ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), chairman of the House Health & Human Services Committee, recently took part in a study tour of the Criminal Mental Health Project (CMHP) in Miami, Florida, October 25 – October 27, 2017. A nationally renowned program run by the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, CMHP diverts nonviolent defendants with serious mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders from the criminal justice system into community-based treatment programs. Rep. Cooper is a past chair of the Human Services and Public Safety Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC), which sponsored the study tour. Continue reading “Rep. Sharon Cooper Participates in Study Tour of Criminal Mental Health Project”
Rep. Thomas to Sponsor Project Bliss Giveaway
ATLANTA – State Representative Erica Thomas (D-Austell), along with Joyce Reed, author and founder of Hurt 2 Heal Inc., will sponsor Project Bliss, a giveaway that includes a day of pampering for a survivor of domestic violence. Continue reading “Rep. Thomas to Sponsor Project Bliss Giveaway”
EDITORIAL: Georgia, the Film Industry and Pedophilia
By State Representative Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine)
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EDITORIAL: Tax Reform Should Not Create a New Tax on Businesses
By State Representative Ron Stephens (R-Savannah)
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Reps. Jones, Hogan and Spencer Urge Georgia Congressional Delegation to Oppose EPA’s Reconsideration of Coal Ash Rule
ATLANTA — State Representatives Jeff Jones (R-Brunswick), Don Hogan (R-St. Simons Island) and Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine) recently called on U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-Ga.) and U.S. Congressman Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) to oppose the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) reconsideration of the 2015 Coal Ash Rule. Continue reading “Reps. Jones, Hogan and Spencer Urge Georgia Congressional Delegation to Oppose EPA’s Reconsideration of Coal Ash Rule”