ATLANTA – DeKalb County House Delegation Chair Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates), Vice Chair Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Secretary Long Tran (D-Dunwoody), along with members of the DeKalb County House Legislative Delegation, will hold a delegation meeting with representatives of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 12 p.m. in room 514 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert), chairman of the House State Properties Committee, applauds the recent announcement that the House’s version of the Amended Fiscal Year 2026 (AFY 2026) budget, House Bill 973, includes $29.8 million for the design, construction and equipping of a College of Optometry at Georgia Southern University. He also commends the House’s passage of House Bill 659 earlier this week, his supporting legislation that would expand funding for medical education by including optometrists in the state’s loan repayment and financial assistance programs.
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ATLANTA— Today, Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington) and Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones (R-Milton) applauded the introduction of the House’s ‘Georgia Families First’ legislative initiative.
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ATLANTA— Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) will host a press conference to discuss the Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026 on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 1 p.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) recently introduced House Bill 1103, legislation that would establish a Happy Highways Grant program to support the creation of murals along Georgia’s highway system. The Happy Highways Grant program would award one-time grants to participating counties for murals to promote tourism and support roadside enhancement and beautification efforts.
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