in Georgia beyond six weeks of pregnancy

192

Georgia's abortion law is blocked and Kemp is working with Walker on the runoff

193

Warnock and Walker head to runoff as Kemp and other Republicans take statewide offices

194

The midterm elections are coming! Warnock, Walker, Kemp, Abrams and more

195

Georgia's abortion law in the courts, Walker faces more allegations and Meadows and Graham fight subpoenas

196

Walker's housing allegations against Warnock as celebs come to Georgia to back candidates

197

Suburban Atlanta's role in the midterm election and the biggest boost in veterans' care in decades

198

Herschel Walker's drama-filled week and Fulton's sheriff wants to use Atlanta's jail right now

199

Georgia Power preps for a hurricane, defends proposed rate hikes and Jimmy Carter turns 98

200

Georgia moves forward with very limited cannabis and experts eye what could test the state's elections

201

The politics around closing the Atlanta Medical Center as advocate fear a health crisis looming for the city

202

Cobb deputies killed after ambush and Kemp calls for FEMA aid to Georgia communities hit by flooding

203

Fulton County's DA continues to bring big political names into her election meddling investigation

204

Charges against two Atlanta cops dropped and more subpoena for Trump allies

205

Giuliani testifies, Fulton officials back controversial jail plan and South Dekalb residents get to stay in their homes for now

206

Dealing with the heat while working outside and not finding relief inside

207

The heat is on in Georgia as the election nears closer and extreme temps test residents

208

The impact of extreme heat on Georgians and election races focus on different issues

209

Georgia's restrictive abortion ban is now in effect and so is "personhood"

210

Cobb's school board to allow some personnel to carry guns in schools and immigrants at Stewart claim sexual abuse by a nurse

211

Georgia Dems are pushing to make the state one of the first to vote in presidential primaries

212

More Roe impact in Georgia and a review of the new state voting laws in 2022

213

No dull weeks in Georgia politics and the impact of overturning Roe in the state

214

Georgia continues to play a role in the Jan. 6 insurrection hearings as the upcoming runoff elections test Trump's sway in the state

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Georgia is set to play a role in the Jan. 6 hearings on the insurrection

216

Raffensperger testifies at special grand jury trial involving Trump and doctors worry over treatment if Roe is overturned

217

Trump's candidates can't take down GOP incumbents in Georgia's primary elections

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Gearing up for Georgia's primary ... another key test of Trump's influence

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Georgia's primary nears as Perdue and Kemp keep slugging it out

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The possible impact on abortions and the midterm elections in Georgia if SCOTUS overturns Roe

221

Georgia's new education laws, Kemp v Perdue and saving thousands of bees

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Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies and some students push to change their school's Confederate name

223

Georgia eases gun laws and a federal government school lunch program could impact a million kids in the state

224

Regulations on transgender high school athletes end Georgia's legislative session as campaigns for 2022 ramp up

225

Busy Georgia lawmakers move on education, guns and mental healthcare

226

Georgia's mental healthcare issues and an Asian staple is set for store shelves across the state

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Lawmakers rush to pass bills before Crossover Day and one year on from the spa shootings

228

Education and politics continue to mix at the state Capitol

229

Georgia's redrawn voting maps will stand for 2022 as state lawmakers weigh banning access to abortion

230

The legacy of Ahmaud Arbery after another guilty verdict for the men who murdered him