House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Community Health and Healthcare Oversight to Hold Meeting in Augusta

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.

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House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on the Impact of Online Platforms on Georgia Youth to Hold Meeting in Macon

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.

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Chair Beth Camp, President Pro Tempore Larry Walker Accept Host State Gavel for 2027 NCSL Legislative Summit in Atlanta

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.

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Rep. Floyd Griffin: From the Slide Rule to Artificial Intelligence, Leadership Lessons from Eight Decades of Change

By State Representative Floyd Griffin (D-Milledgeville)

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On May 24, 2026, I celebrated my 82nd birthday.

That milestone caused me to reflect not only on my own journey but also on the extraordinary technological journey our nation and the world have taken during my lifetime.

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House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Education Performance Metrics and Workforce Stability to Hold First Meeting in Perry

ATLANTA – The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Education Performance Metrics and Workforce Stability, chaired by State Representative Bethany Ballard (R-Warner Robins), will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Houston County Board of Education Annex in Perry, Georgia.

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