Speaker Ralston Announces Appointments to the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness
Roy Fickling of Macon and A.D. Frazier of Mineral Bluff will serve on the council

ATLANTA – House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the appointments of Roy Fickling and A.D. Frazier to the newly created Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians.  Speaker Ralston made these appointments after Governor Perdue signed House Bill 1405, which created the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians.

Georgia Research Alliance Names Sickle Cell Research Chair in Honor of Rep. Calvin Smyre

ATLANTA – State Representative Calvin Smyre (D-Columbus), Dean of the Georgia House of Representatives, was recently honored by Governor Brian Kemp and chosen as the namesake of the Georgia Research Alliance’s (GRA) collaborative sickle cell research position. Currently the longest-serving member in the Georgia General Assembly, Rep. Smyre was honored for his professional and civic …