In the Senate, the budget was the big news as they took a look at HB 67, the House's supplemental 2024-2025 budget. Meanwhile, the House passed over a dozen bills as the countdown to Crossover Day continues.

A GOP proposal designed to ease regulatory burdens on small business is being billed as Georgia’s DOGE, a reference to the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.

On Monday, the Senate voted on a controversial bill that promises to reduce bureaucracy for small businesses, and the House approved health bills for women and children.

On Friday, tort reform, Gov. Brian Kemp's priority this session, finally made its way to the Senate floor.

On Thursday, the morning started with a press conference for a bipartisan bill that seeks to change how Georgians convicted of a crime they did not commit are compensated.

In the House, members passed a couple of bills related to criminal justice. The business of farmland then took up most of the Senate's attention and two bills dominated the rules calendar.

On Tuesday, the topic of Hurricane Helene damage relief took up a large part of the deliberations in both chambers.

Introducing the Georgia Recorder’s Gold Dome Nuggets, part of a balanced news diet featuring state Capitol happenings that didn’t quite generate headlines but gave plenty to talk about.

On Thursday at the Capitol, a celebration of new citizens and a debate on immigration policy. Recently sworn in, citizens were honored today for the contributions immigrants and refugees make in Georgia. The new citizens met with lawmakers to discuss policies that impact their communities.

In this week's Lawmaker Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland catches up with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry to get up to speed on the flurry of activity happening under the Gold Dome as the legislative session nears its midpoint.

It was a busy day in both chambers with lively debate over some controversial issues.

The Senate took up another controversial bill and the House approved several measures unanimously. 

A new bipartisan proposal would put protection for in-vitro fertilization access into Georgia code after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling temporarily shut down clinics there and created uncertainty nationally.

It was a busy day in the Senate and a late start in the House on Day 14. Four bills were voted on in the Senate.

In this week's Lawmaker Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland catches up with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry to break down the latest from the Gold Dome. where the Georgia General Assembly passed its first bills of the session, including an amended budget to fund hurricane relief, prison upgrades, and school safety measures. Meanwhile, the Senate advanced a controversial ban on transgender athletes, and Democrats pushed to put abortion rights on the ballot.