ATLANTA – Chairman Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth) announces the third of four House Blue Ribbon Study Committee on Insurance Rates hearings to be held on Friday, November 21, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at the Georgia Farm Bureau in Macon, Georgia. Chairman Reeves will be available for questions from the media at the hearing’s lunch recess at noon on Friday and at the conclusion of the hearing on Friday afternoon.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville), chairman of the House Industry and Labor Committee, was recently awarded the Legislator of the Year award from the Georgia Interfaith Public Policy Center. Rep. Werkheiser was selected for this award for his work on House Bill 123, which eliminates the use of the death penalty in capital cases for those with intellectual disabilities.
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By State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta)
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Every day in Georgia, patients enter operating rooms believing they will receive care that honors their dignity. They trust that our healthcare system will protect them, not violate their autonomy. Yet, across the country—and historically in Georgia—patients have undergone intimate breast, pelvic, rectal, prostate, urogenital or anal exams, while unconscious, without their explicit informed consent. This practice, often conducted for training purposes, has persisted quietly for decades.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) recently announced that she will serve as a moderator during a panel discussion at the National Foundation for Women Legislators’ Conference from November 16 – 20, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rep. Kendrick will moderate the “Women in Business Using TikTok” session on November 17, 2025.
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ATLANTA – Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) recently appointed State Representative Chas Cannon (R-Moultrie) to serve as a member on the House Appropriations Committee.
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