Georgia House Speaker David Ralston filed House Bill 1013 on Wednesday. During a morning press conference, he said the bill represents input from the Georgia Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission, formed by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019.

Lawmakers in Georgia are expected to introduce an omnibus mental health bill at the steps of the Capitol at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. House Speaker David Ralston will announce the bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Todd Jones and Democratic Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver.

Republican state lawmakers look to curb access to abortion pills by mail.

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Speaker David Ralston joined us to discuss one of the most contentious sessions in his 12 years of holding the gavel in the General Assembly. We asked Ralston how he intends to navigate through hot button issues like a ban on the teaching of critical race theory and book bans in schools, while keeping the 2022 session focused on the issues that matter to him most.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens highlighted the importance of state and city collaboration in his speeches to the Georgia General Assembly on Monday morning. Meanwhile, the Senate General Assembly voted on a resolution that would amend the Georgia Constitution to bar non-citizens from voting.

For Georgians who dread waiting in long lines to get their licenses renewed, relief could be around the corner. A new proposal includes self-service kiosks at the state’s busiest driver services centers and some grocery stores. 

On this week's episode, we look at President Joe Biden's speech on voting rights in Georgia, the filibuster and why Democrats' new push for federal legislation is stalling.

In his State of the State speech Thursday, the governor made no mention of Georgia’s federal Medicaid waiver proposal, which the feds recently approved in general while rejecting its work requirement.

The next few months could see critical race theory banned and transgender student athletes sidelined if Gov. Brian Kemp gets his way.

The governor asks for raises and spending to improve education and public safety ahead of his reelection campaign.

East Cobb could be the first of several new Georgia cities to emerge from this year’s legislative session as a House committee met Wednesday afternoon to discuss whether residents of the affluent Atlanta suburb should have the opportunity to vote to create their own government.

On this week's episode, we preview some of the biggest storylines, campaigns, bills and battles in Georgia to keep an eye on in 2022.

Under pressure to deliver on promises of voting rights legislation, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Atlanta on Tuesday.

There’s bills that pass and bills that get a lot of attention. Sometimes, they’re both.

Proposals to legalize casino gambling, pari-mutuel betting on horse racing and/or sports betting in Georgia have come up virtually every year for the last decade. Most of the bills have called for dedicating part of the proceeds to the HOPE Scholarship and pre-kindergarten programs.