Rep. Glanton Named to Joint Study Committee on the Establishment of a State Accreditation Process

ATLANTA – State Representative Mike Glanton (D-Jonesboro) was recently appointed by Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) to serve as a member of the Joint Study Committee on the Establishment of a State Accreditation Process. This joint study committee is made up of members of both the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia State Senate. Continue reading “Rep. Glanton Named to Joint Study Committee on the Establishment of a State Accreditation Process”

CAGLE & RALSTON: $60 Million Lifeline Sent to Georgia’s Struggling Rural Hospitals

ATLANTA, GA – Today, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle & Speaker David Ralston announced that Georgia’s Rural Hospital tax credit reached its full donation cap for the first time ever – directing $60 million in funding to our state’s 58 most financially stressed rural hospitals. This year, Lt. Governor Cagle and Speaker Ralston championed HB 769, which lifted the value of the rural hospital tax credit to 100%. This initiative followed the General Assembly’s efforts to create the tax credit with SB 258 in 2016 and SB 180 in 2017, allocating $60 million in eligible annual funding for FY 2017-2021. Continue reading “CAGLE & RALSTON: $60 Million Lifeline Sent to Georgia’s Struggling Rural Hospitals”