ATLANTA – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Terry England (R-Auburn) announced today that the Georgia Department of Agriculture has hired two farm labor specialists who are already on the job and working with farmers to employ legal farm labor through the H-2a and H-1b federal temporary employment programs. These specialists were hired using $75,000 in funding that the House added to the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s budget in the Fiscal Year 2012 amended budget. Continue reading “House Budget Initiative Helps Improve Access to Farm Labor”
Rep. Waites Announces District 60 Job Fair
ATLANTA – State Representative Keisha Waites (D-Atlanta) announced today that she is seeking vendors for the District 60 Regional Job Fair, which will take place on Friday, May 11, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The job fair will be held in southwest Atlanta at Atlanta Metropolitan College, located at 1630 Metropolitan Pkwy SW, Atlanta, Georgia. Continue reading “Rep. Waites Announces District 60 Job Fair”
Rep. Ann Purcell’s Legislation Makes Way through General Assembly, Heads to Governor
ATLANTA – State Representative Ann Purcell (R-Rincon) commented today on the General Assembly’s passage of House Bill 685, which passed the state Senate earlier last week with a vote of 50 to1 and received final passage on Thursday, March 29, in the state House with a vote of 157 to 0, showing broad bipartisan support for the measure. Sponsored by State Representative Gene Maddox (R-Cairo), HB 685 not only clarifies state law regarding dangerous and vicious dogs in Georgia, but it also includes a measure that was originally co-sponsored by Rep. Purcell to help protect the public from dangerous dogs. Continue reading “Rep. Ann Purcell’s Legislation Makes Way through General Assembly, Heads to Governor”
Rep. Carson’s De-Regulation Bill Passed Overwhelmingly by General Assembly
ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) commented today on the General Assembly’s passage of House Bill 1089, which was overwhelmingly approved by the state Senate yesterday after previously passing the state House by a vote of 150 – 18. Continue reading “Rep. Carson’s De-Regulation Bill Passed Overwhelmingly by General Assembly”
Rep. Randy Nix Keeps Promise, Scrap Tires to be Recycled into Rubberized Asphalt for Paving Georgia Roads
ATLANTA – State Representatives Randy Nix (R-LaGrange) announced today that the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has amended the state’s road construction specifications to include recycled tire rubber as an alternative to conventional oil-based polymers for road asphalt production. Recycled tire rubber will be in widespread use as early as the 2012 paving season. Rubberized asphalt roads save money by reducing dependence on oil and will help Georgians reduce waste by recycling millions of scrap tires annually. Continue reading “Rep. Randy Nix Keeps Promise, Scrap Tires to be Recycled into Rubberized Asphalt for Paving Georgia Roads”