House Study Committee

Representative Clint Crowe, a Republican from Jackson, led the Disaster Mitigation and Resilience Study Committee in 2024. The group found that Georgia needs a statewide office to coordinate disaster mitigation efforts.

A big challenge for a bipartisan panel in the state House of Representatives reviewing smoking and vaping, with their main proposal, a tax increase, and tax increases are not popular in an election year.

Nearly $403 million of the $922.5 million budget for public health comes from the state, while almost $465 million is provided by the federal government.

The committee’s work follows stalemated attempts during this year’s General Assembly session to both increase the potency of medical marijuana and ban hemp beverages.

School absenteeism rates remain stubbornly high, while students are scoring worse in core subjects like math and reading.

Secretary Raffensperger specifically asked for Congress to reform the National Voter Registration Act to allow new technology to be used to keep voter lists up to date.

The Blue Ribbon Study Committee on Election Procedures is being led by Covington Representative Tim Fleming and met for the first time last week.

Members of the State House gathered in Elberton Monday afternoon to consider a potential source of revenue for rural communities. industrial hemp…