Columbus Legislative Delegation to Host “Speak up Sit-in”

ATLANTA – State Representative Calvin Smyre (D-Columbus), Chairman of the Columbus Legislative Delegation, along with the members of the Columbus Legislative Delegation, Reps. Carolyn Hugley (D-Columbus), Richard Smith (R-Columbus), Debbie Buckner (D-Junction City), John Pezold (R-Columbus) and State Senators Ed Harbison (D-Columbus) and Josh McKoon (R-Columbus), today announced that the delegation will host a “Speak …

Georgia Needs a New EPD Buffer Provision

By State Representative Debbie Buckner (D-Junction City) As a member of the Georgia House of Representatives who cares about both my constituents and our environment, I take seriously the Georgia Supreme Court’s statement in the June 2015 ruling of Turner v. Georgia River Network,

Rep. Jan Tankersley Receives New Leadership Positions

ATLANTA – State Representative Jan Tankersley (R-Brooklet) was elected secretary of the House Rural Caucus, the largest non-partisan caucus in the Georgia House of Representatives. In addition to this substantial leadership position, the Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named Rep. Tankersley as the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development.