On the Friday, March 1 edition of Georgia Today: We look at how some of the more prominent bills fared in the state legislature on Crossover Day; a judge hears closing arguments in the hearing over whether to remove DA Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case; and as festival season continues in Georgia, we'll tell you about some of the events happening this weekend.

State Senators gave approval on Crossover Day to a bill that would sever government ties with the accrediting body for libraries.

A judge heard closing arguments today over whether DA Fani Willis should be removed from Georgia's election interference case.

Hundreds of people paid their respects today for Laken Riley, the nursing student killed at the University of Georgia last week.

Dominic Box now faces three felony counts, on top of his previous four misdemeanor charges.

A bill to allow opioid overdose reversal medication in school unanimously passed the Georgia Senate and now heads to the House.

Bulloch residents remain wary of effects of industrial growth on their county.

Lawmakers in the state House and Senate OK'd several controversial bills on a key day of the 2024 legislative session. 

Sean Underwood made it 970 miles, nearly to the finish line of the 2020 Iditarod race, before having to call for emergency help after a storm put him at risk. He competed for a second time in 2021. A metro Atlanta native, Underwood now hosts Mushing Alaska, a popular podcast about dog sledding with his brother Brendan. We spoke with them about it and what brought Sean from the deep South to the deep snow. 

Dozens of bills passed either the state House or the state Senate yesterday on Crossover Day.

Georgia’s Public Service Commission is in the midst of the final public hearings on Georgia Power’s request to vastly expand its ability to make electricity in response to what the utility says is unprecedented business growth. 

A man who killed his former girlfriend three decades ago is set to be put to death in March in what would be Georgia's first execution in more than four years. 

Governor Brian Kemp has signed a record nearly $38 billion fiscal 2024 mid-year budget, drawing on a record $16 billion surplus.

On Crossover Day, Georgia State Senators unanimously passed legislation to allow opioid overdose reversal medication in schools.

The director of the Economic Forecasting Center says Georgia will experience an economic slowdown but no recession this year.

On the Thursday February 29th edition of Georgia Today: Today is crossover day at the State Capitol we'll look at what that means for pending legislation before lawmakers; A bill to allow an opioid reversing drug in schools is moving forward after passage in the Senate; And a new book promises to shake up our understanding of the founder of Georgia. We'll talk to the author. 

An effort is underway to make Georgia the so-called "Silicon Valley of agriculture" with a "Grand Farm" planned for the central Georgia city of Perry. That farm would, in partnership with UGA, be a proving ground for the newest farming technology, including artificial intelligence, robotics, and genetic research. GPB’s Peter Biello spoke with Perry native Georgia state Sen. Larry Walker about the Grand Farm.

The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a bill that would call a temporary halt to a sales tax exemption the state has been using since 2018 to attract huge high-tech data centers.

On Jan. 8, 2024, Alfred “Shivy” Brooks was sworn in as the first active teacher elected to the Atlanta Board of Education (ABOE) in Atlanta Public Schools’ 150-year history. Before 2023, a teacher couldn’t serve on the board regardless of where they taught. But now, Brooks, an economics teacher at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County with 13 years of teaching experience, is the District 7 At-Large member. 

A bill aimed at increasing transparency into Georgia Power customer’s bills has cleared the House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee ahead of a critical deadline this week.