WABE's Week In Review: Fired local federal workers, Canada and Mexico weigh in on the trade war

Chris Bergquist worked at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to investigate complaints of discrimination by housing providers. Last month, he was abruptly terminated by the Trump administration along with thousands of other federal employees. (Courtesy of Chris Bergquist)

Canada and Mexico weigh in on trade war’s impact on Georgia…

Remembering those killed four years ago…

MARTA’s current battle…



Also in this episode…

—Sam Gringlas has more on a judge’s ruling that thousands of federal workers, including some in Georgia, must be reinstated after the Trump administration abruptly fired them.

—Stephannie Stokes talks to one of those fired in the Atlanta office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and what that means for housing policy here moving forward.

—Chamian Cruz has more on reporting that found a mother of an inmate with severe mental issues had warned authorities before her son stabbed a jail guard.