ATLANTA – State Representative Alex Atwood (R-Brunswick) commented today on Governor Nathan Deal signing into law House Bill 1166, legislation that provides parents with an additional voluntary option for ensuring their children receive health insurance coverage. Sponsored by Rep. Atwood, HB 1166 passed the General Assembly with broad, bipartisan support during this year’s legislative session, receiving a vote of 161 to 1 in the House and a vote of 42 to 2 in the Senate. Continue reading “Rep. Atwood’s Legislation Signed Into Law by Governor”
UPDATE: District 60 Job Fair Moved to June 15th
ATLANTA – State Representative Keisha Waites (D-Atlanta) announced today that the District 60 Regional Job Fair will now be held on Friday, June 15th, rather than Friday, May 11, as was previously announced. This change in date is due to the overwhelming response Rep. Waites has received from employer wanting to participate as venders at the job fair. Continue reading “UPDATE: District 60 Job Fair Moved to June 15th”
Rep. Morgan Announces the Establishment of the Morgan Family Scholarship
ATLANTA – State Representative Alisha Thomas Morgan (D-Austell) today announced the establishment of the Morgan Family Scholarship, a higher education scholarship program that is designed to aid young people in the South Cobb County community who attend Pebblebrook High School and South Cobb High Schools. Each year this scholarship will award select students from Austell and Mableton who demonstrate outstanding performance in both the classroom and the community. Continue reading “Rep. Morgan Announces the Establishment of the Morgan Family Scholarship”
House Budget Initiative Helps Improve Access to Farm Labor
ATLANTA – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Terry England (R-Auburn) announced today that the Georgia Department of Agriculture has hired two farm labor specialists who are already on the job and working with farmers to employ legal farm labor through the H-2a and H-1b federal temporary employment programs. These specialists were hired using $75,000 in funding that the House added to the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s budget in the Fiscal Year 2012 amended budget. Continue reading “House Budget Initiative Helps Improve Access to Farm Labor”
Rep. Waites Announces District 60 Job Fair
ATLANTA – State Representative Keisha Waites (D-Atlanta) announced today that she is seeking vendors for the District 60 Regional Job Fair, which will take place on Friday, May 11, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The job fair will be held in southwest Atlanta at Atlanta Metropolitan College, located at 1630 Metropolitan Pkwy SW, Atlanta, Georgia. Continue reading “Rep. Waites Announces District 60 Job Fair”