ATLANTA – State Representative Chas Cannon (R-Moultrie), House co-chair of the Sportsmen’s Caucus, announces that Governor Brian Kemp recently signed Senate Bill 148, legislation that allows children in grades six through 12 the option to take a hunter safety education course as part of their curriculum. Rep. Cannon sponsored House Bill 451 during the 2025 legislative session, which was later incorporated into Senate Bill 148, and was authored by Sportsmen’s Caucus member Senator Bo Hatchett (R-Cornelia). On January 28,2026, SB 148 received a unanimous vote by the Senate and was sent to Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member Governor Kemp’s desk, who signed it into law on May 5, 2026.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently joined more than 50 residents, community stakeholders, city leaders and visitors on Saturday, May 30, to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of the Virginia Avenue Mural Extension Project in Historic College Park.
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By State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro)
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We are standing at a critical crossroads where the very ground of our democracy is being cut from beneath our feet. Right now, politicians are working in the dark to gerrymander our boundaries, dilute our representation and systematically erase the collective voice of Black and brown voters. Let us be clear: when a state suppresses your right to vote, it is telling you exactly how little it values your life.
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By State Representative Floyd Griffin (D-Milledgeville)
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If new congressional and legislative districts will not take effect until 2028, Georgia should choose fairness, transparency and stability over rushed political disruption.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville), chairman of the House Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, was recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding, and Budgeting.
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