Speaker Ralston Announces Appointments to the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness
Roy Fickling of Macon and A.D. Frazier of Mineral Bluff will serve on the council

ATLANTA – House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the appointments of Roy Fickling and A.D. Frazier to the newly created Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians.  Speaker Ralston made these appointments after Governor Perdue signed House Bill 1405, which created the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians. Continue reading

Speaker Ralston Announces Appointments to the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness
Roy Fickling of Macon and A.D. Frazier of Mineral Bluff will serve on the council

Statement from House Speaker David Ralston Regarding House Majority Leader Jerry Keen’s Service to the State of Georgia

ATLANTA—Today House Speaker David Ralston released the following statement regarding the announcement that House Majority Leader Jerry Keen will retire from the Georgia General Assembly at the end of the 2009-2010 legislative term:

“I am saddened personally by Jerry Keen’s decision to retire from the House.  He is my friend and I will miss his wise counsel.  The House of Representatives, the House Republican Caucus and the Republican Party will greatly miss his leadership. His departure will leave a void which will be difficult to fill. I wish him and his wife, Alice, all the best in the future.”

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House and Senate Leadership to Discuss the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians Legislation

ATLANTA- The House and Senate GOP leadership will hold a press conference TOMORROW, Thursday, March 18th at 11:30 AM to discuss House Bill 1405-the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians legislation.  A link to the legislation can be found by clicking here. Continue reading

House and Senate Leadership to Discuss the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians Legislation

House Speaker David Ralston Names Representative Mark Hamilton Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee
Hamilton also appointed to the powerful Appropriations Committee

ATLANTA- State Representative Mark Hamilton (R- Cumming) has been named chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee and a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee. House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) made the announcement this legislative session. Continue reading

House Speaker David Ralston Names Representative Mark Hamilton Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee
Hamilton also appointed to the powerful Appropriations Committee