The Legislature passed Georgia’s Mental Health Parity Act in 2022. Since then, the Carter Center and mental health care advocates have remembered the day by visiting lawmakers and asking agencies to hold insurance companies accountable for keeping the state law.

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.

Georgia's state House speaker wants a statewide student database of disciplinary, mental health and law enforcement information to determine which students might commit violence at school. Republican Jon Burns also wants to mandate that each school system create a threat assessment team to evaluate tips about violence.

On a day when dozens of organizations and hundreds of elected officials were to be downtown pining to be heard, the The Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable, an arm of the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, wanted to make sure their voices were also heard. 

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republicans will push to limit lawsuits when the legislative session starts this month. Supporters say excessive lawsuits are raising insurance rates for business, property owners and medical facilities across the state.

Georgia’s legislative session gets underway on Jan. 13. Newly elected lawmakers are preparing.

New and returning state lawmakers gathered in Athens this week to learn more about the legislative process and state policy.

The Frontline Policy Council is a conservative Christian nonprofit that holds a lot of sway around the Georgia Capitol. But its president and general counsel have come under fire for allegedly lobbying Georgia elected officials without properly registering with the state.

To move on to long-term recovery, communities affected by recent hurricanes will need further support from the state and federal government.

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.

Georgia State Election Board officials will seek assistance from the state Legislature to establish clearer guidelines for maintaining accurate voter lists following a tense debate Tuesday over mass voter challenges.

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. 

The Georgia Senate committee for Protecting Women's Sports held its inaugural meeting Tuesday,

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed dozens of bills into law in the 40-day signing period after the 2024 legislative session gaveled out for a final time. 

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is both increasing spending and cutting taxes as state tax revenues decline, saying he is looking to the state's billions in surplus to allow him to remain on that course. The Republican governor on Tuesday signed a $36.1 billion budget for the year beginning July 1 that will boost pay for public school teachers and state employees, while spending more on education, health care and mental health.