ATLANTA – State Representative Imani Barnes (D-Tucker) recently introduced House Bill 149, also known as the Healthy Mothers Now Act, which would require the Georgia Department of Public Health to conduct a three-year pilot program for the purpose of providing postpartum care through mobile health clinics in counties with limited maternity care and maternity care deserts.
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ATLANTA – Georgia House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley (D-Columbus) and House Minority Whip Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville) will hold a press conference to roll out House Democrats’ “Opportunity Agenda,” which seeks to ensure Georgians have the best chance to live, learn and earn in the peach state TODAY, Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 12:15 p.m. at the South Wing of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.
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WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington) joined President Donald Trump, Congressman Mike Collins (GA-10), members of Georgia’s Congressional delegation, as well as members of the Georgia House of Representatives, at the White House as the Laken Riley Act was signed into law.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently co-sponsored House Bill 87, which would require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices. The proposed legislation aims to empower individuals with disabilities and improve their quality of life.
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ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments recently named State Representative Will Wade (R-Dawsonville) as the Vice Chairman of the House Banks and Banking Committee and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.
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