The funding could help the more than 380,000 unpaid caregivers in Georgia.

Gov. Brian Kemp, who is term-limited and serving his final year in office, gave his last annual State of the State address before the General Assembly — and proposed a fourth consecutive state income tax rebate.

There will be some fresh faces under the Gold Dome when lawmakers reconvene next week for the 2026 legislative session. 

Georgia’s legislative session begins Jan. 12. Lawmakers will introduce new bills, and will have the opportunity to go back to others that did not receive final passage during the last legislative session.

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.

As Georgia lawmakers near the end of the session, bills on pay raises, DEI restrictions, and IVF protections dominate Week 11 under the Gold Dome. 

GPB Morning Edition host Pamela Kirkland checks in with GPB's Lawmakers host Donna Lowry for a recap of Week 10.

Crossover Day is behind us, but Georgia lawmakers are still busy at the Capitol as legislators turned to committee work this week.

On this week's Lawmakers Huddle, GPB's Devon Zwald speaks with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry about what lawmakers are working on as the legislative session quickly approaches an important milestone: Crossover Day, the deadline for a bill to get through one chamber for it to have a real shot at becoming law.

In this week's Lawmakers Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland checks in with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry for the latest on key legislation moving through the General Assembly as the session hits its halfway point.

Gov. Brian Kemp says parents of young children would no longer have to satisfy Georgia Pathways to Coverage’s work requirement under a revised plan for the Medicaid program that will be submitted to the federal government this spring.

Asked whether state Rep. Carolyn Hugley of Columbus has the ability to be successful in her new role as leader of the Georgia House Democrats, retired state Rep. Calvin Smyre said, “I really think she is ready."

Several new legislators will begin their first legislative session on Jan. 13 as they join returning legislators and leadership for another year of lawmaking inside the Gold Dome.

Georgia is among only seven “battleground” states this year, where the presidential election is too close to call and the campaigns of both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are spending most of their time.

With the traditional summer vacation season getting underway, Georgia continues to suffer from a chronic shortage of game wardens to serve its 2 million hunters and 600,000 to 700,000 anglers.