ATLANTA – State Representatives Brad Thomas (R-Holly Springs), John Carson (R-Marietta), Don Parsons (R-Marietta), Rick Jasperse (R-Jasper), Jordan Ridley (R-Woodstock) and Mitchell Scoggins (R-Cartersville) today issue the following joint statement on the City of Holly Springs’ lawsuit regarding de-annexation, following the enactment of House Bill 1029 into law earlier this year.
Continue reading “Reps. Brad Thomas, John Carson, Don Parsons, Rick Jasperse, Jordan Ridley and Mitchell Scoggins Issue Joint Statement on City of Holly Springs’ De-Annexation Lawsuit”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.
Continue reading “Rep. John Carson Files Title IX Complaint Regarding Pope High School’s New Policies for Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team”Reps. John Carson and Ginny Ehrhart to Host Press Conference Opposing Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Increase
ATLANTA –State Representatives John Carson (R-Marietta) and Ginny Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs), as well as John Loud of LOUD Security Systems and other Cobb County business leaders, will host a press conference to oppose the proposed Mobility Special Purpose Local Option SalesTax (MSPLOST) increase on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 10 a.m. across from the Cobb-Marietta Transit Center in Marietta, Georgia.
Continue reading “Reps. John Carson and Ginny Ehrhart to Host Press Conference Opposing Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Increase”Rep. Beth Camp, Chair of the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Ad Hoc Committee on Community Solar Announces Ad Hoc Committee Members
ATLANTA – State Representative Beth Camp (R-Concord) chair of the House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Ad Hoc Committee on Community Solar, recently selected the following House members to serve on the ad hoc committee: State Representatives John Carson (R-Marietta), Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates), Joseph Gullet (R-Dallas), Jordan Ridley (R-Woodstock), Ruwa Romman (D-Duluth), Brad Thomas (R-Holly Springs), Regina Lewis-Ward (D-McDonough) and Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville).
Continue reading “Rep. Beth Camp, Chair of the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Ad Hoc Committee on Community Solar Announces Ad Hoc Committee Members”Georgia Religious Leaders Unite in Support of Legislation to Combat Antisemitism
ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) welcomes a letter of support from key faith leaders which urges the passage of House Bill 30, legislation previously introduced during the 2023 Legislative Session. Under HB 30, the Official Code of Georgia would adopt the internationally recognized definition of “antisemitism” as adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May 26, 2016.
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