The Georgia Supreme Court issued two rulings Thursday that upheld the arrests of two Democratic state lawmakers for protesting inside the state Capitol and declared constitutional a state tax levied on adult entertainment establishments.
Today on Legislative Huddle: Morning Edition host Pamela Kirkland talks to Lawmakers' Donna Lowry about Hurricane Helene's devastating impact on Georgia, and what lawmakers are doing to provide relief to their neighbors.
College football is back, pumpkin-flavored everything has returned, and the legislative study committee schedule is loaded with meetings. Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are huddling together to dig into some of the thornier issues that proved too unwieldy to tackle during a jam-packed three-month legislative session last winter.
When the legislative session ends in Georgia, the work doesn't stop. "Legislative Huddle" is a new series with Donna Lowry, host of GPB's "Lawmakers," that shows the work that goes on when the session ends.
Political drama involving a rural Georgia county reflects how state regulations that govern when and where hospitals can be built or expanded are evolving.
The Black to the Future Action Fund, a 501(c)4 organization, revealed the Black Economic Agenda on August 8 at the Gathering Spot in Atlanta. The agenda is a roadmap for lawmakers and elected officials regarding Black communities' economic priorities ahead of the election season.
Eight legislative seats will be on the ballot Tuesday to determine the incoming lawmakers for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Tuesday’s runoffs feature at least two intraparty fights from both sides of the aisle, including a race for a metro Atlanta Senate seat that has opened up for the first time in two decades and a coastal matchup where a GOP House incumbent is fighting to keep his seat
In a flurry of activity before Sine Die on Thursday, the Senate took up the business of passing bills, with 82 pieces of legislation on their rules calendar.
The morning started on a happy note as Lt. Gov. Burt Jones showed off the trophy won by the Senate in last night’s annual inter-chamber kickball game, after two years of House victories. But a visit from Jason Riley, father of slain UGA nursing student Laken Riley, brought a more somber mood to the floor.
The House kicked off the day with a celebration for the late Speaker David Ralston’s birthday. House leaders unveiled a portrait of Ralston. Gov. Brian Kemp and former governors Nathan Deal and Sonny Perdue also praised Ralston’s legacy.
A controversial amendment introduced this week by Sen. Ben Watson (R – Savannah) during a committee meeting would ban puberty blockers for transgender minors, including those already receiving the therapy. Critics of the amendment say that it steps on parental rights.
