ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Improving Access to Internal Medicine in Underserved Areas, chaired by State Representative Sandy Donatucci (R-Buford), will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia.
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By State Representative Jesse Petrea (R-Savannah)
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Georgia has offered the Public Safety Memorial Grant (PSMG) to children of fallen or permanently disabled public servants since the early 1990s. This outstanding program is funded by state appropriations and public donations. If you donated to the children of officers killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty when you renewed your license at the Department of Drivers Services, you supported this grant.
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By State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Sandra G. Scott (D-Rex)
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As Georgia endures another record-breaking summer of scorching heat, the brutal truth can no longer be ignored: heat is not just uncomfortable, it’s deadly. Yet, too many workers across our state continue to labor in dangerous conditions without basic protections from extreme heat. If Georgia continues to do nothing, the price will be paid in lives lost, hospital beds filled and billions drained from our state economy.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) and State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), as chair and vice-chair of the DeKalb House Legislative Delegation, congratulates Chief Judge Mike Jacobs, the State Court of DeKalb County and the entire judicial team on achieving the highest clearance rate among all State Courts in Georgia — a 165.44 percent for calendar years 2022 through 2024, as reported by the Judicial Council of Georgia.
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ATLANTA – The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Georgia’s Medical Marijuana and Hemp Policies, chaired by State Representative Mark Newton (R-Augusta), will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, from 1 – 3 p.m. in room 406 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
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