ATLANTA – Members of the Cobb County Democratic Delegation will hold a press conference urging the Cobb County School Board to reverse its policies and allow public comments to be broadcast during its meetings TOMORROW, Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 5 p.m. at Larry Bell Park in Marietta.
Continue reading “Cobb County Democratic Delegation to Hold Press Conference in Marietta Tomorrow Urging Cobb County School Board to Broadcast Public Comments During Meetings”Rep. Johnny Chastain Applauds Grant Funding to Support Blue Ridge Community Theatre in Fannin County
ATLANTA – State Representative Johnny Chastain (R-Blue Ridge) applauds the recent General Operating Support Grant funding that was awarded to Blue Ridge Community Theatre in Fannin County. The Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, recently announced a $10,000 grant for this organization as a part of its General Operating Support, Project and Arts Education Program grants.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Marvin Lim (D-Norcross) issues the following statement regarding proposed funding for a crisis pregnancy center in Gwinnett County.
“I ask the Gwinnett County Commissioners – which are considering a proposal by staff to allocate $450,000 of competitive U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) funding to a so-called crisis pregnancy center (CPC) named Obria (now rebranded as Georgia Wellness Group and also formerly as Pregnancy Resource Center) – to reallocate these formula funds to maternal, infant and reproductive health initiatives, or any other initiatives, that are not dangerously misleading. Among all proposed awardees for Gwinnett’s HUD CDBG funding, the $450,000 constitutes the largest proposed award to a single private non-profit.
Continue reading “Rep. Marvin Lim Issues Statement Regarding Proposed Crisis Pregnancy Center Funding in Gwinnett County”Chairman Stan Gunter Commends Georgia Council for the Arts Grant to Union County
ATLANTA – State Representative Stan Gunter (R-Blairsville), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, today applauded the awarding of a $5,000 Project Grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) – a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development – to the Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival in support of the 2026 Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival in Union County. The grant is part of GCA’s fiscal year 2026 General Operating Support, Project and Arts Education Program funding.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Arlene Beckles (D-Norcross) announces a career fair event hosted in partnership with the Gwinnett County Public Library and Goodwill of North Georgia on Friday, August 15, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Gwinnett County Public Library in Norcross.
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