Week In Review: State lawmakers eye no income tax and Helene survivors rebuild in different ways

An uprooted tree in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Courtesy of Meghan Barwick, Lowndes County)

The Georgia state Senate is looking at ways to possibly incorporate a plan from several Republican state lawmakers and candidates who are pushing to eliminate the state income tax.

Plus, it has been a year since Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of Georgia. We examine how some residents are rebuilding in ways that make them better prepared for the next storm.

And Georgia will now have to do more to track food insecurity in the state following cuts to a federal program by the Trump administration. We also examine the local impact of the new fee for H-1B visa applicants