#1. Which labor workers were on strike in Atlanta last week?
#2. What is the expected opening and operation date for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center?
It’s early 2025.
The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, the subject of recent “Cop City” protests, is now built and will be fully operational during the first quarter of 2025. WABE got a first look at the 85-acre, $115 million complex in the South River Forest in unincorporated DeKalb County.
#3. Which famous Georgian did President-elect Donald Trump tap for his administration last week?
It’s Herschel Walker.
Trump has tapped Walker to become the next U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. Walker, a University of Georgia football legend, unsuccessfully campaigned to unseat Raphael Warnock as U.S. senator from Georgia in 2022.
#4. What is the future of the old Atlanta Motel?
It will be converted into housing for homeless individuals.
The 56 units in the 1960s-era Atlanta Motel, located on Moreland Avenue right off I-20 in east Atlanta, will be renovated by the developer Stryant. It will be open to people who have been homeless for more than a year.
#5. What is the future of the Georgia election interference case?
It’s Fulton DA Fani Willis being removed from the case.
The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her team can no longer continue prosecuting the case.
The court declined to dismiss the case altogether. Willis is appealing the decision.
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