Political Breakfast from WABE

Political Breakfast from WABE


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Gold Dome Scramble: Lawmakers jostle to keep their bills alive as immigration takes center stage
March 01, 2024

Lawmakers scramble to keep their bills alive on Crossover Day.

How did Georgia founder James Oglethorpe go from slave trader to abolitionist? DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond's new book uncovers gaps in our state history.
February 29, 2024

On this week's Political Breakfast, we're joined by special guest, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond, who is also an author and longtime historian!His new book is titled, 'James Oglethorpe: Father of Georgia, A founder's journey from slave trader to ab

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp refers to the murder of a nursing student on the UGA campus as a point of "inaction" by the Biden Administration when it comes to protecting the nation's borders
February 27, 2024

On this Edition of Political Breakfast, we discuss the tragic murder of nursing student Laken Hope Riley on the UGA campus and the subsequent politicking that has followed.The suspect arrested in the murder case, 26-year-old Venezuelan national Jose Iba

Gold Dome Scramble: Haley and Trump campaigns head to SC ahead of 'First in the South' primary
February 23, 2024

The First in the South Republican Presidential Primary is this Saturday in South Carolina.

As Atlanta's population swells and wages don't keep-up wtih housing costs, state lawmakers talk rent control under the Gold Dome
February 22, 2024

On this week's Political Breakfast, Republican strategist Brian Robinson and Atlanta Civic Circle Director Saba Long discuss Atlanta's housing crisis. Wages have not grown with housing costs. There's also an overall scarcity on the market.  Are rent cont

Fallout from Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis' raw testimony
February 20, 2024

As a judge considers whether to disqualify Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis from the election interference case, Republican Strategist Brian Robinson and Atlanta Civil Circle Director Saba Long weigh-in on Willis's testimony during last week's

Gold Dome Scramble: Fulton DA Fani Willis fights push to remove her from Georgia election case
February 16, 2024

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the stand in an Atlanta courtroom Thursday to defend her ability to continue helming the Georgia election interference case involving former President Donald Trump.

Georgia Democratic Congressman David Scott challenged by Marcus Flowers, who once challenged Marjorie Taylor Greene
February 14, 2024

Georgia's long-serving Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott has a challenger in the party's May primary.Democrat Marcus Flowers raised more than 16 million dollars to challenge alt-right Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and represent Georgia's 14thCon

Atlanta represents at the Super Bowl, Kemp says Trump versus Biden will be "a race to the bottom"
February 13, 2024

This week on Political Breakfast, Atlanta and politics mixed with the Super Bowl.Besides the 75-yard touchdown the Kansas City Chiefs pulled to win in overtime Sunday night, Atlanta's own R&B singer Usher put on a star-studded halftime performance

Gold Dome Scramble: Bill awaiting Gov. Kemp's signature could keep more people in jail for longer
February 09, 2024

Advocates are calling a bill headed to Georgia Governor Brian Kemps desk a step back from years of criminal justice reform.