ATLANTA – State Representative Penny Houston (R-Nashville) was recently elected Vice Chairman of the Fiscal Affairs and Government Operations (FAGO) Committee of the Council of State Governments’ Southern Legislative Conference (SLC). The FAGO Committee is one of six SLC standing committees and focuses on the myriad of issues impacting state budgets and finance. Continue reading “Rep. Penny Houston Elected Vice Chair of SLC Fiscal Affairs and Government Operations Committee”
Speaker David Ralston Appoints Members of House Study Committee on Programs that Provide Services for the Reading to the Blind and the Visually Impaired
ATLANTA — Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has appointed the following members to the House Study Committee on Programs that Provide Services for the Reading to the Blind and the Visually Impaired: Continue reading “Speaker David Ralston Appoints Members of House Study Committee on Programs that Provide Services for the Reading to the Blind and the Visually Impaired”
Rep. Kelley Appointed Chair of Ad Hoc Subcommittee of Ways & Means
ATLANTA – State Representative Jay Powell (R-Camilla), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, recently appointed Representative Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown) to serve as the Chairman of the ad hoc subcommittee of Ways and Means on sales tax refunds and interest rates. Continue reading “Rep. Kelley Appointed Chair of Ad Hoc Subcommittee of Ways & Means”
House Speaker David Ralston Announces Appointments to the House Study Committee on Licensing and Inspection of Child Welfare Providers
ATLANTA—House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the following appointments to the House Study Committee on Licensing and Inspection of Child Welfare Providers: Continue reading “House Speaker David Ralston Announces Appointments to the House Study Committee on Licensing and Inspection of Child Welfare Providers”
House Budget Includes Additional Education Funding for Tift County Schools
ATLANTA – The House Legislative Delegation of Tift County, which includes State Representatives Penny Houston (R-Nashville), Jay Roberts (R-Ocilla) and Sam Watson (R-Moultrie), announced today that the Georgia House of Representatives’ Amended Fiscal Year 2014 (AFY 2014) state budget includes an addition of $83,027 for the Tift County Board of Education. This announcement comes following today’s House passage of HB 743. The AFY 2014 budget is the state’s mid-year spending plan which helps fund the final few months of the current fiscal year. Continue reading “House Budget Includes Additional Education Funding for Tift County Schools”