WABE's Week In Review: Georgia lawmakers move through bills forcing more use cash bail, making it tougher to unionize and dumping ballot QR codes

ICYMI: A bill to require cash bail for 30 additional crimes is headed to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk after the GOP-controlled House gave it final approval. #gapol https://t.co/H2HBIwJNH4

— WABE News (@wabenews) February 6, 2024

Take a deep breath…

Georgia is set to reconsider its air quality permitting and regulations as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday that it is lowering limits for soot pollution known as PM 2.5.https://t.co/X1jaMvqPdX

— WABE News (@wabenews) February 8, 2024

Also in this episode…

–Sam Gringlas reports on Georgia Republican senators moving through a bill to prohibit using QR codes to tabulate election ballots.

–Marlon Hyde has more on Georgia lawmakers passing a bill backed by Gov. Brian Kemp that would make it harder to organize labor unions across the state.

–Julien Virgin tells us more on what some of Georgia’s LGBTQ+ advocates are keeping their eyes on during this legislative session.

–Emily Wu Pearson reports on Atlantans stepping up to help resettle refugees by partnering with a State Department program that just turned a year old.

–Emily Jones reports on the increased concern over recent right whale injuries and deaths.

–Molly Samuel tells us about the largest-known deep sea coral system on Earth just off the coast of Georgia.