ATLANTA –State Representatives John Carson (R-Marietta) and Ginny Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs), as well as John Loud of LOUD Security Systems and other Cobb County business leaders, will host a press conference to oppose the proposed Mobility Special Purpose Local Option SalesTax (MSPLOST) increase on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 10 a.m. across from the Cobb-Marietta Transit Center in Marietta, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Beth Camp (R-Concord) chair of the House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Ad Hoc Committee on Community Solar, recently selected the following House members to serve on the ad hoc committee: State Representatives John Carson (R-Marietta), Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates), Joseph Gullet (R-Dallas), Jordan Ridley (R-Woodstock), Ruwa Romman (D-Duluth), Brad Thomas (R-Holly Springs), Regina Lewis-Ward (D-McDonough) and Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville).
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ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) welcomes a letter of support from key faith leaders which urges the passage of House Bill 30, legislation previously introduced during the 2023 Legislative Session. Under HB 30, the Official Code of Georgia would adopt the internationally recognized definition of “antisemitism” as adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May 26, 2016.
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ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) commends the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts’ recent economic analysis report regarding the state’s Qualified Education Expense (QEE) Tax Credit program for student scholarship opportunities, which estimates an annual cost savings of $61.4 million at a “student switcher rate” of 90 percent, or the percentage of students that would return to public schools if not for the program. This analysis highlights that the QEE tax credit would result in $28 million in reduced state costs and $33.4 million in local cost savings, revealing a positive impact for state and local taxpayers.
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Rep. John Carson Issues Statement on U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s Ruling to Uphold Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law
ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s June 22 ruling to uphold the state’s anti-BDS law, which targets the “BDS Movement” that promotes boycotts, divestments and economic sanctions against Israel: