ATLANTA (August 16, 2019) | Sen. Blake Tillery (R – Vidalia) will be presenting two Senate Resolutions to William Ralph “Skipper” Smith and Bobby Ray Smith upon their retirement from the Toombs County Sheriff’s Office to thank them for their many years of dedication to the community and state of Georgia. Please see information on the event below. Continue reading “Sen. Blake Tillery to Honor Toombs County Sheriff’s Office Retirees”
Sen. John Wilkinson Leads Effort to Reduce Cost of Doing Business
ATLANTA (August 16, 2019) | Sen. John Wilkinson (R – Toccoa) was recently appointed by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan to chair the Senate Study Committee on Reducing Georgia’s Cost of Doing Business. Continue reading “Sen. John Wilkinson Leads Effort to Reduce Cost of Doing Business”
Sen. Larry Walker Appointed Chair of Senate Study Committee
ATLANTA (August 15, 2019) | Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry) has been appointed by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan to serve as Chair of the Senate Study Committee on Portable Benefits for Independent Workers. Continue reading “Sen. Larry Walker Appointed Chair of Senate Study Committee”
Sen. Gloria Butler Releases Statement on Stephenson High School Lockdown
ATLANTA (August 14, 2019) | Today, Sen. Gloria Butler (D – Stone Mountain) released the following statement on the level three lockdown at Stephenson High School in DeKalb County that was prompted by a gun scare: Continue reading “Sen. Gloria Butler Releases Statement on Stephenson High School Lockdown”
Sen. Bruce Thompson Announces Hospital Cybersecurity Report
ATLANTA (August 14, 2019) | Sen. Bruce Thompson (R – White) announces the release of a report containing research he conducted with the Institute for Healthcare Information Technology (IHIT) on how health care data is increasingly becoming more popular among hackers. This evolving cyber security issue is growing because electronic health care records can be worth more than any other data on the black market. Continue reading “Sen. Bruce Thompson Announces Hospital Cybersecurity Report”