ATLANTA – State Representative Robert Dickey (R-Musella), chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, applauds Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) for announcing historic updates to the 2012 suspension of agricultural water withdrawal permits in portions of the Lower Flint and Chattahoochee River Basins.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Robert Dickey (R-Musella), chairman of the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, will co-host the 2024 Agricultural Issues Summit on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. in the Miller Murphy Howard Building at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Georgia. Chairman Dickey will co-host the summit with State Senator Russ Goodman (R-Cogdell), chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.
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ATLANTA – Today, Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington) announced the members of two additional House study committees. These committees were created by legislation adopted during the 2024 session of the Georgia General Assembly.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Robert Dickey (R-Musella), chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, announces the significant expansion of the Leader in Me program in Georgia’s schools after the Georgia Board of Education voted unanimously to allocate an initial $3.4 million in funding, as directed by the Georgia General Assembly, to extend the program to 120 more schools statewide. Leader in Me, an evidence-based PreK-12 model developed in partnership with educators, is designed to build perseverance and leadership in students, create a high-trust culture and improve academic achievement.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Robert Dickey (R-Musella), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, today announces that he joined Governor Kemp in Columbus, Ga. as he signed House Bill 970 into law. HB 970 will update the funding mechanisms for the Realizing Education Achievement Can Happen (REACH) scholarship.
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