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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MARTA officials say the transit agency will move forward with a renovation of the Five Points station in downtown Atlanta set to begin next month, despite a call from Mayor Andre Dickens to pause the project. Plus a national nonprofit helping to bail poor and low-income people out of jail is leaving Georgia, blaming a controversial new state law set to go into effect next month. And local environmental groups want the Atlanta Regional Commission to challenge the city of Atlanta's plans for its controversial Public Safety Training Center. Also, WABE and Propublica investigate why Georgia is not obtaining federal funds to help those who have aged out of foster care.

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Atlantans suffered a series of water main breaks beginning last Friday that caused outages and boil advisories running well into this week. We hear from some of those impacted, why the infrastructure failed and the possible fallout from the emergency. Plus, racial disparities in housing persist even as Atlanta saw an increase in homeownership by Black residents since the pandemic. And a group of rescue dogs are helping men in Fulton County break the cycle of incarceration and adjust to life on the outside.

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We look at how the guilty verdict in New York against former President Donald Trump on hiding hush money payments before the 2016 election could shape the presidential election in Georgia. Plus, despite costing more than twice its original budget and finishing years behind schedule, Governor Brian Kemp is calling for another expansion of nuclear Plant Vogtle. And Atlanta's inspector general says there is a concerted effort by some at city hall to thwart investigations into potential corruption. Also, MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood is defending the scheduled long-term closure of the Five Points MARTA station for a massive overhaul.

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We look at the results from the some of the high-profile primary races. Plus, the trial of the Atlanta rapper Young Thug has become the longest in state history, and it is snarling court cases for others waiting justice. And we look at a program to help those advance in the EV sector that got a lot of hype and set expectations perhaps unrealistically high. Also, we profile Andre 3000 at the Atlanta Jazz Festival.

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Both the judge and district attorney in Georgia's criminal case against former President Donald Trump are on the ballot and facing challengers in the primary. Plus, longtime Congressman David Scott is facing multiple challengers claiming he doesn't represent the changing district. And we get reaction from on-campus at Morehouse where President Joe Biden is set to give the commencement address on Sunday amid expected protests.

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