ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Improving Access to Internal Medicine in Underserved Areas, chaired by State Representative Sandy Donatucci (R-Buford), will hold its third meeting on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Northside Hospital in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Yasmin Neal (D-Jonesboro) announces that the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and the Clayton County Board of Commissioners are partnering to build a $19 million Behavioral Health Crisis Center (BHCC) in Clayton County.
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ATLANTA – The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Georgia’s Medical Marijuana and Hemp Policies, chaired by State Representative Mark Newton (R-Augusta), will hold its third meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives mourns the recent passing of former State Representative Judy Manning. Former State Representative Manning served in the House from 1997-2012, representing Cobb County.
Continue reading “Passing of Former State Representative Judy Manning”GUEST EDITORIAL: Calling for a Tenfold Funding Penalty Against Governments that Restrict Funding from Donor Cities, Counties and States
By State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain)
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Today, I issue a warning to local, state and federal governments: any attempt to restrict or withhold funding from donor cities, counties and states should result in those donor entities (cities, counties and states) denying funding back, equal to ten times the value withheld.
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