ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) announce their annual Heritage Weekend, a multi-day gathering centered on remembrance, resistance and the Black community across Georgia, taking place Friday, February 27, through Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Imani Barnes (D-Tucker) recently introduced House Bill 1304, also known as the Georgia Residential Solar Access Act, which would make residential portable solar more accessible and ease utility restrictions on portable solar use devices up to 1,200 watts.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Jason Ridley (R-Chatsworth) recently introduced House Bill 1362, which would make anyone with a financial interest in the State of Georgia ineligible to hold public office.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah) will host a tribute program and pictorial exhibit to recognize the Original 33 Memorial Day at the State Capitol. The tribute program will take place on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, from 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the South Wing Steps of the State Capitol. The pictorial exhibit will take place on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Rotunda of the State Capitol.
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ATLANTA – State Representatives Lydia Glaize (D-Fairburn) and Dewey McClain (D-Lawrenceville) will host a press conference and community prostate cancer screening event to promote Prostate Day at the Capitol: Saving Men’s Lives. The press conference will take place on Thursday, February 19, 2026, from 12 – 1 p.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol, followed by the community prostate cancer screening event provided by Grady Health from 1 – 3 p.m. in room 216 of the Capitol.
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