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ATLANTA – House Appropriations Chairman Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin) and Senate President Pro Tempore Larry Walker III (R-Perry) have sent a joint letter to the Georgia State Board of Education requesting prompt action concerning the Dublin City School System’s accreditation status.
Continue reading “Chairman Hatchett, President Pro Tempore Walker Urge Timely State Review of Dublin City Schools Accreditation Status”ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Sheila Jones (D-Atlanta), Edna Jackson (D-Savannah), Mekyah McQueen (D-Smyrna) and Terry Cummings (D-Mableton) will welcome members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to Atlanta from August 7 – 9, 2026, for the 50th Southern Regional Conference and the Centennial Celebration of the Southern Region. These representatives introduced House Resolution 61EX during the 2026 special legislative session to recognize the conference.
Continue reading “State Representatives Welcome Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to Atlanta for 50th Southern Regional Conference and Centennial Celebration”ATLANTA – The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Community Health and Healthcare Oversight, chaired by State Representative Mark Newton (R-Augusta), will hold a meeting on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 9 a.m. at the Jaguar Student Activities Center in Augusta, Ga.
Continue reading “House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Community Health and Healthcare Oversight to Hold Meeting in Augusta”ATLANTA – The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on the Impact of Online Platforms on Georgia Youth, chaired by State Representative Rob Clifton (R-Evans), will hold a meeting on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
Continue reading “House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on the Impact of Online Platforms on Georgia Youth to Hold Meeting in Macon”ATLANTA – State Representative Beth Camp (R-Concord) recently attended the 2026 National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Legislative Summit in Chicago, where she joined Senate President Pro Tempore Larry Walker III (R-Perry) onstage during NCSL’s closing general session ceremony to accept NCSL’s host state gavel from Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel Welch and Illinois House Assistant Majority Leader Marcus C. Evans, Jr. This ceremony symbolizes the transition to Georgia as the next Legislative Summit host state, and the 2027 Legislative Summit will take place in Atlanta from August 9 – 11, 2027.
Continue reading “Chair Beth Camp, President Pro Tempore Larry Walker Accept Host State Gavel for 2027 NCSL Legislative Summit in Atlanta”