Lawmakers will continue working on the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year after winter storm related delays last week interrupted the process.

A deer harvested in November in Lanier County, near the Florida border, has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, which is fatal and causes gradual brain damage in deer species. 

Atlanta City Council introduced a resolution calling for a moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps during a meeting late last week.

On the Friday, Jan. 24 edition of Georgia Today: President Trump orders the release of classified documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr:; more than 100 dogs are on the road to recovery after being seized from a South Georgia puppy mill; and Gov. Kemp asks state lawmakers to approve millions of dollars in Hurricane Helene relief aid.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for the state’s first identified case of the deadly Chronic Wasting Disease.

Governor Brian Kemp is asking state lawmakers to approve $614 million in spending to account for losses from Hurricane Helene.

Georgia animal groups are rallying to help 136 dogs seized from a south Georgia puppy mill days before dangerous cold weather.

Snow and ice from this week's rare winter storm is melting but the road treatments for it have left many vehicles slathered in salt.

A state investigation into a South Georgia puppy mill is ongoing after law enforcement officers with the Georgia Department of Agriculture seized 136 dogs Sunday and shut down the facility in Pierce County.

This week, the Georgia General Assembly was pretty quiet. This is budget week, but even with a light week, we're staying on top of what our legislators have been up to. Donna Lowry, host of GPB's Lawmakers, joins for this week's Lawmaker Huddle. Our regular segment each Friday on Morning Edition, where we cover the highlights of each week from the Gold Dome.

January has been one of the best for star-gazing and one of the most spectacular celestial displays of planetary magic is coming up on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Work at the Carter Center helped make Georgia the leader when it comes to certified peer specialists, who are trained to counsel others from a perspective of shared experience.

For more than 50 years, the women in Sweet Honey in the Rock have delivered harmonies about justice and civil rights to stages across the globe.

President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The executive order Trump signed Thursday also aims to declassify the remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

A new federal immigration enforcement bill inspired by Laken Riley has won bipartisan passage in Congress; former first lady Rosalynn Carter inspired the state’s certified peer specialist program through her mental health advocacy, and the Carter Center hosted Mental Health Parity Day to celebrate Georgia’s progress.

On the Thursday January 23rd edition of Georgia Today: An unhoused man died last week when city workers used construction equipment to clear the camp where he was living; the Laken Riley Act is on its way to becoming law; And CNN expects to lay off about two-hundred people.

Jury selection in the Arbery-related case was interrupted by the arrival of a winter storm on Tuesday.

This week's cold weather has delayed the annual "point in time" count of un-housed people in Atlanta's Fulton County for one week.

One man who won't be in that count died last week when city workers used construction equipment to clear a camp where he lived.

Federal passage of a Georgia-inspired immigration bill, the Laken Riley Act, comes amid the backdrop of Georgia's own legal effort.

Residents and city leaders recently celebrated the grand opening of Ruby Harper Skatepark, which, for many in the neighborhood, represents the power of working together and investing in the community.