At a media event at Dalton State College, area representatives said the state budget will be their biggest challenge when the Georgia General Assembly convenes in January. Revenue reportedly is growing at a slow pace, and federal aid is uncertain. Plus, the impact of the new Health Care Law is an unknown, at this point. The state's revenue is up slightly from the same period in 2011 , but is still below pre-recession levels. Lawmakers are also likely to tackle ethics reform this session. Georgia voters overwhelminly supported a limit on gifts from lobbyists to elected officials in a question on the July Primary ballots. State Representative Jay Neal, of Lafayette, said they have to be careful about how they change the law, so that whatever giving is allowed is still "transparent." Current law places no limit on lobbyist gifts to legislators, but requires that they be reportd.