ATLANTA – State Representative Leesa Hagan (R-Lyons), chair of the House Rural Development Committee, today announces that House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) has charged the committee with examining the impacts of recent pulp and paper mill closures in rural Georgia, including the permanent closure of the Savannah, Georgia, containerboard mill, the Savannah, Georgia, packaging facility, Riceboro containerboard mill and Riceboro Timber and Lumber. The committee’s upcoming meeting will be dedicated solely to studying these issues and hearing from the public.
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ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Abandoned Child Placement Following Hospital Discharge, chaired by State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), will hold its first meeting on Monday, September 15, 2025, at 10 a.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Georgia.
Continue reading “House Study Committee on Abandoned Child Placement Following Hospital Discharge to Hold First Meeting in Atlanta”Rep. Mary Ann Santos Completes Georgia Legislative Leadership Training Conducted by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia
ATLANTA – State Representative Mary Ann Santos (D-McDonough) recently joined other new legislators from across the state for the Georgia Legislative Leadership Institute (GLLI). Nominated members of the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia State Senate attended sessions at the UGA Center for Continuing Education and Hotel in Athens, Georgia.
Continue reading “Rep. Mary Ann Santos Completes Georgia Legislative Leadership Training Conducted by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia”Reps. Eric Bell, Derrick Jackson and Sen. Kenya Wicks to Hold Press Conference at the State Capitol on Deployment of Georgia National Guard to Assist ICE
ATLANTA – State Representatives Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) and Derrick Jackson (D-Tyrone), as well as State Senator Kenya Wicks (D-Fayette), will hold a press conference to express opposition to the deployment of the Georgia National Guard to support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 3 p.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol.
Continue reading “Reps. Eric Bell, Derrick Jackson and Sen. Kenya Wicks to Hold Press Conference at the State Capitol on Deployment of Georgia National Guard to Assist ICE”Rep. John Carson Files Title IX Complaint Regarding Pope High School’s New Policies for Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team
ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) recently filed a Title IX gender discrimination complaint with the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Atlanta Division against Pope High School’s athletic department regarding the alleged inequitable treatment of female multi-sport athletes. Specifically, the complaint alleges gender-based discrimination by Pope High School girls’ varsity basketball coach and administration after a rule was reimplemented from last spring prohibiting girls’ varsity and junior varsity basketball team members from participating in other sports simultaneously.
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