Rep. Sharon Cooper Files House Bill 1114 to Address Maternal Mortality in Georgia

ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), chairman of the Health & Human Services Committee, filed House Bill 1114 today to fight maternal mortality in Georgia. HB 1114 seeks to extend the duration of postpartum Medicaid coverage for new mothers from two months to six months. Chairman Cooper made the announcement at a press conference at the State Capitol today with Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge). Continue reading “Rep. Sharon Cooper Files House Bill 1114 to Address Maternal Mortality in Georgia”

Georgia General Assembly Announces the Addition of a Lactation Pod in the State Capitol

ATLANTA (September 30, 2019) | Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville), House of Representatives Speaker David Ralston (R – Blue Ridge) and House Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) announced today that a new lactation pod will be located in the State Capitol. The pod, made by Mamava, will allow mothers a private and sanitary place to nurse or pump. Mamava is a female-owned company headquartered in Vermont that manufactures all of its lactation pods in America. Continue reading “Georgia General Assembly Announces the Addition of a Lactation Pod in the State Capitol”

Rep. Spencer Announces Governor’s Approval of Funding in State Budget for Kingsland Technical College

ATLANTA – State Representative Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine) today announced that Governor Nathan Deal signed House Bill 684, the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 2019) budget, which includes funding for the Kingsland, Georgia, campus of Coastal Pines Technical College. Continue reading “Rep. Spencer Announces Governor’s Approval of Funding in State Budget for Kingsland Technical College”