Friday on Political Rewind: Former President Donald Trump's presence at the state GOP convention highlights the rift between Gov. Brian Kemp's supporters and MAGA Republicans. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene launched a campaign to impeach President Biden and other administration officials. Also: the latest on "Cop City" protests.
On the Tuesday, May 16 edition of Georgia Today: Hundreds of residents showed up to an Atlanta city council meeting to oppose a proposed police training facility; The Fulton County DA pushes back against Donald Trump; And a Georgia native earns a top spot on American Idol.
Hundreds of residents showed up at an Atlanta City Council meeting Monday to voice their opposition to a plan to allocate $30 million to build a police training center that protesters call "Cop City."
Tuesday on Political Rewind: Lawyers for the former chair of the Coffee County GOP filed a motion claiming the Fulton County investigation violated her rights. Plus, Atlanta Democrats want the DOJ to investigate the death of Manuel Teran.
Michael Moore, a former U.S. attorney and partner at Moore Hall in Atlanta, contextualizes two autopsy report on the January killing of a protester at the site of a public safety training center in Atlanta.
Students at Emory and Georgia Tech in Atlanta staged a day of action on Tuesday to protest the construction of the new Atlanta police training center in a DeKalb County park.
DeKalb County Medical Examiner released the official autopsy report for Manuel Paez Terán, the activist killed during a law enforcement raid in the South Atlanta forest. Attorneys for the family said they need the whole story.
Thursday onPolitical Rewind: The Supreme Court is temporarily allowing access to the abortion drug mifepristone while it decide if it will permit the medication's use. Meanwhile, the DeKalb County autopsy of Manuel Teran, the activist killed at the planned police training center, shows no gunpowder residue on their hands.
Students at North Carolina's flagship public university have walked out of class to protest school officials' decision to ban a law school student from campus.
DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously rejected an appeal for a permit allowing construction to begin on the new police training center that opponents call “Cop City.”
Tuesday onPolitical Rewind: Rev. Bernice King called for a complete rethinking of the planned police training center. This comes as Mayor Andre Dickens has doubled down on his commitment to build the facility. Meanwhile, Fulton DA Fani Willis says recent attacks by Donald Trump are "ridiculous."
Monday on Political Rewind: Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has given up legislation that would threaten key health care bills. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp quickly signed SB 140, which restricts gender-affirming care for transgender minors. And there are new developments at the site of the future Atlanta police training center.
Georgia authorities say state troopers in January fatally shot an environmental protester who had fired at authorities after a trooper shot pepper balls into the protester's tent.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced the members for his new community task force providing input on the police training center. At the same time, DeKalb County asks residents to avoid the area.
Civil liberties groups and defense attorneys are outraged at the domestic terrorism charges that have been levied against 23 people who were arrested after a masked group attacked an Atlanta-area police training center construction site. Critics have accused officials of levying disproportionate charges to scare off others from joining the "Stop Cop City" movement.