Georgia Senate President Pro Tem John Kennedy, R-Macon, was among the state’s leaders accompanying Gov. Brian Kemp on his recent Trade Mission to Israel, and says the trip was a great way to share Georgia’s story with Israel’s top diplomats and “begin a conversation about how our nations can work together to yield opportunity for our state throughout multiple sectors of our economy.”

The state Senate was where the action was in the General Assembly this year either to reform or repeal Georgia’s decades-old certificate of need law (CON) governing hospitals and health-care services.

Three newly-appointed Senate Study Committees are ready to get to work after appointments by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. The committees, which were all created by legislation during the 2023 session of the General Assembly, will look at Local Option Sales Tax, Truck Driver Shortages and Rural Medical Personnel Recruitment.

Last week, the Atlanta Regional Commission issued its Arts and Culture report, an overview of the arts and culture sector’s economic impact in metro Atlanta. The report is intended to not only measure the impact of the sector but give a boost to support of the sector, connecting the cultural impact to real dollars.  

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is leading the charge among 18 Republican Governors in asking the Biden Administration to reverse course on their proposed loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA).