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Over a dozen blue tents in homeless camp on grassy field under row of pink-blossomed trees
Season 1 Episode 10 — March 19, 2021 This week on Gold Dome Debrief, we cover a bill on homeless camping, legislation that could change transportation in rural areas, and a push to restrict the Governor’s...
Closeup of black calcuator with lime green tax keys beside a five dollar bill
A $140 million state income tax cut is on its way to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk after passing the state Senate on Thursday.
Four story ornate, white Atlanta Gold Dome Capitol building - westside view
Senate Bill 221 will land on Gov. Brian Kemp's desk after the legislation passed the Georgia state House 96-69 and passed the Senate unanimously.
Atlanta, Georgia Capitol Building: Gold Dome closeup against clear blue sky
Season 1 Episode 9 Special Edition — March 11, 2021 Our ninth weekly episode is a special edition of the Gold Dome Debrief podcast. Our co-hosts break down the events in the Georgia General Assembly on...
Drag racing: Closeup of one red and one blue car at starting line on city street with out-of-focus spectators lining the street in background
For the eighth episode of Gold Dome Debrief, our weekly podcast on Georgia's Legislature, we discuss updates to election-related bills making their way through the General Assembly, the progress of the Right to Visit Act, and how the state House is addressing the growing danger of drag racing here in Georgia.
Georgia's gold dome Capitol building in Atlanta. surrounded by grren trees against a cloudless, bright blue sky.
Republican lawmakers in Georgia muscled legislation through the state House on Monday that would roll back voting access, over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol to protest.
Poster with yellow background with pile of yellow, green, white and amber pills and black text "opioid epidemic"
A Georgia lawmaker is advancing legislation to combat the dramatic rise in opioid-related overdose deaths detected since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Vernon Jones at press conference in 1977: a Black man wearing white seersucker suit and dark tie standing at podium speaking into microphones
Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington has died at the age of 85.
Energy: Closeup of person's hands connecting high-voltage plug in plant sanding in front of multiple battery bank
In our seventh weekly podcast episode of Gold Dome Debrief we cover Georgia's legislative debate over election bills in the state House and Senate, the future of energy in the state, and the progress of a bill that would allow home-schooled students to engage in extracurricular activities in public schools. #gapol
surgical smoke: operating room with doctors around operating table
The Georgia Legislature is considering a bill that would mandate the use of technology in operating rooms that removes the presence of a by-product known as surgical smoke.
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