Week in Review: Atlanta VA braces as White House continues cutting staff

The seal affixed to the front of the Veterans Affairs Department building in Washington.

As the Trump administration continues cutting tens of thousands of jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, staff and vets who rely on Atlanta’s VA are bracing for changes. We also profile a program that helps those previously incarcerated find housing, which is now struggling to stay intact after federal funds are drying up.

And as a variety of industries in Georgia–from construction to tech–report they’re struggling to find skilled workers, we look at a new trade school aiming to help bridge the gap between education and labor.

Plus, we have a remembrance of philanthropist and developer Tom Cousins, who died this week.