Capitol Beat News Service

If Congress ultimately approves the legislation that the U.S. Senate adopted Monday to end the government shutdown, it could throttle the multibillion dollar hemp consumables industry.

Voters in the Lawrenceville area will fill an empty seat in the Georgia House of Representatives on Tuesday, in the first of several elections between then and into December to address recent vacancies in the General Assembly.

Another Georgia lawmaker is stepping down, bringing to four the number of vacancies in the House and Senate.

The Georgia Supreme Court this week heard several cases, including two that could affect how cities design roadways and who gets to sell cars and another involving child custody with an unmarried couple.

The Georgia Senate will vote on another income tax cut next year, and the only question is how big, the chamber’s budget-writing chief said Tuesday.