ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the members of three House study committees and three joint House-Senate committees/commissions established during the 2018 legislative session. Those committees and commissions and their respective members are: Continue reading “Speaker Ralston Announces Members of Several Study Committees & Commissions”
House Passes Rep. Beskin’s Atlanta Homestead Exemption Legislation
ATLANTA – On Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, the Georgia House of Representatives passed House Bill 820, sponsored by State Representative Beth Beskin (R-Atlanta) by a vote of 164 – 5. HB 820 would provide a new homestead exemption from City of Atlanta property taxes, effectively capping the annual assessment increase at 2.6 percent. Continue reading “House Passes Rep. Beskin’s Atlanta Homestead Exemption Legislation”
Speaker Ralston Announces Members of the Joint Study Committee on the Establishment of a State Accreditation Process
ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the members of the Joint Study Committee on the Establishment of a State Accreditation Process: Continue reading “Speaker Ralston Announces Members of the Joint Study Committee on the Establishment of a State Accreditation Process”
Rep. Beskin: “Excluding Emory University and the CDC from APS would Disenfranchise Voters”
ATLANTA – State Representative Beth Beskin (R-Atlanta) recently urged Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta City Council members to revise the Emory University and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) annexation ordinances to provide that the annexation territory be included in the Atlanta Independent School System (APS). In a formal letter, Rep. Beskin claimed that excluding the Emory University and CDC annexation areas from APS would disenfranchise voters. Continue reading “Rep. Beskin: “Excluding Emory University and the CDC from APS would Disenfranchise Voters””
Rep. Beskin Opposes Excluding Emory University and the CDC from APS
ATLANTA – State Representative Beth Beskin (R-Atlanta) today commented on the proposed annexation of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) into the City of Atlanta that would exclude the properties from the Atlanta Independent School System (APS). In a formal letter to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta City Council members, Rep. Beskin urged members to revise the Emory University and CDC annexation ordinances to provide that the annexed parcels be included in APS. Continue reading “Rep. Beskin Opposes Excluding Emory University and the CDC from APS”