ATLANTA – State Representative Mike Cameron (R-Rossville) and State Representative Steve Tarvin (R-Chickamauga), chairman of the House Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee, today announced that they will introduce local legislation during the upcoming 2027 legislative session aimed at strengthening financial oversight and promoting strong fiscal management in Walker County, Ga.
Continue reading “Reps. Mike Cameron and Steve Tarvin Announce Plans to Introduce Local Legislation in 2027 Legislative Session to Strengthen Financial Oversight in Walker County”House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail Available Substances to Hold Second Meeting in Brunswick
ATLANTA – The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail Available Substances, chaired by State Representative Rick Townsend (R-Brunswick), will hold its second meeting on Friday, August 21, 2026, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick, Ga.
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ATLANTA – The Joint Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee, co-chaired by State Representative Victor Anderson (R-Cornelia) and State Senator Max Burns (R-Sylvania), will hold its first meeting on Friday, August 7, 2026, at 10 a.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Ga.
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Lawmakers ask State Board to hold required hearing without further delay.
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”State Representatives Welcome Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to Atlanta for 50th Southern Regional Conference and Centennial Celebration
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.
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