Across Georgia, debate is intensifying over whether the Georgia State Election Board should mandate hand-marked paper ballots statewide. It is a significant proposal—one that affects every voter, every county and the integrity of our elections.
Continue reading “Rep. Floyd Griffin: Call a Special Session—Let the Legislature Do its Job on Elections”Rep. Katie Dempsey Joins DBHDD Commissioner Kevin Tanner to Equip Northwest Georgia Schools with Life-Saving Narcan
ATLANTA – State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources, recently joined the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Commissioner Kevin Tanner, in partnership with the Northwest Georgia Regional Education Service Agency (RESA), to begin distributing opioid overdose reversal kits to 180 schools across Northwest Georgia on Tuesday, April 21. This effort is part of a broader statewide initiative launched last fall by DBHDD, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust (GOCAT) to equip every public school in Georgia with Narcan, a life-saving opioid antagonist.
Continue reading “Rep. Katie Dempsey Joins DBHDD Commissioner Kevin Tanner to Equip Northwest Georgia Schools with Life-Saving Narcan”Rep. Terry Cummings Issues Statement on Passing of U.S. Congressman David Scott
ATLANTA – State Representative Terry Cummings (D-Mableton) today issues the following statement on the passing of U.S. Congressman David Scott (D-GA):
Continue reading “Rep. Terry Cummings Issues Statement on Passing of U.S. Congressman David Scott”Rep. Sharon Cooper Recognizes May 3 – 9, 2026, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in Georgia
ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), chair of the House Public and Community Health Committee, today announces that the first full week of May will be recognized as Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) Awareness Week in Georgia. During the 2026 legislative session, Rep. Cooper sponsored House Resolution 1295, designating the first full week of May as TD Awareness Week in Georgia and recently, Governor Brian Kemp also signed a proclamation recognizing that same week as TD Awareness Week in Georgia.
Continue reading “Rep. Sharon Cooper Recognizes May 3 – 9, 2026, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in Georgia”Rep. Floyd Griffin Issues Statement on Passing of U.S. Congressman David Scott
ATLANTA – State Representative Floyd Griffin (D-Milledgeville) today issues the following statement on the passing of U.S. Congressman David Scott (D-GA):
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