Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and Speaker David Ralston have announced their respective appointments to the High School Athletics Overview Committee. The joint committee was created pursuant to Senate Bill 288, passed during the 2014 legislative session, and is tasked with regularly reviewing the operations of Georgia’s high school athletic association. Rep. Jay Roberts (R – Ocilla) and Sen. Charlie Bethel (R – Dalton) and will serve as committee co-chairs. Continue reading “Rep. Jay Roberts and Sen. Charlie Bethel to Co-Chair High School Athletics Overview Committee”
Fulton County State Reps File Suit Against Fulton County Commission for Property Tax Rate Increase
ATLANTA— Six Fulton County state representatives and one former state representative announced today that they have filed legal suit to seek a preliminary and permanent injunction against the Fulton County Commission to stop a 17 percent property tax rate increase. The legislators said that the increase violates measures outlined in House Bill 604, which they sponsored during the 2013 legislative session. Continue reading “Fulton County State Reps File Suit Against Fulton County Commission for Property Tax Rate Increase”
House Speaker David Ralston Announces Appointments to the House Study Committee on the Georgia Alcoholic Beverage Code
ATLANTA—House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the following appointments to the House Study Committee on the Georgia Alcoholic Beverage Code: Continue reading “House Speaker David Ralston Announces Appointments to the House Study Committee on the Georgia Alcoholic Beverage Code”
Rep. Chuck Martin Named Co-chair of CSG Energy & Environment Committee
ATLANTA – State Representative Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta) was recently appointed as a co-chair of the Council of State Governments’ (CSG) Energy and Environmental Public Policy Committee for the 2013-2014 biennium. The committee is designed to encourage multi-state problem solving and sharing of best practices, and to facilitate networking among state officials in all three branches of government and between the public and private sectors.
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Rep. Chuck Martin Named to Southern Legislative Conference Energy and Environment Committee
ATLANTA— House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the appointment of state Representative Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta) to the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) Energy and Environment Committee. As the presiding officer of the Georgia House of Representatives, Speaker Ralston is charged with selecting members to represent Georgia within SLC.