ATLANTA (May 29, 2024) – Last week, Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro) was appointed to serve as Chairman of the Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia’s Farmlands by Lt. Governor Burt Jones. Additional Senate members appointed to serve on the study committee include Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R–Dallas), Sen. Brandon Beach (R–Alpharetta), Sen. Jason Esteves (D–Atlanta), Sen. Russ Goodman (R–Cogdell), Sen. Freddie Powell Sims (D–Dawson) and Sen. Sam Watson (R–Moultrie).
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ATLANTA (May 29, 2024) — Last week, Sen. Emanuel Jones (D–Decatur) was appointed to serve as Chairman of the Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage by Lt. Governor Burt Jones. Additional Senate members appointed to serve on the study committee include Sen. Frank Ginn (R–Danielsville), Sen. Marty Harbin (R–Tyrone), Sen. David Lucas (D–Macon) and Sen. Ben Watson (R–Savannah).
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ATLANTA (May 14, 2024) – On Sunday, May 12, Sen. Sonya Halpern (D–Atlanta), Vice Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus, gave the commencement address at the University of Hartford’s 2024 graduation ceremony.
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ATLANTA (May 14, 2024) — Sen. Emanuel Jones (D–Decatur) has commended the inclusion of a $50,000 allocation to the Malachi Project located in McDonough, Georgia, as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget. The Malachi Project, an after-school discipleship program, has been recognized for its impactful work in shaping the lives of young people in the community.
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ATLANTA (May 9, 2024) – Members of the Georgia General Assembly convened this week to welcome the executive directors from all sixteen of Georgia’s Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs). During the meeting, legislators and the executive directors proposed a plan to execute the literacy expectations established in House Bill 538 and House Bill 916, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget. The proposed plan includes drafting job descriptions for regional literacy coaches, creating a hiring process, initiating an Advisory Design team for training literacy coaches and implementing an evaluation tool for coaches.
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