ATLANTA – State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) recently convened the second meeting of the House Rural Development Council for the 2023-2024 legislative term at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Rep. Greene was named co-chair of the House Rural Development Council, along with State Representative Mack Jackson (D-Sandersville), by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) earlier this year.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, today issued the following statement in response to the recent ruling made by U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones which calls for Georgia’s congressional and state legislative districts to be redrawn before the 2024 election:
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ATLANTA – State Representative Tim Fleming (R-Covington) was recently named chairman of the Dual Enrollment & Tuition Equalization Grant Ad Hoc Committee of the House Higher Education Committee. Rep. Fleming was appointed as chairman by House Higher Education Committee Chairman Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta).
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ATLANTA – State Representative Mike Cameron (R-Rossville) today reminds homeowners in House District 1 who previously filed a homestead exemption that they will receive a credit on their 2023 property tax bills. This credit comes as a result of the Homeowner Tax Relief Grants included in House Bill 18, the Amended Fiscal Year 2023 (AFY 2023) budget, which Governor Brian Kemp signed into law on March 13, 2023.
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ATLANTA – The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), chaired by State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah), today announced its upcoming “For the People Tour” to address concerns of food deserts, health deserts and disparities in Fairburn, Georgia on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 4 p.m. at the Temple of Prayer Family Worship Cathedral in Fairburn.
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