Georgia Legislature

FBI raids Fulton County election office seeking ballots from Trump’s 2020 loss

FBI affidavit for Fulton’s 2020 records fuels GOP calls for state takeover

Georgia’s State Capitol in Atlanta. (AJC file photo)

Middle Georgia voters return to polls for state Senate runoff

Ga. lawmakers take step toward banning NDAs for child sexual abuse victims

Jones plan would eliminate tax breaks to cut Georgia income tax

House Republicans announce legislation to support working families

House Republicans unveil legislation aimed at support for working families

Immigrant advocates visit Georgia Capitol amid controversies over ICE

Georgia House budget favors property tax relief over income tax rebates

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The House Chambers is full of lawmakers and judges as Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the state of the state address in the House of Representatives at the Georgia Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia bill tracker: See the state’s new laws

From tax cuts to social media restrictions, track the noteworthy bills Georgia lawmakers are discussing and see how close they are to passing.

EXCLUSIVE AJC POLL

Georgians in both parties prefer property tax relief to scrapping income tax

How to speak like a Georgia legislator

The Georgia Legislative Navigator

Georgia polls: Archive of AJC polls on issues and elections

Teachers, parents love Georgia cellphone ban. It could be coming to high schools.

Teachers, parents love Ga. cellphone ban. Now lawmakers turn to high schools.

Although long-term clinical research is sparse, studies and surveys show support for cellphone bans.

Georgia lawmakers enter the frenetic final day

Georgia House considers scrapping touchscreen voting by this year’s midterm

House Republicans called off a meeting on Monday where they were expected to consider Election Day hand-marked paper ballots.

Gov. Kemp proposes $50 million to help cities combat homelessness

State lawmakers once looked to punish cities for homelessness. Now, the Georgia governor wants to pour millions of dollars into addressing the problem.

Georgia Dems move to end sanctuary city ban, roll back ICE collaborations

The mass protests and deaths of two people in Minnesota are pushing Democratic lawmakers in Georgia to try to curtail immigration enforcement.

‘Love on the Spectrum’ star presses lawmakers for Georgia autism license plate

Connor Tomlinson is backing a Georgia bill to create a license plate that indicates a driver or passenger has autism and to require extra training for first responders.

Burns unveils plan to eliminate property taxes on most Georgia homes

Burns unveils plan to eliminate property taxes on Georgia homes

The proposal would fundamentally change how local governments fund schools, roads and other local services.

Georgia Senate investigators want testimony from Stacey Abrams

A Georgia Senate committee that’s spent the last two years investigating Fani Willis plans to finish its work with a bang

Students claimed fewer than half of budgeted Georgia Promise scholarships

Of more than 20,000 applicants, only 7,700 qualified for Georgia Promise scholarships in the program's first year.

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Here are the highest-paid public employees in Georgia

Read more about the highest earning state employees. The AJC breaks down who they are and what they do.

As Georgia storm looms, Kemp directs preparation from abroad

This weekend’s forecasted wintry blast poses a different kind of challenge for Gov. Brian Kemp.