ATLANTA (October 7, 2024) — On September 25, Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro), Chairman of the Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia’s Farmlands, led the committee’s third meeting at the Sunbelt Agriculture Expo Center in Moultrie, Georgia.
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ATLANTA (October 1, 2024) – Yesterday, members of the Georgia Council on Literacy, Senators Jason Esteves (D–Atlanta) and Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro) celebrated Georgia Reads Day at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.
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ATLANTA (September 20, 2024) — This week, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Higher Education Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro), led a roundtable discussion with students from Georgia Southern University’s EAGLE Academy. This academy is an Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE) program that supports students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
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ATLANTA (September 19, 2024) — On Wednesday, September 25, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia’s Farmlands, chaired by Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro), will hold its third meeting at the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition.
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ATLANTA (September 4, 2024) — Last Friday, August 30, the Senate Study Committee on Farmland Preservation convened at Habersham EMC to discuss the future of farmland preservation in Georgia. The meeting focused on the challenges and opportunities facing Georgia’s farmlands, with an emphasis on the state’s agricultural industries, Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) programs and the role of local governments in managing development and growth.
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