Public health employees and contractors who lost their jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Friday to put a face on the mass terminations and demand that state officials speak up for them with the Trump administration.

A bipartisan measure that would phase out a program that allows employers to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage — including less than $1 an hour — is gaining traction in the Senate.

On Friday, tort reform, Gov. Brian Kemp's priority this session, finally made its way to the Senate floor.

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.

On Thursday, the morning started with a press conference for a bipartisan bill that seeks to change how Georgians convicted of a crime they did not commit are compensated.

Republican U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick held a town hall Thursday evening where a large group of constituents voiced their displeasure with recent actions of the Trump administration.

Two months of recalculating has made little difference in a list of Georgia's lowest-performing schools. 

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.

Legislation that would make it easier for defendants in death penalty cases to establish intellectual disability as a defense cleared a Georgia House committee Wednesday.

In the House, members passed a couple of bills related to criminal justice. The business of farmland then took up most of the Senate's attention and two bills dominated the rules calendar.

On Tuesday, the Georgia House Committee on Education heard legislation that would help guarantee students' and schools' safety, health and well-being to prevent school tragedies before they occur.

On Tuesday, the topic of Hurricane Helene damage relief took up a large part of the deliberations in both chambers.

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.

For the week ending Feb. 14, the senators focused on warning the public of the risks the CDC faces under the Trump administration, capping prescription medication costs, questioning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the failure to execute dredging operations at the Brunswick Harbor, and introducing legislation improving Georgia's forestry industry.

On Thursday at the Capitol, a celebration of new citizens and a debate on immigration policy. Recently sworn in, citizens were honored today for the contributions immigrants and refugees make in Georgia. The new citizens met with lawmakers to discuss policies that impact their communities.