# The Brief for Thursday, June 4,  2026

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Podcast: [The Brief from WABE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brief-from-wabe-4093239)
Published: 2026-06-05T00:18:25+00:00
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## Resource

The federal government launches an inquiry into MARTA's spending on safety; County elections officials could get different (and conflicting) state guidance on how to count ballots; and we head to the Atlanta History Center in search of what documents from Spelman College's earliest years tell us about the country's earliest days.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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