ATLANTA — State Representative Paul Battles (R-Cartersville) announces the filing of House Bill 936 – legislation to allow school systems to use their replacement allowance for purchasing new school buses towards the refurbishment of existing school buses.
Posted March 5th, 2010 in Paul Battles. Tagged: House Bill 936, Representative Paul Battles.
MARTA employees contribute $30,000 to the House Helping Haiti Event
ATLANTA- House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced that the House Helping Haiti bi-partisan fundraising event raised a total of $46,302 to benefit the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. The event took place on Thursday, February 11th at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot and featured special [...]
Posted March 4th, 2010 in Speaker David Ralston. Tagged: Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, House Speaker David Ralston.
ATLANTA— The Georgia House of Representatives will unveil a portrait of the late Speaker Thomas B. Murphy on Wednesday, March 10th, at 10:00 a.m. in the House chamber of the Georgia State Capitol. The portrait will be on permanent loan from the Murphy family and the unveiling will commemorate the 86th anniversary of Speaker Murphy’s [...]
Posted March 2nd, 2010 in Speaker David Ralston. Tagged: Former Speaker Thomas B. Murphy.
ATLANTA— On Thursday, February 25, 2010, State Representative Bob Bryant (D–Garden City) was the guest speaker at Fort Stewart, Georgia for a Black History Month observance program. Speaking to the 3rd Infantry Division, Representative Bryant remembered famous African-American military heroes and told the crowd of over 200 soldiers and civilians of his personal experience [...]
Posted February 26th, 2010 in Bob Bryant. Tagged: Representative Bob Bryant.
ATLANTA—State Representative Lynn Smith (R-Newnan) spoke at a Leadership Atlanta alumni program entitled, “Uniting the Two Georgias,” on Thursday, February 18, 2010. As part of a legislative panel, Representative Smith discussed Judge Magnuson’s ruling on the future of Lake Lanier’s water supply and how this ruling will affect the entire state of Georgia. [...]
Posted February 25th, 2010 in Lynn Smith. Tagged: Representative Lynn Smith, Water.