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State Rep. Mickey Stephens Completes Legislator Health Policy Certificate Program
ATLANTA- State Representative Mickey Stephens (D-Savannah) received his 2009 Legislator Health Policy Certification on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, on the House floor. The certificate is part of Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Public Policy Studies Program. Continue reading “
State Rep. Mickey Stephens Completes Legislator Health Policy Certificate Program
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Chairman Bob Lane Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election
Thanks Constituents for 30 years in the House
STATESBORO, Ga. -Georgia State Representative Bob Lane (R-Statesboro), Chairman of the House Game, Fish and Parks Committee, announced today that he will not seek re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives. Lane has represented House District 158 since 1980, following in the footsteps of his father, Jones Lane, who held the seat for 20 years. Continue reading “
Chairman Bob Lane Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election
Thanks Constituents for 30 years in the House
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Statement from House Speaker David Ralston Regarding House Majority Leader Jerry Keen’s Service to the State of Georgia
ATLANTA—Today House Speaker David Ralston released the following statement regarding the announcement that House Majority Leader Jerry Keen will retire from the Georgia General Assembly at the end of the 2009-2010 legislative term:
“I am saddened personally by Jerry Keen’s decision to retire from the House. He is my friend and I will miss his wise counsel. The House of Representatives, the House Republican Caucus and the Republican Party will greatly miss his leadership. His departure will leave a void which will be difficult to fill. I wish him and his wife, Alice, all the best in the future.”
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House Recognizes American Olympian Elana Meyers
ATLANTA –The Georgia House of Representatives welcomed Elana Meyers, Georgia’s only athlete to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, to the House Chamber on Monday. Meyers was invited by the Douglas County Delegation who introduced House Resolution 1896, commending her for earning a bronze medal at her first Olympic appearance in the bobsled competition on February 24, 2010. Continue reading “
House Recognizes American Olympian Elana Meyers
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Washington Ignored our Voices, but Georgia’s Actions will be Loud and Clear By
State Rep. David Casas (R-103)
With one stroke of a ceremonial pen, President Obama ignored the will of the American people and pressed on with an unpopular, unwise plan that gives Washington, D.C. sweeping control over America’s health care industry. The President’s health care “reform” package will usher in the largest unfunded mandate our country has ever seen. Continue reading “
Washington Ignored our Voices, but Georgia’s Actions will be Loud and Clear By
State Rep. David Casas (R-103)
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