ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 21 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert), co-chair of the House Rural Development Council alongside State Representative Mack Jackson (D-Sandersville), recently hosted the council's second meeting of the year at the historic Thomson Depot in Thomson, Georgia. Both Reps. Greene and Jackson were appointed as co-chairs by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) in 2023. The meeting's agenda concentrated on addr  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 21 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently announced that Fulton County has been named as a Purple Heart County. On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Fulton County Commission Chairman Rob Pitts and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously issued a proclamation presented by Commissioner Marvin Arrington and co-sponsored by Commissioner Natalie Hall, which seeks to honor the courage, service a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 21 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: This week, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Higher Education Sen. Billy Hickman (R-Statesboro), led a roundtable discussion with students from Georgia Southern University's EAGLE Academy. This academy is an Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE) program that supports students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). During the roundtable, Sen. Hickman engaged with s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 21 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following news release: This week, Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) was honored by the Georgia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) for his legislative contributions during the 2023-2024 Legislative Session of the Georgia General Assembly. During the 2024 legislative session, Sen. Albers authored and passed legislation to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund may invest in alte  more