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September 20, 2024

Sen. Billy Hickman Hosts Roundtable Discussion with Georgia Southern University EAGLE Academy Students

ATLANTA (September 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).

September 19, 2024

Senate Natural Resources & Environment: Disaster Mitigation and Resilience Subcommittee to Hold First Meeting

ATLANTA (September 19, 2024) — On Wednesday, September 25, at 1:00 p.m., the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Subcommittee on Disaster Mitigation and Resilience, chaired by Sen. Lee Anderson (R–Grovetown), will hold its first meeting at the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition.

September 19, 2024

Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia’s Farmlands to Hold Third Meeting

ATLANTA (September 19, 2024) — On Wednesday, September 25, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia’s Farmlands, chaired by Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro), will hold its third meeting at the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition.

September 17, 2024

Sen. Sonya Halpern Statement on Death of Amber Thurman

ATLANTA (September 17, 2024) — Today, Sen. Sonya Halpern (D–Atlanta) released the following statement following an investigation from Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee into the 2022 death of Amber Thurman:

September 12, 2024

Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage to Hold Third Meeting

ATLANTA (September 12, 2024) — On Thursday, September 19, at 11:00 a.m., the Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage, chaired by Sen. Emanuel Jones (D–Decatur), will hold its third meeting.