Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia outlines plans for highway improvements during the Georgia Chamber of Commerce annual Eggs and Issues event in Atlanta on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Ty Tagami/Capitol Beat) ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp will take a hammer to gridlock during his...

ATLANTA — Several Georgia Republican senators introduced a resolution Tuesday demanding that Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger comply with the Trump administration’s pursuit of the state’s unredacted voter registration list. Raffensperger objected...

ATLANTA — The Republican leaders of Georgia's Senate will push to reduce both income and property taxes while targeting other cost-of-living issues during a legislative session that will be influenced by election-year politics. Senate leaders gave a brief outline of...

ATLANTA — Democrats in the state Senate fired a political volley at President Donald Trump Tuesday, with a package of bills aimed at the way his administration has enforced the laws, particularly for immigration. Labeling his administration "rogue" and a "regime,"...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to ban cities from requiring gun owners to lock up their guns in cars, the first bill approved in this year’s legislative session. The bill is a response to a Savannah ordinance that outlawed leaving...

ATLANTA — Lawmaking in Georgia this year could come with a healthy dose of campaigning. At least 16 Georgia legislators say they're running for higher office during elections later this year, making this session of the General Assembly their last chance to burnish...

ATLANTA — Lawmakers, lobbyists and protesters swarmed to the Georgia Capitol on Monday, the first day of the annual legislative session in a crucial election year. State senators and representatives — several of whom are running for higher office — pitched ambitious...

Gerald Pilgrim, chief of staff at the Georgia Building Authority, showcases renovations at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, Jan, 7, 2026, with a picture by his side showing a restorationist at work on the ceiling, standing on a platform atop tons of...