ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access, chaired by State Representative Lee Hawkins (R-Gainesville), will hold its first meeting on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 9 a.m. at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
Continue reading “House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access to Hold First Meeting in Gainesville”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.
Continue reading “Speaker Jon Burns Appoints Floor Leader Soo Hong to the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Insurance Rates”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.
Continue reading “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”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.
Continue reading “GUEST EDITORIAL: Don’t Balance the Budget on the Backs of Georgians in Need”Rep. Floyd Griffin, Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley to Hold Town Hall Meeting at GCSU
ATLANTA – State Representative Floyd Griffin (D-Milledgeville), along with Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley (D-Columbus), will hold a town hall meeting on Monday, June 9, 2025, from 6 – 7 p.m. at Georgia College and State University.
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