Sarah Kallis

LISTEN: Georgia’s legislative session gets underway on Jan. 13, and newly elected lawmakers are preparing. GPB's Sarah Kallis talks to two new state lawmakers.

Tributes for former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from all over the world and here in Georgia. Carter died Sunday at the age of 100.

Caption After paying respects to former President Jimmy Carter inside, mourners visit the entrance sign to the Carter Presidential Center as they make their way out of the complex on Mon. Jan. 6, 2024.

Mourners flocked to the Carter Center in Atlanta to pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter during a period of public repose.

Caption Jimmy Carter's casket is lifted into the the body of Special Air Mission 39 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga., on Jan. 7, 2025.

Caption Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the annual Eggs and Issues breakfast at the Georgia World Congress center on Jan. 14, 2025 to kick off the second day of the legislative session.

Caption Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the State Capitol on Jan. 15, 2025, to discuss his legislative priorities for health care for this year's legislative session.

Caption Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State address at the House Chamber on Jan. 16, 2025.

Caption Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Boggs delivers the State of the Judiciary address in front of both chambers on January 28, 2025, on the House floor.

Caption House Reps. (left to right) Long Tran (D-Dunwoody), Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville), Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek), Saira Draper (D-Atlanta), and Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock) recognized historic Asian Americans in Georgia in honor of the Lunar New Year.