State Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, stepped down after 13 years in the Georgia Legislature Jan. 1, according to a ...

Just days before the Georgia General Assembly convenes, two Democrats in the House of Representatives have announced their ...

State Reps. Karen Bennett and Lynn Heffner have vacated their seats with the 2026 legislative session set to begin on January ...

Nearly 20 Georgia laws took effect Jan. 1, bringing changes to courts, insurance rules, health care access, consumer ...

The new year is just getting underway, and it’s already a busy time for politics in Georgia ahead of the annual legislative session. WABE’s politics reporter Rahul Bali returned to “Closer Look” to ...

Rep. Karen Bennett of Stone Mountain resigned effective Jan. 1, and Monday was the last day for Rep. Lynn Heffner of Augusta.

ATLANTA — Several new laws passed by the Georgia General Assembly during the 2025 legislative session are now officially in ...

The Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1, the "Riley Gaines Act of 2025," which bans biological males from participating in women's sports in Georgia. House Speaker Jon Burns and Lt. Governor ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Georgia General Assembly 2025 session is a month away. The last two weeks, WRBL has talked about Georgia politics and the upcoming legislative session with two West Georgia ...

Use the secretary of state's poll locator service to identify your House and Senate districts and who represents you: www.mvp.sos.ga.gov. The General Assembly's home page (www.legis.ga.gov) links to ...

ATLANTA — Georgia's state legislature, the General Assembly, gets back to work under the Gold Dome today with the start of the 2025 legislative session. The legislative session typically runs until ...

The General Assembly gaveled into session Monday with the usual pageantry and little of the heavy lifting that will be required to make it through the 40-day session. House lawmakers voted 153-21 to ...