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ATLANTA – Today, the House Committee on Assignments, chaired by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington), announced committee leadership appointments for the 2023-2024 legislative session.
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ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) today issued the following statement regarding the death of Kennesaw State University student Steven Blesi, who was killed in the Halloween incident in Seoul, South Korea:
ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) was recently appointed to the board of directors for MUST Ministries, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in Georgia located outside of the Atlanta perimeter. The organization’s board of directors includes more than 30 public and private sector executives and leaders, and its board members guide, encourage and support MUST’s programming.
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ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta), chairman of the House Retirement Committee, commends the recently adopted 1.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retired state employees. The General Assembly has provided a one-time benefit adjustment to state retirees in recent years, but funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget allowed for the first true COLA for Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) members in 14 years. Retired state employees will begin receiving this COLA starting with their monthly benefit payment on Friday, July 29.
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ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta), chair of the House Retirement Committee, recently received the Legislative Service Award from the Georgia State Retirees Association (GSRA).
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