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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 Friday, March 27. 2026

A Republican-backed election bill, that would change this year's elections, passed the State Senate Friday; Travelers at the world’s busiest airport say TSA employees are long overdue to be paid as the DHS shutdown continues; and a new book chronicles how a Cartersville company was the only one willing to bring back Ebola patients from West Africa 12 years ago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Brief for Thursday, March 26, 2026

Continued long TSA lines prompt Delta to ease ticket restrictions, promote rebooking; State lawmakers plead with ICE officials to release Loganville double amputee; and the influence Frida Kahlo had on one Atlanta artist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Brief for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The proposed 38 and half billion 2027 state budget is headed for a vote in the State Senate after passing out of committee today Wednesday; The Gwinnett County school board unanimously approved Alexandra Estrella today as the new superintendent of the largest school district in Georgia; East Lake Foundation president and CEO Illy Askia joins "All Things Considered" to talk about how its model can be replicated in other communities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Brief for Tuesday,March 24, 2026

Groups question ICE presence, purpose at Atlanta's airport; Georgia stopped collecting vehicle gas taxes, but that's done little to bolster pump prices; and 'What time is it?' Why lawmakers think Georgians can't be bothered with changing a clock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Brief for Monday, March 23, 2026

TSA 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.

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The Brief for Friday, March 20, 2026

Georgia 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.

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The Brief for Thursday, March 19, 2026

State 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.

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The Brief for Tuesday, March 17, 2026

State 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.

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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.