Week In Review: Impact of Trump's budget on Georgia and how clean is the Chattahoochee?

A woman samples water, wearing gloves.
Jessica Sterling samples water off a bridge on Paces Ferry Road NW for the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's Swim Guide. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

President Donald Trump’s spending plan could have big impact on Georgia. We look at the thousands of solar jobs at stake as well as how it could affect Georgia’s state budget.

Plus, a local journalist who was arrested while covering a protest on Chamblee Tucker Road is being released on bond from an immigration detention center.

Atlanta after-school and summer program providers are sounding the alarm after the Trump administration abruptly paused their federal funding.



And as many folks “shoot the Hooch” over the holiday weekend, we look at how clean (or not) the Chattahoochee River actually is. 

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Also in this episode…

—Marlon Hyde reports that for the first time in more than a decade, Atlanta is losing more office space than it’s adding.

—Rahul Bali has more on the possible impact of Trump’s budget plan on Georgia’s state budget.

—DorMiya Vance reported on a program that helps transgender people change their names.