The Trauma Center Crisis – Many experts and lawmakers agree that our trauma care network in Georgia is in crisis. One alarming statistic highlights the problem – the death rate due to trauma in Georgia is 20 percent higher than the national average. What can we do about it? Dr. Kate Heilpern, Acting Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Emory School of Medicine, joins us with her recommendations …

Also this week: Private Cities – they are a hot topic in the Legislature. Florida loves them, but will be they good for Georgia? Also known as Community Development Districts, private cities establish local, special-purpose governments that can levy taxes to provide funding to build and manage the infrastructure needed to support new development. Will they be an answer to Georgia's growing population? Gary Moyer, V.P. for Development at The Villages in Florida, an expert on CDDs, joins us to discuss the issue.

Next week on Georgia Weekly: A Legislative Update with Shannon McCaffrey of the Associated Press, Randy Lewis of Georgia Political Digest, and James Salzer of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.