Georgia Legislature

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Lt. Gov. Jones backs child care tax credits

Lt. Gov. Jones created the Senate committee studying access to affordable childcare. In recent months, it heard from groups representing parents, childcare providers and more.

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Georgia senators lay groundwork to ban trans athletes from playing girls sports

A Georgia Senate panel meeting Friday could vote to require student-athletes in public school to join teams according to the gender listed on their birth certificate.

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EXCLUSIVE

A botched election? Dozens of voters may have received the wrong ballot in a Georgia House race

The closest election for the Georgia House might be thrown out because voters were assigned to the wrong districts. An AJC review found about 60 ineligible voters voted.

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State behavioral health agency seeks money from Legislature to address crisis in jails

Backlogs in Georgia’s mental health crisis system have turned county jails into holding areas for people who are likely mentally ill. Now, jails in the state are nearly full.

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Brian Kemp is raising money as he tries to rewrite Georgia’s lawsuit rules

Gov. Brian Kemp has been laying the groundwork to rewrite the state’s litigation rules for much of his second term, putting his political capital on the line.

Burt Jones: Georgia workers need access to affordable and quality child care

Opinion: We must address an issue we can all agree on — the need to grow Georgia’s pool of teachers and child care workers.

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Georgia lawmakers float caregiver exemption for Medicaid

State Sen. Sally Harrell said the work requirement to receive Medicaid hinders unpaid caregivers whose work does not qualify as employment.

Resources

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Georgia bill tracker 2024

Turn here for the status of closely watched bills in the final days of the 2024 Georgia Legislative session.

Best-dressed* Georgia lawmakers of 2024

Reporter Maya Prabhu keeps close watch on the Georgia Legislature, writing mostly about weighty issues of governing.

Issues to watch during the 2024 Georgia Legislative session

The Georgia Legislature convenes Jan. 8 for the 2024 session.

Players to watch in the 2024 General Assembly session

About the General Assembly: What do legislators do, how does it work?

The Georgia Legislature is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. They pass bills that (might) become law, hundreds of bills.

A citizen’s guide to the Georgia’s General Assembly

How to contact a legislator, how to visit the Capitol and other ways to monitor your representatives and what they do during the Georgia Legislature. A guide from the AJC.

AJC Politically Georgia Podcast

Get real, fact-based reporting and analysis on Georgia politics and the upcoming elections every Monday-Friday. Hosted by Georgia’s best political team: The AJC’s Greg Bluestein, Patricia Murphy, Tia Mitchell and Bill Nigut.

Kemp vows to push Hurricane Helene relief package early in legislative session

Gov. Brian Kemp will seek a rewrite of the state’s litigation rules during the upcoming legislative session, plunging into a thorny fight that will test his political clout.

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Election confidence rises among Georgia Republicans after Trump’s win

A University of Georgia survey finds voter confidence rose this year, especially among Republicans after Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris.

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Georgia House speaker talks 2025 agenda, from trans sports to Medicaid expansion

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns says the Legislature will study an Arkansas-style Medicaid expansion but isn't likely to take further steps in 2025.

OPINION

TORPY: Vincent Fort, Georgia’s dutiful voice of outrage, gets his due

The Atlanta City Council decided it was time to celebrate former State Sen. Vincent Fort — while he is still here — even though he may be more accustomed to getting brickbats

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Out-of-state travel for abortions increases among Georgia women

Thousands of women have left Georgia for elective or medically necessary abortions since it enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws, state data shows.

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Georgia law makes hemp more legit with age and testing requirements

Over 4,100 hemp-related businesses are now licensed in Georgia under a new state law regulating hemp products that went into effect this year.

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Georgia lawmakers want to place limits on the use of AI deepfakes

State lawmakers want to place limits on the use of artificial intelligence by protecting consumer data and restricting the use of deepfakes.

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Transgender Georgians brace for new restrictions under Donald Trump

Allies of President-elect Donald Trump at the national and state level have promised to crack down on transgender rights.

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It’s runoff election day in Georgia, with Atlanta City Council and county seats on the line

Georgia voters head to the polls one last time for runoffs Tuesday to decide seats on the Atlanta City Council, the DeKalb County Commission and more.

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Republican candidate for Georgia House seeks to overturn narrow loss

Republican challenger Tracy Wheeler is contesting her 48-vote loss to Democratic Rep. Mack Jackson for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.