Former state Sen. John Kennedy, a Macon Republican who served as president pro tempore, the Senate’s second-in-command, stepped down this month to focus on a run for lieutenant governor.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis defended her record during a tense hearing Wednesday in front of a state Senate committee investigating her. 

State senators on the special committee investigating the impacts of social media and artificial intelligence on children say they will file bipartisan legislation to regulate tech use in schools.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is set to testify on Dec. 17 before a special Georgia Senate committee. The committee is examining her prosecution of Donald Trump over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

GPB's Donna Lowry talks to Georgia state Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (R-Marietta) about the growing challenges facing older youth in Georgia as they age out of foster care without permanent families.

A committee of state senators looking at ways to eliminate Georgia’s income tax met at the state Capitol on Monday. GPB’s Sarah Kallis reports their goal is to take it from just over 5%  to zero.

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.

Four Democrats, a Republican and an independent have all thrown their hats into the ring to represent a metro Atlanta district in the state Senate.

Republican Jason Dickerson bested Democrat Debra Shigley in the runoff after no candidate in a seven-person field won a majority to take the seat outright in August. 

Georgia senators are considering eliminating the state income tax.  

It's a common misconception that the 40-day legislative session is the only work elected state lawmakers do. But it's when they are out of session that the essential work is done before creating laws each January.

Failed legislation would have given legal standing for citizens to sue municipalities for local gun-control ordinances.

Sweeping changes to election rules intended to increase paper ballot options, expand the powers of the State Election Board and remove the state from a voter registration sharing database are up for debate as the 2025 legislative session nears a close.

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

The bill's fate in the House may be troubled, as its chief sponsor was recently banned from that chamber's floor.