Speaker Jon Burns Appoints Floor Leader Soo Hong to the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Insurance Rates

ATLANTA – State Representative Soo Hong (R-Lawrenceville), who serves as a Governor’s Floor Leader, was recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Insurance Rates.

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Speaker Jon Burns Appoints Rep. Trey Kelley to the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Election Procedures and House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Insurance Rates

ATLANTA – House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) recently appointed State Representative Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown) to serve on the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Election Procedures and the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Insurance Rates.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Don’t Balance the Budget on the Backs of Georgians in Need

By State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) 

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We just concluded Georgia’s state budget process—one where I fought to protect and fully fund critical programs like PeachCare, SNAP, school lunches and other vital lifelines for our most vulnerable families. But let’s be clear: balancing the federal budget by slashing Medicaid, SNAP and housing aid is not sound policy—it is economic sabotage and moral injustice.

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Rep. Doreen Carter, Rockdale County Legislative Delegation to Hold “Comm-Unity Breakfast” Event in Conyers

ATLANTA – State Representative Doreen Carter (D-Lithonia), along with members of the Rockdale County Legislative Delegation, will hold a “Comm-Unity Breakfast” event on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. at the Conyers-Rockdale Library.

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