ATLANTA – House Appropriations Chairman Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin) and Senate President Pro Tempore Larry Walker (R-Perry) were recently appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to serve on the Dublin City Board of Education Nominating Committee, which will propose nominations for temporary replacements following Gov. Kemp’s suspension of all seven board members through an executive order. The suspensions followed an August 12, 2026, State Board of Education hearing, after which the State Board unanimously voted to recommend the suspension of the entire board.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Arlene Beckles (D-Norcross) congratulates three Baldwin Elementary School students on completing “AI Sprouts: Meet Your AI Friend,” a summer camp that seeks to introduce young learners to the basics of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro), alongside Councilman Alfred Dixon, Councilwoman Asjah Miller, Cameron Dixon, the ATL Community Food Bank and Food in the City, will host an alumni food distribution event TODAY, Friday, August 14, 2026, at 12 p.m. Mundy’s Mill High School in Jonesboro, Ga.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro), alongside the ATL Airport Chamber (TAAC), under the leadership of president & CEO Carmenlita Scott, welcomed nearly 500 students from schools across the Atlanta region to the Delta Flight Museum on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, for its annual “Stuff the Plane” initiative. This event seeks to provide students with school supplies, encouragement, exposure and an unforgettable field-trip experience.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Marvin Lim (D-Norcross) recently sent a letter to the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) asking the agency to explain certain mental health parity reports submitted by Amerigroup, Caresource and Peach State Health Plan. Rep. Lim emphasizes that the reports raise questions for him about whether the Care Management Organizations (CMOs) correctly identified the medical-necessity standards they use and whether DCH independently verified compliance before publicly reporting that the plans had identified no violations.
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