ATLANTA (May 30, 2024) – Georgia State Senator Frank Ginn (R–Danielsville) has been appointed to serve on the Senate Advancing Forest Innovation in Georgia Study Committee, in accordance with Senate Resolution 786. The committee – aimed at fortifying Georgia’s leadership in the forestry, timber and forest products industries – will also include Senate President Pro Tempore and Committee Chairman John F. Kennedy (R–Macon), Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch (R–Dahlonega), Sen. Russ Goodman (R–Cogdell), Sen. Larry Walker III (R–Perry), and Sen. Sonya Halpern (D–Atlanta).
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ATLANTA (May 29, 2024) — Sen. Chuck Payne (R–Dalton) has been appointed to Chair the Senate Study Committee on Veterans’ Mental Health and Housing by Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones. The committee will also include Sen. Ed Harbison (D–Columbus), Sen. Josh McLaurin (D–Sandy Springs), Sen. Shawn Still (R–Johns Creek) and Sen. Rick Williams (R–Milledgeville).
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ATLANTA (May 8, 2024) — On Friday, May 10, 2024, at 9 a.m., the Senate Committee on Public Safety’s Fulton County Jail Subcommittee, chaired by Majority Whip Sen. Randy Robertson (R-Cataula), will allow for testimony from members of the general public.
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ATLANTA (November 12, 2021) | Sen. Sheikh Rahman (D – Lawrenceville) and Rep. Sam Park (D – Lawrenceville) will hold a joint press conference today, November 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. to discuss Senate Bill 5 EX and Senate Bill 6 EX. In attendance will be other organizations to speak on the topic.
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ATLANTA (November 9, 2021) | In response to the unfortunate passing of former Veterans Affairs Administrator and United States Senator Max Cleland, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) Chairwoman State Senator Tonya P. Anderson (D – Lithonia) issues the following statement:
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