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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: SEPTEMBER 17 2026 · What You Need To Know

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  Speaker 1: It's Sybil Wilkes with what we need to know. Today,
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  Speaker 1: it's Thursday, September 17th, 2026. Number one. Key Senate elections
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  Speaker 1: across several states will decide which party controls legislative decision
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  Speaker 1: making this fall and beyond. With over 30 seats on
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  Speaker 1: the ballot, small seat shifts will affect judicial confirmations and
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  Speaker 1: committee leadership. Citizens can follow campaign updates and check voting
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  Speaker 1: information through their local election office and by subscribing to
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  Speaker 1: the What We Need to Know newsletter. Number two. The Stockbridge,
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  Speaker 1: Georgia City Council voted to remove 23-year-old Mayor Jaden Williams
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  Speaker 1: from office following a 10-hour misconduct hearing. Evidence presented cited
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  Speaker 1: financial mismanagement, vehicle misuse. and improper communications with a high
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  Speaker 1: school student. Williams denied intentional wrongdoing and stated he reimbursed
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  Speaker 1: the city for all personal credit card purchases. Number three,
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  Speaker 1: the Federal Reserve unanimously raised its benchmark interest rate by
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  Speaker 1: a quarter of a point to a range of 3.75%
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  Speaker 1: to 4%. Central bank officials signaled further rate hikes to
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  Speaker 1: curb persistent inflation in official documentation from the Federal Reserve Board.
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  Speaker 1: This policy shift represents the first rate increase under the
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  Speaker 1: new Fed chair, Kevin Warsh. And this is the man
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  Speaker 1: who was appointed by the president. Number four. Good news indeed.
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  Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hertz donated $ 600, 000 to install new
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  Speaker 1: HVAC systems at Northeast High School. This contribution marks the
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  Speaker 1: largest single donation ever made by the Jalen Hertz Foundation.
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  Speaker 1: Hertz provided the funding after learning that dozens of local
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  Speaker 1: schools frequently cancel classes due to the extreme indoor heat.
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  Speaker 1: Number five, Black America, know our history. It was on
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  Speaker 1: September 18th, 1895, that educator Booker T. Washington delivered his
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  Speaker 1: historic Atlanta Compromise Address at the Cotton States Exposition. Speaking
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  Speaker 1: to a racially mixed audience, he advocated vocational training and
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  Speaker 1: industrial education as pathways to economic progress. Mr. Washington's speech
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  Speaker 1: became a defining statement of early civil rights strategies and
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  Speaker 1: economic development in the South. Here's your daily inspiration from
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  Speaker 1: Yogi's Jewels. Be still when the answer is unclear. Sometimes
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  Speaker 1: patience reveals what pressure cannot. Wow. I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed.
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  Speaker 1: Be empowered.