ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments recently named State Representative Mark Newton (R-Augusta) as Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education. Furthermore, Rep. Newton applauds the $99.8 million in proposed funding in Governor Kemp’s Amended Fiscal Year 2025 Budget for the design and construction of a healthcare research building at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Mark Newton (R-Augusta), Chairman of the House Committee on Interstate Cooperation, was recently chosen by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve as a member of the House Study Committee on Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management.
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ATLANTA – Today, Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington) announced the members of the House Study Committee on Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management. This committee was created by legislation adopted during the 2024 session of the Georgia General Assembly.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Mark Newton (R-Augusta) applauds the bipartisan passage of House Bill 971, the Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act, which would provide a tax credit for certain eligible expenses incurred for firearm safe handling instructional courses and firearm secure storage devices.
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ATLANTA – The Augusta-Richmond County Legislative Delegation, chaired by State Representative Brian Prince (D-Augusta), will host a post-legislative session town hall meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the University Hall of the Augusta University Summerville Campus.
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