ATLANTA (July 22, 2020) | Sen. Gail Davenport (D – Jonesboro) announced today that she will be participating in a mobile sickle cell clinic sponsored by the Sickle Cell Foundation and hosted by Dixon Grove Baptist Church. Walk-ins are welcome, and a certified hematologist will be on-site.
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ATLANTA (July 15, 2020) | Gov. Kemp is set to sign Senate Bill 28 into law on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Sponsored by Sen. Jackson (D – Savannah), SB 28 establishes that insurance copayments must be reasonably priced in accordance with its corresponding health benefit plan.
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By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)
Although the 2020 session has come to an end, the impact of our legislative work endures as we continue to serve the great people of this state. Perhaps the largest indicator of our dedicated efforts this year has been the final passage and signage of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget (FY21) by Governor Kemp. With the prevalence of COVID-19 in our communities, businesses have faced new constraints and typical sources of revenue have either been postponed or stunted. Georgia, as a result, faced a new economic outlook than the one we were previously looking at in January. The FY21 budget is in no way one that we had anticipated, but while reductions were necessary, Georgia remains economically strong.
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ATLANTA (July 8, 2020) | Sen. Brian Strickland (R – McDonough) announced $6.7 million in bond financing in the 2021 Fiscal Year Budget for the site acquisition, design and construction of the Center for Education and Entrepreneurship at Southern Crescent Technical College in McDonough. The facility will be located near the entrance of the current Southern Crescent Campus in McDonough where an abandoned strip mall is located at Lakemont Drive and Highway 81.
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ATLANTA (July 7, 2020) | Sen. Bruce Thompson (R – White) was recently appointed to the Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board by SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza.
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