We look at new laws surrounding housing, schools and voting. Plus, a south Georgia immigrant detention center leads the country in deaths in custody, and a new report shows most of those fatalities could have been prevented with better medical care. And a years-long dispute between the City of Atlanta and two then-college students who were pulled from their car and tased by police in 2020 is ending. Also the state of Georgia is on the cusp of permitting a controversial mine next to the Okefenokee Swamp and the federal government is turning to a tool it’s never before employed in the east to try to protect the swamp.

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We breakdown some of the health-related topics topics at the debate and the impact that could have on Georgians. Plus, hotel chain Red Roof Inn has settled a civil lawsuit alleging the company was aware of sex trafficking taking place at two metro Atlanta locations. And immigrants detained in Georgia’s two detention centers are losing access to their main source of pro-bono representation. Also, a new program is trying to curb Georgia's abysmally high maternal mortality rate.

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Small businesses in Atlanta are getting financial help to recover from devastating water main breaks that began a few weeks ago. Plus, two former Trump Administration officials will be the Republican nominees for a pair of Congressional seats along the Alabama border. And United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is laying the groundwork in Atlanta to combat fentanyl trafficking through the southern border. Also, metro Atlanta continues to lead the country in Black-owned businesses, yet systemic barriers like access to funding persist.

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