ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah) will host a road naming ceremony to honor Benjamin R. Polote, Sr. on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 10 a.m. at the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church in Savannah, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – Today, State Representatives Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) commemorate the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. Signed into law on July 30, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Medicare provides health coverage to seniors and people with disabilities, while Medicaid delivers care to low-income families, pregnant women, children and seniors in long-term care.
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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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