WHAT: State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will join the Grady Coalition, Atlanta Building Leadership for Empowerment and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees for a candlelight vigil at Emory’s Candler Road Dialysis Center. The vigil will honor the three dialysis patients that died after the Grady dialysis clinic closed and address Emory’s role in the closure.
Rogers: Balancing the State Budget Begins
ATLANTA, GA (Jan. 19, 2010) – The budget process began this week with Gov. Sonny Perdue (R-GA) presenting the 2010 Amended and 2011 General State budgets to the Georgia General Assembly. As an active leader of the Senate Appropriations Committee and one of three Senate Budget conferees, Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) is participating in the joint budget hearings at the Capitol this week.
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Senator Fort to Speak Against Closing of Crown Roads Post Office
WHAT: State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will join community leaders to discuss their opposition to the closing of the Atlanta Crown Roads Post Office tonight at 7 p.m. at the Rosel Fann Recreation Center in Atlanta, Ga. All services provided by the Crown Roads post office will be moved to a location in Gwinnett County under a proposal by the United States Postal Service.
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Sen. Pearson Announces Joint Economic Development Meeting
ATLANTA (Jan. 25, 2010) – Sen. Chip Pearson (R-Dawsonville) will co-chair a joint Economic Development Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26 with Rep. Ron Stephens (R-Savannah) to focus on job creation in Georgia. The meeting will be streamed live on the Georgia General Assembly’s website at www.legis.ga.gov.
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Notes from the Georgia Senate: Week One
By Senator Bill Hamrick
ATLANTA (Jan. 19, 2010) – Last week marked the beginning of the 151st Georgia State Senate Session. Georgia has a rich history dating back hundreds of years. We have seen many tumultuous periods from World War I to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Each time, our state comes out as a better, stronger state. This recession is yet another trying time but I am confident that all members of the legislature will work diligently for the people of Georgia so we can emerge once again as a national leader. Continue reading “Notes from the Georgia Senate: Week One”