This week GPB’s Pamela Kirkland and Lawmakers host Donna Lowry break down the latest action under the Gold Dome as lawmakers push through key bills in committee, including tort reform, education funding, and prison staffing. With the session winding down, they also highlight a surprising change to hunting gear regulations and preview the debates still to come.

This week GPB’s Pamela Kirkland and Lawmakers host Donna Lowry break down the latest action under the Gold Dome as lawmakers push through key bills in committee, including tort reform, education funding, and prison staffing. With the session winding down, they also highlight a surprising change to hunting gear regulations and preview the debates still to come.

The debate over lawsuit reform bills at the state capitol is heating up. Advocates on both sides of the issue spoke about it.

Much of Georgia is at risk for severe weather this weekend as a storm front moves in from the west beginning Saturday.

The Georgia House of Representatives is strengthening protections for pesticide makers, on behalf of Georgia farmers.

Macon’s historic mansion shares its research into ‘Untold Stories’ of service and sacrifice 

On the March 14 edition: Debate over lawsuit reform heats up at the Capitol; a bill limiting liability for pesticide passes the House; and Georgia Film Week is coming.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations would have expanded authority to compel telecommunications and internet companies to divulge subscriber information under legislation moving through the state legislature.

A study published in Social Science and Medicine in January examined some of the potential mental health effects related to the current political climate.

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

The National Weather Service and NOAA have issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for North and Central Georgia through the weekend.

On Thursday at the Capitol, the Senate approved new hunting attire, and the House debated city of Mulberry issues once again.

A study found an association for Black women between childhood trauma and greater arterial stiffening. Black men did not show that association, suggesting women might experience trauma and stress differently — with implications for their heart health. 

From NPR's Tiny Desk to the recent reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Angélique Kidjo performs with an energy unlike any other international hitmaker. She's back in Georgia for two shows this month.

New police surveillance system on tap, but no more "speed court" for weekend bond hearings.

Georgia braces for severe weather; lawmakers debate controversial lawsuit reform bills; and the Asian American community marks the 4th anniversary of the Atlanta-area spa shootings.

State government tries to crack down on so-called "sanctuary cities"; a new study compares health care spending in Georgia to the leading causes of poor health; and Andrew Young, 93, has no plans of slowing down.