ATLANTA – State Representative Lynn Smith (R-Newnan), Chairman of the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee, recently chaired the Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s Legislative Environmental Policy Academy from Dec. 2 – 4, 2016, at the University of Georgia in Athens. Continue reading “Rep. Lynn Smith Chairs Legislative Environmental Policy Academy”
EDITORIAL: Georgia Has the “Right Stuff” for the Next Generation of American Space Heroes
By State Representative Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine)
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EDITORIAL: The Deadliest Highway in America is in our own Backyard
By State Representative Keisha Waites (D-Atlanta)
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Rep. Dave Belton Gives Military Affairs Briefing at Legislative Training Session
ATLANTA — House Military Affairs Study Committee Chairman Dave Belton (R-Buckhead) recently briefed fellow legislators on the state of Georgia’s military installations at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s 30th Biennial Institute for Georgia Legislators on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at the University of Georgia. The plenary session, entitled Impact of Georgia’s Military Bases, focused on the recent findings of the House Military Affairs Study Committee. Continue reading “Rep. Dave Belton Gives Military Affairs Briefing at Legislative Training Session”
Student Mentored by Rep. Beasley-Teague Wins College Scholarship
ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Beasley-Teague (D-Red Oak) and the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) awarded Darcy Farwell a $3,000 college scholarship at the 2016 NFWL Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla. Rep. Beasley-Teague served as the mentoring legislator for Darcy Farwell and presented the award to Farwell at a luncheon on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, during the conference. Continue reading “Student Mentored by Rep. Beasley-Teague Wins College Scholarship”