Last Friday, August 30, the Senate Study Committee on Farmland Preservation convened at Habersham EMC to discuss the future of farmland preservation in Georgia. The meeting focused on the challenges and opportunities facing Georgia’s farmlands, with an emphasis on the state’s agricultural industries, Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) programs, and the role of local governments in managing development and growth.
State Representative Becky Evans (D-Atlanta) and the DeKalb Juvenile Justice Council will host the Fourth Annual Youth Celebration fundraiser on Sunday, September 15, 2024, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Lake House at Avondale Estates.
ATLANTA (September 4, 2024) — Today, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth Sen. Clint Dixon (R–Gwinnett), issued a statement regarding the shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County.
ATLANTA (September 4, 2024) — Today, Sen. Derek Mallow (D–Savannah) issued a statement regarding the shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County.
The Joint Blue-Ribbon Committee on Licensing Issues, co-chaired by State Representative Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin) and State Senator Blake Tillery (R-Vidalia), will convene its third meeting on Monday, September 9, 2024. The session is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at the Robert F. Hatcher Conference Center located within Middle Georgia State University in Macon.
Today, House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration (R-Auburn), Majority Caucus Vice Chairman Houston Gaines (R-Athens), and State Representative Holt Persinger (R-Winder) issued statements regarding the shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County.
ATLANTA (September 4, 2024) — Sen. Bill Cowsert (R–Athens) released a statement today regarding the school shooting that occurred earlier in Barrow County.
The VA issued 933 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Georgia during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, compared to 71 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) recently convened the first 2024 meeting of the House Rural Development Council at the Oak Hill and Martha Berry Museum, located at Berry College in Rome. Rep. Greene, who serves as co-chair of the House Rural Development Council alongside State Representative Mack Jackson (D-Sandersville), was appointed to this position by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) in 2023.
On Thursday, September 5, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage, chaired by Sen. Emanuel Jones (D–Decatur), will hold its second meeting.
State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, will host State Senator Donzella James (D-Atlanta) and members of the Senate Urban Affairs Committee for a meeting on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 1 p.m. The event will take place at Savannah Technical College.
Georgia's Attorney General Chris Carr stated that the Biden-Harris administration’s "unreasonable & unlawful" pro-union rule for farm workers has been blocked.