The Georgia Supreme Court makes way for lethal injection executions to move forward again; Recently deepened and widened Port of Savannah could be deeper and wider; and about those fancy new MARTA train cars set to debut for the FIFA World Cup. Um. Well. So. 

The Georgia Supreme Court makes way for lethal injection executions to move forward again; Recently deepened and widened Port of Savannah could be deeper and wider; and about those fancy new MARTA train cars set to debut for the FIFA World Cup. Um. Well. So.&nbsp;

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The Brief for Tuesday, June 2, 2026

It's rare indeed, when Atlanta's weekend traffic isn't awful, but it's awfully rare it's as bad as this weekend's is shaping up to be. 

Want a lucrative state contract? Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has some lakefront property he'd like to show you. 

And it's not along the Beltline's Eastside Trail... and it's not a rail line... But two decades in and the Beltline technically has transit.

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And&thinsp;it's&thinsp;not&thinsp;along&thinsp;the&thinsp;Beltline's&thinsp;Eastside&thinsp;Trail... and&thinsp;it's&thinsp;not&thinsp;a rail line...&thinsp;But&thinsp;two&thinsp;decades&thinsp;in&thinsp;and&thinsp;the&thinsp;Beltline&thinsp;technically&thinsp;has&thinsp;transit.

The Brief for Friday, June 5th, 2026

The federal government launches an inquiry into MARTA's spending on safety; County elections officials could get different (and conflicting) state guidance on how to count ballots; and we head to the Atlanta History Center in search of what documents from Spelman College's earliest years tell us about the country's earliest days.   

The federal government launches an inquiry into MARTA's spending on safety; County elections officials could get different (and conflicting) state guidance on how to count ballots; and we head to the Atlanta History Center in search of what documents from Spelman College's earliest years tell us about the country's earliest days.&nbsp; &nbsp;

The Brief for Thursday, June 4,  2026

Gov. Kemp adds property tax to special session agenda; Atlanta area DAs call BS on state efforts to erase partisan elections only in the metro; and legendary singer Peabo Bryson dies at age 75. 

Gov. Kemp adds property tax to special session agenda; Atlanta area DAs call BS on state efforts to erase partisan elections only in the metro; and legendary singer Peabo Bryson dies at age 75.&nbsp;

The Brief for Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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