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The Brief from WABE
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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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The Brief for Monday, March 23, 2026
Mar 2300:09:30Tap to summarizeTSA call-outs cause hours-long lines at Atlanta's airport; State lawmakers vote to ban cell phones in high school classrooms; and Atlanta sees its 16th-worst pollen count ever. Achoo...we're just getting started. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Friday, March 20, 2026
Mar 2000:09:33Tap to summarizeGeorgia becomes the first state to suspend its gas tax in response to the war in Iran, which has caused gas prices to spike; Governor Brian Kemp signed his fourth round of one-time state income tax rebates at the State Capitol Friday; The Princeton Eviction lab found that Atlanta had more than 144 thousand evictions last year, we hear from one of the researchers involved.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Thursday, March 19, 2026
Mar 1900:09:16Tap to summarizeState lawmakers pass bill to suspend Georgia's gas tax; homeowner's insurance is about to see another premium increase; and a conversation with the legendary Dionne Warwick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Mar 1700:09:27Tap to summarizeState Senate looks to ban phones in Georgia high schools; Two decades past verdict, and father convicted of killing infant child wants a new trial; and the mystique that is the Georgia Guidestones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Monday, March 16, 2026
Mar 1600:09:37Tap to summarizeWorld's busiest airport feeling pinch of partial government shutdown; a judge delivers a major blow to the Trump administration's anti-vaccine agenda; and the first installment in WABE's series, "Invisible Scars." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Friday, March 13, 2026
Mar 1300:09:16Tap to summarizeDemocratic state senator Nabilah Parkes of Duluth is resigning; charges have been dropped in the case of five teenagers involved in the death of Hall County teacher and coach Jason Hughes; a new report from Duluth-based Planned PEThood of Georgia outlines a framework for improving the delivery of animal welfare services in the state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Thursday, March 12, 2026
Mar 1200:09:21Tap to summarizeACLU to Dept. of Homeland Security: Stop detaining immigrants in temporary holding cells in the basement of an Atlanta immigration office; Could professional hockey return to Atlanta?; and why this year's Dogwood Festival has an admission charge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Mar 1100:09:47Tap to summarizeWith QR codes on ballots now unlawful in Georgia, another new voting system is on the horizon; gas prices sharply increase as war with Iran continues; and the significance of the Stitch project adding "Inc." to its name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Mar 1000:09:26Tap to summarizeJudge denies Laken Riley killer a new trial; state lawmakers pass 2027 budget; and Yamaha ditches California for Georgia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Monday, March 9, 2026
Mar 900:10:05Tap to summarizeFulton DA says state GOP is targeting her for prosecuting Donald Trump; political shuffle on Fulton County Commission sets the stage for major shifts; and what a year into Trump's second term means for the Atlanta-based CDC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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