On Friday, the Senate debated a bill that would allow the biological and adopted children of fostering families to access the $6,500 Georgia Promise Scholarship. Across the hall, the House passed a bill that would modernize the state's 911 call center system.
Fans are remembering R&B singer Angie Stone after her death at 63 in a weekend crash on a highway in Alabama while returning from a performance. The Grammy-nominated singer was a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song "Wish I Didn't Miss You."
With increasing reports of Elon Musk’s efforts to slash the federal workforce, officials haven’t been able to clarify how many government employees in Middle Georgia have left or lost their jobs.
With Crossover Day approaching, Georgia lawmakers are racing to pass key legislation. Lawmakers host Donna Lowry helps to break down where things stand on the state budget, a bill restricting transgender athletes in female sports, and a bipartisan measure expanding access to in vitro fertilization. Plus, a look ahead at what’s still on the table before the deadline.
On the Feb. 28 edition: Action on federal programs by the Trump administration could have big effects for Georgia industries; Brian Kemp continues on his promise for tort reform; and Georgia music legends R.E.M. reunite briefly at the 40 Watt Club in Athens.
Several Social Security Administration offices in Georgia are slated for closure; Trump's dismantling of USAID has led to the cancellation of $12 million in supply contracts for a Georgia company; and Tybee Island City Council votes to spend $200,000 for Orange Crush security measures this year.
Offices listed as "terminated" on the Department of Government Efficiency's website include Brunswick, Columbus, Gainesville, Thomasville and Vidalia, Sen. Raphael Warnock said in a statement.
On this week's Lawmakers Huddle, GPB's Devon Zwald speaks with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry about what lawmakers are working on as the legislative session quickly approaches an important milestone: Crossover Day, the deadline for a bill to get through one chamber for it to have a real shot at becoming law.
As of Feb. 20, one school-aged child died of measles and a total of 93 measles cases were reported by eight jurisdictions: Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, Rhode Island and Texas.
Thursday was a busy day in the House as members took up nine bills, including the access to IVF treatment. The Senate voted on the second portion of Gov. Brian Kemp's tort reform bills when SB 69 was presented on the floor.
The Afro-Brazilian martial art began as a tool for self-defense and liberation for enslaved Africans in Brazil. Now capoeira students in Atlanta are learning that history through songs and the art form's many traditions.
