Politics:

• Georgia Legislative Session 2023:

• Lawmakers: Women make history on the first day of Georgia's 2023 legislative session

• Lawmakers: Legislative privilege is center of debate on Day 2

• Lawmakers: First elected Hispanic state official sworn in on Day 3

• Lawmakers: Kemp addresses storm damage on Day 4  

• Lawmakers: AAPI caucus lays out its legislative priorities

• Lawmakers: Speaker Jon Burns looks ahead at prominent issues in the 2023 legislative session

• Lawmakers: New bill addressing antisemitism filed in Georgia Legislature on Day 5

• Lawmakers: Democrats file legislation to expand abortion on Day 6

• Lawmakers: Senate Majority Caucus announces priorities on Day 8

• Lawmakers day 9: Georgia House Minority Leader reacts to video of Tyre Nichols' arrest

• Lawmakers: 'Mental Health Day' at the Capitol on Day 10

• Lawmakers: Session's first bill passes the Senate on Day 11

• Lawmakers: Sports betting legislation was filed Tuesday. What's next?

• Lawmakers: Antisemitism strikes close to home on Day 13

• Lawmakers: Senators debate COVID-19 vaccines and pimping on Day 14

• Lawmakers: Dogfighting debates on Day 15

• Lawmakers: On Day 16, Democrats propose bill requiring police to wear body cameras

• Lawmakers: Senate votes to crack down on gang recruitment and Dems call out gun violence on Day 17

• Lawmakers: Senate votes for Justice Clarence Thomas monument on Day 18

• Lawmakers: Senate addresses telemarketing, dog fighting and vaping in public on Day 19

• Lawmakers: Democrats push for police accountability on Day 20

• Lawmakers: Bill aims to ban kratom in Georgia

• Lawmakers: Sports betting legislation passes senate committee on Day 21

• Lawmakers: Bill banning transgender youth from surgeries passes committee on Day 22

• Lawmakers: Senate passes bill to expand bail-restricted offenses on Day 23

• Lawmakers: School safety bill passes House on Day 24. Critics say it doesn't go far enough

• Lawmakers: Bill dealing with passport fees passes the Senate after contentious debate on Day 25

• Lawmakers: Bills targeting protestors pass the House on Day 26

• Lawmakers: Georgia Senate passes divisive district attorney oversight bill on Day 27

• Lawmakers: Controversial bills clear Senate and House on Day 28

• Lawmakers: Bill extending some welfare benefits to pregnant Georgians passes Senate on Day 29

• Lawmakers: Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Boggs delivers the State of the Judiciary on Day 30

• Lawmakers: Georgia House passes its version of the state budget on Day 31

• Lawmakers: School safety bill heads to governor's desk on Day 32

• Lawmakers: House Committee advances bill restricting medical care for transgender youth on Day 33

• AAPI Lawmakers reflect on progress and hurdles two years after Atlanta spa shootings

• Lawmakers: Bill increasing gang recruitment penalties heads to Kemp's Desk on Day 36

• Lawmakers: Emotions run high as Senate approves bill restricting gender-affirming care on Day 37

• On Day 38, lawmakers debate COVID vaccine proof, trucks weights as transgender care ban becomes law

• Lawmakers: Elections board donations, DA oversight, literacy efforts pass legislature on day 39

• Lawmakers: Several controversial bills get final passage on Sine Die. But not all

• Kemp says no to HB 319, his first veto of second term

• Georgia Legislative Session 2022:

• Major legislation passed both chambers on Day 39, next-to-last day of the session

• Major mental health legislation clears both chambers on Day 38

• Senators honor retiring rules chairman on Day 33

• Mental health and mask mandates debated on Day 32

• Senate passes 'divisive concepts' education bill on Day 27

• Senate Republicans shut down Republican-led distracted driving bill on Day 26

• House passes three controversial education bills despite opposition on Day 24

• Pushback against 'divisive concepts' bill continues on Day 21

• Transgender athletes ban brings tears to the Senate floor on Day 20

• "Parents' Bill of Rights" passes Senate on Day 19

• Republicans propose more guidelines for teaching history and race on Day 16

• The amended budget lives, while Buckhead cityhood dies on Day 15

• Big moments for Cobb cityhood movements; fire over Richmond Co. redistricting on Day 14

• Day 12 focuses on Clarence Thomas monument, 'divisive' curriculum in Senate

• On Day 10, a GOP bill for nonpartisan Gwinnett school board elections incites Dems' anger

• Bill impacting students passes Senate Education Committee on Day 7

• Mayor Dickens speaks and non-citizen voter ban gets nixed on Day 5

• Georgia legislative session kicks off with excitement for the Georgia Bulldogs

• 2021 Atlanta Local Elections:

