ATLANTA (March 25, 2024) – Today, Democratic Caucus Whip Sen. Harold Jones II (D–Augusta) expressed dismay upon learning of a recommended list of school closures in Augusta, Georgia. His former high school, Glenn Hills High School, is among those listed.
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ATLANTA (Mar. 7, 2024) – Today, Sen. Derek Mallow (D–Savannah) gave the following statement on the death of Rev. Dr. Lexcie E. Aiken, who served the St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia.
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ATLANTA (Feb. 16, 2024) – Today, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 212, sponsored by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics Sen. Max Burns (R–Sylvania). This legislation would relieve the probate court judges from being responsible for elections. Newly established county boards of elections and registration would assume this responsibility. There are approximately twenty-five counties across the state that currently utilize probate judges as elections superintendents and would be impacted by this legislation.
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ATLANTA – House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration (R-Auburn) and Senator Clint Dixon (R-Gwinnett) applauded today’s passage by the Senate of SB 333, legislation to create the City of Mulberry in northeastern Gwinnett County. If passed in the House and signed by the Governor, SB 333 would place the question of cityhood on the spring primary ballot for residents in the proposed city.
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ATLANTA (Jan. 31, 2024) – Today, Sen. Ben Watson (R-Savannah) and Sen. Derek Mallow (D-Savannah) join the nation in mourning the tragic loss of three army reservists in Jordan. Among them was Specialist Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, a selfless Georgian from Savannah, who succumbed to injuries in an unmanned drone attack on their housing units.
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