WABE's Week In Review: 'Cop City' body cam footage and lawmakers look to expand Ga. hate crimes law

A Veep visit…

“This is not about polar bears. I like polar bears, they’re cute, but this is about kitchen table issues that affect lives." >> @DrShepherd2013 talking with @VP https://t.co/PaVD0dfr7W

— Sam Gringlas (@gringsam) February 9, 2023

The Buckhead cityhood push returns…

The first Buckhead Cityhood bill of the 2023 Georgia General Assembly begins moving in the State Senate.

This morning Senate Bill 114 was assigned to the State Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. #gapol #atlpol

Read SB 114 here: https://t.co/iCfU9tRk1d pic.twitter.com/aHfSGsP2Bj

— Rahul Bali (@rahulbali) February 8, 2023

Expanding hate crimes definition…

Coming up on this week's #PoliticalBreakfast 🍳🥓
Georgia's only Jewish state legislator pushes a bill that could enhance penalties for anti-Jewish attacks. @wabenews host @LisaRayam & strategists @LordTinsdale @TharonJohnson weigh in

🎧LIVE on 90.1: https://t.co/rlfc4HgadP

— Lily Oppenheimer (@LilyOppenheimer) February 8, 2023

Also in this episode…

—  Jim Burress talks with a researcher at rent.com about the rental prices in metro Atlanta

—  Rahul Bali looks at the fight between business and safety advocates over allowing rigs to operate on state roads weighing five tons more than current regulations.

— Emily Jones reports on a Georgia Supreme Court ruling that may have grounded plans for a spaceport on the coast.