• Drop box use heavy in Democratic areas before Georgia voting law

• Metro Atlanta young people are politically active, even if they don’t vote

• Black Voters Matter Fund holds voters’ rights rally in Atlanta

• Audit of Reed administration gives ammunition to his opponents in mayor’s race

• Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed files paperwork for mayoral election bid

• 2020 Federal Elections:

• GOP congressional candidate’s comments divide Georgia’s 14th District

• Election 2020: Guide to the Congressional District 9 Democratic runoff

• Clyde, Gurtler square off in 9th District debate

• Clyde, Gurtler qualify for GOP runoff in 9th Congressional District

• Georgia’s 9th District voters say they don’t want a ‘career politician’

• Greene faces scrutiny for QAnon support in 14th District debate with Cowan

• Hopeful’s move into congressional district divides N.W. Georgia voters

• GOP congressional candidate’s comments divide Georgia’s 14th District

• Several Georgia congressional races headed to August runoffs

• Election 2020: 14th district Republicans Cowan, Greene headed for a runoff

• Explainer: What are ballot questions?

• Georgia polling places open for Saturday voting despite coronavirus

• 2020 Georgia Legislative Session:

• Bill limiting nuisance complaints against farmers passes Ga. Senate

• Bill allowing bodies to be dissolved in chemicals passes GA Senate

• Georgia lawmakers consider barring minors from buying some cough medicines

• More than 400 gather for anti-abortion rally in Atlanta

• Local News:

  • ‘Protecting Georgia's No. 1 industry: New agriculture law enforcement division head explains his job

  • Georgia-based CEO 'devastated' over loss of colleague aboard the Titan sub

  • Rent prices appear to be cooling off in Atlanta

  • FBI Director Christopher Wray discusses AI and technology threats at an event in his hometown

  • 'Intimidating at first': Georgia Tech student speaks on being a contestant on TV's 'Survivor'

  • Professional Standards Commission to remove 'woke' language from teacher training despite pushback

  • New study shows the impacts of Automatic Voter Registration in Georgia

  • Georgia Supreme Court rules on lactation consultant licenses

  • Georgia has the 7th highest rate of business failures in the U.S., new survey says

  • Civil rights investigation into Forsyth County Schools wraps up

  • A Kemp presidential run in 2024? Advisor says 'things can change quickly'

  • Ahead of Mother's Day, experts stress the importance of improving maternal mortality rates

  • 'We cannot, should not live like this': Democrats call for special session to address gun violence

  • Georgia tax revenue down 16.5% compared to April 2022, Kemp's office says

  • Here are the bills Kemp signed Friday. One could remove 'bad' prosecutors

  • Elected officials respond to Midtown Atlanta shooting: 'It was a senseless tragedy'

  • Emory, Georgia Tech students camp out on campus in opposition to so-called 'Cop City'

  • 'School spirit' sneakers: how one nonprofit fulfilled a wish for a Valdosta student

  • Two Fulton County democratic lawmakers reflect on wins, disappointments of 2023 legislative session

  • Gov. Brian Kemp and first lady on anti-human trafficking efforts: 'There's more we need to do'

  • Kemp signs a series of education-related bills into law

  • Could legislative expulsions like those in the Tennessee House happen in Georgia's?

  • Across Atlanta, response is mixed to mayor’s order mandating masks again

  • Georgia Tech’s newest mural recognizes LGBTQ community

  • AJC Peachtree Road Race completes in-person, two-day return

  • Hawks fans revel in Game 1 win of Eastern Conference Final, await Friday

  • Student petition calling for “diversity, equity, and inclusion” in schools delivered to state officials

  • Judge rejects DeKalb GOP’s nominee for elections board

  • Tybee Island police recover missing historic doorknob

  • Former President Jimmy Carter shares New Year’s Eve kiss with wife Rosalynn

  • After a dark 2020, things are literally going to get brighter

  • Despite COVID, hope abides in the little town of Bethlehem, Georgia

  • Lenox Square will install metal detectors to increase security

  • 3rd Henry County employee dies of COVID-19 complications this month

  • Charges dropped against 37 people arrested during Atlanta protests last summer

  • Police enforce curfew as protesters gather for third day in Atlanta

  • No curfew and a city at ease at protests Saturday night

  • Protesters set Wendy’s on fire, enter interstate after Atlanta death

  • Atlanta doctor can’t see patients amid COVID-19 pandemic

  • Gov. Kemp limits legal liability of hospitals, staff during pandemic

  • Atlanta protests: Peaceful rallies held in cities across metro Atlanta

  • Atlanta protest updates: City reacts to police shooting of Rayshard Brooks

  • Atlanta Humane Society launches ‘cutest self-quarantined pets’ photo contest

  • Climate

  • Billion-dollar severe storms on the rise

  • EPD climatologist explains air quality measurements

  • Climate change could affect the baseball season. Experts explain how