ATLANTA (January 13, 2020) | Sen. Emanuel Jones (D – Decatur) was selected to receive the Dream Forward Elected Official Award, sponsored by The King Center in Downtown Atlanta. Sen. Jones will accept the award at the King Holiday Observance Kick-Off Reception on Tuesday, January 14.
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ATLANTA (December 16, 2019) | Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville), Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones (R – Milton) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan (R – Carrollton) will hold a press conference on December 19, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. to unveil the new lactation pod installed at the State Capitol. Continue reading “Senate and House Leadership to Host Press Conference on Addition of a Lactation Pod in the State Capitol”
Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller Issues Statement on Governor Kemp Appointment
ATLANTA (December 4, 2019) | Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville) released the following statement on Governor Brian Kemp’s appointment of Kelly Loeffler to replace Senator Johnny Isakson’s seat in the United States Senate:
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ATLANTA (November 27, 2019) | Georgia Senate Rules Committee Chairman Sen. Jeff Mullis (R – Chickamauga) released the following statement on the passing of Georgia House Rules Committee Chairman Jay Powell:
Continue reading “Senate Rules Chairman Jeff Mullis Issues Statement on Passing of House Rules Chairman Jay Powell”The Rural Jobs Coalition Names Sen. Larry Walker Legislator of the Year
ATLANTA (November 27, 2019) | Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry) was recently named Legislator of the Year by the Rural Jobs Coalition, a nonpartisan organization that supports small, rural businesses and advocates around the country for policies that benefit rural economic growth.
Sen. Walker was chosen as Legislator of the Year for spearheading the Senate’s passage of the Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act (GARJA) and for championing policies that help drive job creation, revitalization of small businesses and economic opportunities for rural communities across the state.
“If we want our small businesses to grow throughout Georgia – especially in our rural communities – we have to support their growth through access to affordable capital,” said Sen. Walker. “I am a strong advocate of our small businesses, and I will work hand-in-hand with our rural communities through GARJA and other programs, to encourage job creation and revitalization.”
The GARJA was passed during the 2017 Legislative Session as a program that uses tax credits to incentivize private sector investment in a revolving loan fund that provides growth capital for small businesses in rural Georgia. These loans are available to agribusiness, businesses dealing with healthcare, transportation, technology or other areas as deemed appropriate by the Department of Community Affairs. You can read more about the program here, and you can find the language of the bill here.
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Contact:
Elisabeth Fletcher, Communications Specialist
elisabeth.fletcher@senate.ga.gov