ATLANTA (May 13, 2021) | Today, President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville) released the following statement after Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement on Georgia ending participation in the federal increase of unemployment benefits.
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ATLANTA (May 11, 2021) |Last week, Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 42, a bill that would allow home school students in grades six through 12 to participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities in the student’s resident public school system, into law.
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ATLANTA (May 11, 2021) | On Tuesday, May 3, Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 154, sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Bo Hatchett (R – Cornelia). House Bill 154 would decrease the age for Georgians to adopt children to 21 from 25.
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ATLANTA (May 10, 2021) | In response to the signage of House Bill 479, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) Chairwoman Senator Tonya P. Anderson (D – Lithonia) issued the following statement:
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ATLANTA (May 7, 2021) | Yesterday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 128, carried in the Senate by Sen. Clint Dixon (R – Gwinnett), into law.
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