Tuesday - April 30, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Saturday April 06, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Carter announces federal funding for Darien wastewater treatment improvements
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: DARIEN - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) secured $1 million for the City of Darien to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant to meet the city's increased demand on its water infrastructure as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. As major economic development projects continue to drive business and residents to Darien, this funding   more

Carter remembers Kevin "Catfish" Jackson: "Bigger than life"
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: SAVANNAH - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement honoring the life of Kevin "Catfish" Jackson: "Kevin Jackson was literally bigger than life - he had a big personality and an even bigger heart. He loved life and he loved his family. If you were a friend of his, you were his family. He was the epitome of a community leader, not just in Savannah but around   more

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES $134,197 GRANT TO MERCER UNIVERSITY TO HELP INCREASE NUMBER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS IN RURAL GEORGIA
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: MACON, Ga. - Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Mercer University has been awarded $134,197 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This award will establish a Grow-Your-Own (GYO) program for recruiting and supporting computer science (CS) teacher candidates in rural Georgia. "I am pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation is making this invest  more

Rep. Nikema Williams Delivers $1.6M Investment in Morehouse College Higher Education in Prisons Program
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: On 404 Day, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), a member of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus delivered a $1.6 million federal investment in the Morehouse College Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership's (AYCGL) Higher Education in Prisons Program. The $1,636,000 is a Community Project Funding Grant Congresswoman Williams secured in March. The investment will be used to expand the reach of   more