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Legislative Update: Week 2 - Jan 18-22, 2021 - Joint Budget Hearing Week
Joint Budget Hearing Week During last week’s recess week, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees held joint hearings. The hearings began with Governor Brian Kemp on Tuesday, January 19th and concluded on Thursday, January 21st. Each Statewide Officer, Supreme Court, and State Agencies presented their proposed budgets. The State Economist also presented an interesting presentation on the state of the economy. You can view the budget presentations here. A link to the proposed amended FY 2021
State of Education and Workforce Development in DeKalb
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEKALB COUNTY’S TOP EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LEADERS TO DELIVER THE STATE OF EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DECATUR, Ga., Jan. 21, 2021 – The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and top DeKalb County education and workforce development leaders will host the inaugural State of Education and Workforce Development on Thursday, February 11. The State of Education and Workforce Development sponsored by Publix Supermarkets, Inc., Kaiser Permanente, Georgia United Credit
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Legislative Update: Week 1 - Jan 11-15, 2021
The Georgia General Assembly kicked off the 2021 session on Monday January 11th. The General Assembly completed four legislative days and is in recess until Tuesday, January 26. Speaker David Ralston of Blue Ridge was reelected as Speaker of the House. Senator Butch Miller of Gainesville was reelected as President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The Committee on Assignments in the Senate announced committee chairmanships and committee assignments on Tuesday. The House plans to release committee assignments and
