When Georgia lawmakers returned to the state Capitol, they entered freshly restored chambers. Over the summer, dozens of workers updated technology, restored woodwork, and brought historic details back to life, including shining Georgia gold.

The holiday features volunteer opportunities, free museums, concerts, church services and more. 

Gov. Brian Kemp, first lady Marty Kemp, and their daughter Amy Porter Kemp lit the Georgia Capitol's Christmas tree Monday, kicking off the holiday season at the capitol.

Democratic U.S. Reps. Lucy McBath and Hank Johnson joined the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus to sound the alarm about the effects Georgians are feeling from the government shutdown as it nears its fifth week. 

Georgia now has a "Top State for Talent" initiative. How will it shape Georgia's workforce? And what does it mean for families, students and businesses across the state? State Rep. Matthew Gambill talks to GPB's Donna Lowry on Lawmakers Huddle.

Members of the Georgia Africa Legislative caucus are asking Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reconsider a potential travel ban for some African countries. 

Georgia legislators are celebrating legislation that will soon become law, thanks to the governor’s signature. 

An annual visit by family members of farmworkers in Georgia took on a different tone amid recent targets on immigrant communities.

Compared to last year, abortion remains a largely untouched issue by state lawmakers. Constituents on both sides of the debate say they'd like to see more action.

House Bill 238 would expand training for officers on identifying and responding to situations where someone with Alzheimer's or other degenerative diseases needs help.

Some of the most important legislative debates at the Georgia Capitol don’t take place under the Gold Dome, but are instead hashed out across Mitchell Street, where committee rooms are often packed with lobbyists and concerned members of the public.

The landscape at the Georgia Capitol is changing as more women have been elected to the Legislature and as the work of caregiving is increasingly shared among spouses.

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.  

Both chambers of the Georgia legislature took up several bills dealing with immigrants and foreign nationals on Day 38. 

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.