ATLANTA – State Representative Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville), chairman of the House Industry and Labor Committee, recently hosted members of the House Special Committee on Resource Management Water Subcommittee, chaired by State Representative Chas Cannon (R-Moultrie), for a meeting in Claxton, located within Rep. Werkheiser’s House District 157. The subcommittee has traveled the state over the last several months to evaluate Georgia’s major water sources, usage patterns, data accuracy and capacity planning, while developing strategies to meet the state’s future water demands.
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ATLANTA— On Monday, October 20, 2025, Georgia Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington) sent a letter to members of Georgia’s Congressional Delegation requesting urgent relief for the U.S. forestry industry. The letter was co-signed by Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, Nathaniel Ledbetter, Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, Brian S. Evans, Speaker of the Florida House, Danny Perez and Speaker of the South Carolina House, Murrell Smith, Jr.
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ATLANTA – Today, Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) issued the following resolution in response to the tragic and untimely death of conservative political leader, community organizer and founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk.
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ATLANTA – House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) today issues the following statement regarding the recent immigration enforcement operation in Bryan County:
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ATLANTA – State Representative Leesa Hagan (R-Lyons), chair of the House Rural Development Committee, today announces that House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) has charged the committee with examining the impacts of recent pulp and paper mill closures in rural Georgia, including the permanent closure of the Savannah, Georgia, containerboard mill, the Savannah, Georgia, packaging facility, Riceboro containerboard mill and Riceboro Timber and Lumber. The committee’s upcoming meeting will be dedicated solely to studying these issues and hearing from the public.
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