ATLANTA (March 18, 2020) | President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville), Majority Leader Mike Dugan (R – Carrollton), and Minority Leader Steve Henson (D – Tucker) released the following statement on a Senate member’s recent diagnoses of COVID-19.
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ATLANTA (March 12, 2020) | Sen. Elena Parent (D – Atlanta), Sen. Sally Harrell (D – Atlanta) and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D – Decatur) released the following statement on Senate Bill 507, which was filed today to consider bringing the Vista Grove area of DeKalb county under municipal ownership:
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ATLANTA (January 14, 2020) | Monday, January 13, 2020, the Senate Majority Caucus outlined their priorities for the 2020 legislative session. This year, the Senate Majority Caucus plans to introduce legislation that includes fixes for marketplace facilitators’ collection of tax revenue, limits for Pharmacy Benefit Managers and measures to curb surprise billing, as well as additional funding to improve infant and maternal mortality rates. Sen. Dean Burke (R – Bainbridge) released the following statement on the introduction of these initiatives:
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ATLANTA (January 14, 2020) | Sen. Ben Watson (R – Savannah) and Rep. Jesse Petrea (R – Savannah) released the following statement on proposed legislation that would create the City of Chatham Islands:
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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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