ATLANTA (February 1, 2021) | Sen. Sheikh Rahman (D – Lawrenceville) was recently elected to serve as the new Chair of the Gwinnett Senate Delegation, on which he will serve a two-year term.
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ATLANTA (January 29, 2021) | In response to the passing of baseball legend Henry “Hank” Aaron, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) Chairwoman State Senator Tonya P. Anderson issues the following statement:
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ATLANTA (January 29, 2021) | Today, President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville) released the following statement on the recent incident at the Prime Pak Foods facility in Gainesville:
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ATLANTA (January 25, 2021) | Recently, Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) received his committee assignments for the 2021 legislative session.
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By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)
While the first week of the Senate offered a small glimpse at the many ceremonial traditions of the Gold Dome and the typical pomp and circumstance of an elected office, the resiliency of our state took precedence in the previous days, as we began the tedious, yet fulfilling work of “Budget Week.” Referred to as a time when the General Assembly takes a brief hiatus from our regular legislative days in order to conduct in-depth budget hearings with representatives from our state agencies, the week was filled with a strong reminder of the effects of the pandemic, but it also displayed the ways in which our state has overcome. Georgia is stronger than it has been and while we must continue to weather the storms, I am confident in the future of our great state.
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