ATLANTA – Georgia House Majority Whip Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown) recently announced the start of a bridge reconstruction project on Winters Road in Haralson County on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Continue reading “House Majority Whip Trey Kelley Announces Start of Bridge Reconstruction Project on Winters Road in Haralson County”
Rep. Bennett, Chair of Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, Issues Statement on House Bill 426, Hate Crimes Legislation
ATLANTA – State Representative Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), today issued the following statement in response to the increasing calls for the final passage of House Bill 426, bipartisan hate crimes legislation which passed the Georgia House of Representatives in 2019 and is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee: Continue reading “Rep. Bennett, Chair of Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, Issues Statement on House Bill 426, Hate Crimes Legislation”
Rep. Smyre Issues Statement on Efforts to Push for Final Passage of Georgia Hate Crimes Act
ATLANTA – State Representative Calvin Smyre (D-Columbus), Dean of the Georgia House of Representatives, today issued the following statement regarding recent efforts to push for the final passage House Bill 426, also known as the “Georgia Hate Crimes Act:” Continue reading “Rep. Smyre Issues Statement on Efforts to Push for Final Passage of Georgia Hate Crimes Act”
Rep. Bill Werkheiser to Introduce Legislation to Dedicate State Park in Reidsville to Late Sen. Jack Hill
ATLANTA – State Representative Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville), chairman of the House Industry & Labor Committee, today announced he will introduce legislation to name a state park after the late State Senator Jack Hill of Reidsville. Continue reading “Rep. Bill Werkheiser to Introduce Legislation to Dedicate State Park in Reidsville to Late Sen. Jack Hill”
Georgia House Democratic Caucus Issues Statement on Death of Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA – The leadership of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus today issued the following statement regarding the fatal shooting of Mr. Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick, Georgia:
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