ATLANTA – State Representative Tim Fleming (R-Covington) was recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee. Created during the 2026 special legislative session through Senate Bill 3EX, sponsored by State Senator Max Burns (R-Sylvania), the bipartisan committee is charged with developing recommendations for Georgia’s next uniform election system.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Karen Lupton (D-Chamblee), in partnership with We Love Buford Highway (WLBH), today announces the launch of “Lupton Lifts Community,” a community initiative aimed at helping families across the Buford Highway corridor who are experiencing sudden financial hardship. The campaign seeks to support the We Love Buford Highway Emergency Community Stabilization Fund, which provides short-term assistance to families facing certain needs such as groceries, transportation, temporary rent assistance, utility payments, childcare and other expenses.
Continue reading “Rep. Karen Lupton, We Love Buford Highway Launch ‘Lupton Lifts Community’ to Support Families Facing Unexpected Hardship”House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen Announce 2026 Ag Issues Summit and Launch Joint Family Farms Study Committee
ATLANTA – State Representative Robert Dickey (R-Musella), chairman of the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, and State Senator Russ Goodman (R-Cogdell), chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, will host the annual Ag Issues Summit on Thursday, August 20, 2026, in Perry, Georgia. The summit will also serve as the inaugural meeting of the Joint Study Committee on Generational Sustainability of Family Farms.
Continue reading “House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen Announce 2026 Ag Issues Summit and Launch Joint Family Farms Study Committee”State Leaders Announce Appointments to Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee
ATLANTA – Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives Jon Burns (R–Newington) and the Senate Committee on Assignments announced appointments to the Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee. The bipartisan legislative panel was established by Senate Bill 3EX, authored by Sen. Max Burns, during the 2026 Special Legislative Session to develop recommendations for Georgia’s next uniform election system.
Continue reading “State Leaders Announce Appointments to Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee”Rep. Arlene Beckles to Host ‘Back-to-School Safety Class’ for South Gwinnett Families Tomorrow
ATLANTA – State Representative Arlene Beckles (D-Norcross), in partnership with Georgia Future Leaders (GFL), will host a “Back-to-SchoolSafety Class” event for South Gwinnett families Tomorrow, Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Hampton Inns & Suites in Snellville, Ga. The free community workshop is designed to help Gwinnett-area parents and students start the school year with the tools they need to stay safe at school and online.
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