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The Brief from WABE

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.

2026 WABE Politics & Government
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  • The Brief for Friday, January 9, 2026

    The Brief for Friday, January 9, 2026
    Jan 10 2026

    Fulton is looking for volunteers to help with its annual point in time count, to help track and respond to homelessness in the county; the city of Lovejoy is further enforcing a curfew for minors after increased criminal activity over the last year; and a chimpanzee sanctuary in North Georgia is looking for college volunteers to spend their spring break taking care of retired research primates.

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    10 mins
  • The Brief for Thursday, January 8, 2026

    The Brief for Thursday, January 8, 2026
    Jan 8 2026

    Georgia's Speaker of the House Jon Burns outlines his priorities for the upcoming legislative session; a New York man pleads guilty to threatening the wife of a Georgia immigration officer; and why 4,600 people in DeKalb County call an extended-stay motel "home."

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    9 mins
  • The Brief for Wednesday, January 7, 2026

    The Brief for Wednesday, January 7, 2026
    Jan 7 2026

    Georgia's attorney general says he will charge for a second time 61 people arrested during protests of Atlanta's public safety training center; legalized sports betting is likely to make its annual appearance under the Gold Dome again this session; and Georgia's unemployment numbers better than U.S. average.

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    10 mins
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