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News Articles: Lawmakers

Gov. Brian Kemp signs bills into law inside the Georgia Capitol on May 8, 2025. Rep. Beth Camp is pictured among the lawmakers in attendance.

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Lawmakers Huddle: House members share personal stories behind 2 new Georgia laws

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

May 16, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
Sen. John Kennedy, who chaired the Senate Redistricting Committee, argued during a 2021 special session that the GOP-drawn maps are fair to all Georgians.

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Long simmering dispute over Georgia political maps drawn after 2020 Census returns to federal court

We’ve passed the halfway point between the 2020 U.S. Census and the 2030 U.S. Census, but the battle over redistricting maps based on the last national headcount is still underway in Georgia. On Thursday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments about whether or not to enact new maps.

May 12, 2025
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  • Ross Williams and
  • Georgia Recorder
Georgia Rep. Scott Holcomb speaks at the NewDEAL Forum in Atlanta, May 5, 2025.

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Lawmakers Huddle: State legislators work on a new deal

The NewDEAL Forum, a national group that leans center-left, held its annual summit in Atlanta and invited a few Democratic leaders to participate.

May 09, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry

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Lawmakers Huddle: Kemp’s bill-signing momentum continues ahead of May 14 deadline

Gov. Brian Kemp’s bill-signing momentum continues as his May 14 deadline to sign or veto bills looms closer.

May 06, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
Dogwood tree in bloom at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival

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Lawmakers Huddle: Tort reform, immigration legislation and native plants

Spring break festivities have wrapped up, and activity has resumed under the Gold Dome. Lawmakers host Donna Lowry brings updates on legislative developments in this week’s edition of Lawmakers Huddle.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, flanked by state lawmakers and other supporters, signs Senate Bill 68 on Monday. The bill, now law, will drastically change the way liability suits play out in state courts and faced some opposition this session, before ultimately passing both chambers.

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Gov. Kemp signs sweeping lawsuit reform bills into law

One bill aims to reduce frivolous lawsuits and curb rising insurance costs for small business owners, and the other addresses rules to finance certain lawsuits.

April 21, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Brandon Beach

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Lawmakers Huddle: On help for Georgia home renters and a new U.S. Treasurer

GPB Lawmakers host Donna Lowry catches up with Sen. Brandon Beach — who's set to become U.S. Treasurer — and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver on support for renters in this week's Lawmakers Huddle.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Donna Lowry and
  • GPB News Staff
From left to right: State Reps. Viola Davis, Kim Schofield, Sandra Scott, Eric Bell, Atlanta city councilwoman Liliana Bakhtiari, Atlanta NAACP President Gerald Griggs, and state Sen. Gail Davenport present at the press conference at the site of the crash to call for an end to high speed chases. Credit: Sarah Kallis/GPB News

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Georgia officials call for end of high-speed chases after uninvolved driver killed

Advocates are calling for an end to high-speed chases after an uninvolved 19-year-old was killed in Atlanta on Monday.

April 17, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Warm Springs background

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Battleground: Ballot Box - Lawmakers Huddle: Where Georgia Helped Heal a Nation

Donna Lowry explores the history and legacy of Warm Springs, Georgia—a place of healing for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and a catalyst for modern rehabilitative care. Lawmakers discuss recent efforts to restore its therapeutic pools and reflect on the state's role in the fight against polio.

April 12, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
FDR's Little White House in Warm Springs, Ga.

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Lawmakers Huddle: Warm Springs commemorates 70th anniversary of polio campaign

This weekend, Meriwether County marks a significant milestone in medical history — the 70th anniversary of the nation's polio vaccination campaign.

April 11, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the Capitol after signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Friday, April 4, 2025. Based on federal law by the same name, SB 36 prevents state and local governments from impeding religious expression. Kemp said the step will ensure Georgia is "no place for hate." Credit: Screenshot

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'Lawmakers' Day 40: House on FY 2026 budget, Senate on DEI programs in state schools on Sine Die

On Day 40, lawmakers fulfilled their preeminent obligation but there was still much to be done in the final hours of Sine Die.

April 07, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
GPB's Lawmakers host Donna Lowry (middle) talks to Matthew Wilson (left), Interim Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia and Republican strategist Brian Robinson (right), about Sine Die of the 2025 Georgia legislative session on Friday, April 4, 2025. Credit: Screenshot

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Battleground: Ballot Box — Lawmakers Huddle: A recap of the Georgia legislative session

Donna Lowry recaps the end of Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, concerns over the state budget amid federal funding cuts, and the swearing-in of Georgia’s first female labor commissioner.

April 07, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
Wednesday’s announcement is part of the escalating fight this year for control of state legislatures across the country, even though both chambers in Georgia are expected to stay in GOP hands. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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First Amendment defenders relieved after open records bill stripped of loopholes for state lawmakers

 

A proposed last-minute attempt to limit the public’s access to police reports and communications with state lawmakers was abandoned Friday as quickly as it emerged.

April 05, 2025
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  • Jill Nolin
House lawmakers celebrated the end of the 2025 session by ripping up and tossing paper in the air after the Senate had already said peace out to making laws.

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Culture war bills, election tinkering left behind as Georgia lawmakers abruptly leave Gold Dome

The last day of the 40-day legislative session, when the House and Senate usually crank out legislation right up until midnight and celebrate at the end of the night by throwing torn-up pieces of paper into the air, ended with a whimper. 

April 05, 2025
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  • Jill Nolin ,
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 Sen. Ed Setzler holds a RFRA rally the day before his bill passed the House. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Today: ICE raids in NW Ga.; Rivian plant construction plans; Religious freedom bill signed

On the April 4 edition: Authorities give details on Bartow County ICE raids; Rivian resumes new plant construction plans; Gov. Brian Kemp signs the 'religious freedom' bill into law

 

April 04, 2025
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  • Jeremy Powell and
  • Orlando Montoya
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