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House Small Business Development Committee Chairman Mike Cheokas (R-Americus) and his Committee and adopted its Committee Rules. This Committee will operate with four subcommittees: 1) Barriers to Regulation (chair is Representative Tim Barton (R-Calhoun)); 2) Retail Hospitality (chair is Representative Bill Yearta (R-Sylvester)); 3) Incentives and Education (chair is Representative Dale Washburn (R-Macon)); and 4) Agribusiness (chair is Representative Steven Meeks (R-Screven)). The Committee h...

Credit: Grant Blankenship/GPB News After a failed attempt by some Republicans to overturn Georgias thrice-counted certified election results that gave President Joe Biden a victory, GOP lawmakers in the state Senate have filed a barrage of bills that would add more barriers to the ballot box for many voters.  If all of the proposals announced by Senate Republican leadership Monday became law, future elections would look dramatically different. Only a small subset of Georgians would b...

Georgia’s Department of Driver Services is warning of possible long waits on Tuesday.

COMMENTARY Each month, about 374 girls are sex trafficked in Georgia. The average victim is just over 14 years old. This heinous industry affects every community in our state, regardless of age, race, or gender, and through strategic partnerships, we are taking action to end it once and for all. In February 2019, my husband, Governor Brian Kemp, signed an Executive Order, creating the Georgians for Refuge, Action, Compassion, and Education (GRACE) Commission. Comprised of public officials, law ...

Anti-Human Trafficking Initiatives Proposed By GA Officials Patch 1/25/2021 © Provided by Patch GEORGIA — Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife, Marty, were joined by Georgians for Refuge, Action, Compassion, and Education (GRACE) Commission members, legislators, and special guests on Monday as they announced two legislative measures, along with a Department of Driver Services rule change, to combat human trafficking in Georgia. "Brian and I are proud to renew our commitment in the fight against h...

A Winder man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a shoplifting case at a Lula-area antique store. Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 49-year-old Gary Walter Cox Jr. early Wednesday morning after pulling him over in the 5,800 block of Cornelia Highway for a broken headlight. According to Derreck Booth with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, Cox made two trips to the antique store on Jan. 10, filling his pockets with merchandise and then leaving. “The investigators were qui...

| screenshot After months of practicing human avoidance, wearing a mask whenever outside, communicating with my children, grandchildren and friends only via the computer, and grocery shopping at times reserved only for seniors, you are requiring me to report to the nearest Driver Services Facility for road and vision testing before April 2021 when I turn 82 years old. May I suggest that my testing (and all seniors with spotless driving records) be delayed until we are vaccinated against the COV...

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Martin Luther King Jr. Day closures.

Department of Driver Services closes for system upgrade The closure will take place Thursday, January 14th through, Monday, January 18th. Listen to the content of this post: MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Driver Services is closing for a system upgrade. The closure happens from Thursday, January 14 through Monday, January 18. During these dates, customers can not: visit in person DDS 2 Go mobile app. Additionally, the Georgia Department of Revenue will close its moto...

Georgia’s Department of Driver Services closed statewide for system upgrade Posted at 4:31 PM, Jan 13, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-13 16:45:17-05 GEORGIA (WTXL) — Georgia’s Department of Driver Services, the state agency responsible for issuing driver’s licenses, will close statewide Thursday through Monday for a major systems upgrade. Georgias DDS will transition to a new, more secure licensing system, DRIVES, on January 19, 2021. All physical DDS locations, online serv...