ATLANTA (April 8, 2020) | Today, Sen. Zahra Karinshak (D – Duluth) announced a series of Town Halls at Home, running through the month of April, to address the ongoing challenges Georgia families face at the hands of the coronavirus. Hosted virtually, the Town Halls at Home will serve to connect Georgians with resources the state and federal governments have approved to keep families safe and healthy during this crisis, and to allow for constituents to share how they’ve been impacted.
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ATLANTA (April 6, 2020) | President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville) released the following statement on the passing of Sen. Jack Hill (R – Reidsville):
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ATLANTA (April 2, 2020) | Last week, Apple Inc., in partnership with the White House Coronavirus Task Force, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a COVID-19 app and website. Content on these platforms will provide tools and offers a series of questions that Americans can use to determine whether or not they should seek care for COVID-19 symptoms. The app also provides CDC recommendations, including guidelines for social distancing and self-isolating, how to closely monitor symptoms, recommendations on testing and when to contact a medical provider.
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ATLANTA (April 1, 2020) | Yesterday, Sen. John Albers (R – Roswell) announced two scholarships for graduating seniors residing in Senate District 56. The first scholarship will be designated for a student who plans to pursue a career as a first responder (firefighter, EMS, or law enforcement), while the second will be designated for a student planning to pursue a future in elected office. The amounts for each scholarship will be $500 and will be distributed directly to the institution of higher learning.
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ATLANTA (March 31, 2020) | Sen. John Albers (R – Roswell) will hold a town hall conference call Thursday, April 2, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. to provide an update on the coronavirus crisis and outline resources available to Georgians. Sen. Albers will be joined by Terri L. Dennison who serves as the Georgia Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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