ATLANTA – State Representative Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville), chairman of the House Industry and Labor Committee, recently spent two days touring several rural hospitals across the state, covering approximately 300 miles throughout the tour.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Derrick Jackson (D-Tyrone) will welcome students from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business as part of the university’s 2025 “Business of Sports Tour” on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the Georgia State Capitol. The visit will include an exchange with local business, political and community leaders, highlighting the intersection of sports, leadership and economic development across the Southeast.
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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 third meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 10 a.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Student Attendance in PreK-12 Education, chaired by State Representative Chris Erwin (R-Homer), will hold its third meeting on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 10 a.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Georgia.
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ATLANTA— On Monday, October 20, 2025, Georgia Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington) sent a letter to members of Georgia’s Congressional Delegation requesting urgent relief for the U.S. forestry industry. The letter was co-signed by Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, Nathaniel Ledbetter, Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, Brian S. Evans, Speaker of the Florida House, Danny Perez and Speaker of the South Carolina House, Murrell Smith, Jr.
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