Speaker Jan Jones Appoints Representative Matt Hatchett as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee

ATLANTA – Speaker Jan Jones (R-Milton) today appointed former House Majority Whip Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin) as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee effective immediately. Today’s announcement empowers Chairman Hatchett to begin working with staff to prepare for the upcoming budget cycle as outgoing Appropriations Chairman Terry England did not seek re-election for the 2023-2024 legislative session.

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Joint Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee to Hold First Meeting

ATLANTA – The Joint Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee, co-chaired by State Representative Kasey Carpenter (R-Dalton) and State Senator Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga), will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Capricorn Recording Studio in Macon.

Established by Senate Resolution 477 during the 2022 legislative session, the Joint Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee will examine the economic impact of the state’s music industry and ways to measure, expand and promote the music economy statewide. It will also identify initiatives that foster integration with other creative industries, including film, digital media and gaming. Further, it will explore legislative solutions that support Georgia’s music tourism sector, musical tour and theatrical productions, as well as the Georgia Music Hall of Fame as an economic development tool.

WHO:             Members of the Joint Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee

WHAT:          Study Committee Meeting

WHEN:          Wednesday, September 7, 2022

                        10:30 a.m.

WHERE:       Capricorn Recording Studio

540 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd,

 Macon, Georgia 31201

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