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By: Metter Advertiser The office of Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) will host Community Office Hours across counties in Georgia’s 12th District during the month of December. Included in these visits is a stop in Metter on Dec. 7 from 3-4:30 p.m. at Metter City Hall. During these events, members of Congressman Allen’s staff will be available to assist constituents with a variety of… Read more »

By: AL HACKLE On what has previously been a routine matter returning every two years, Statesboro City Council on Tuesday tabled renewal of U.S. Rep. Rick Allen’s rent-free lease of a City Hall office in order to ask if he gets the same deal in other 12th Congressional District communities. Allen’s Statesboro District Office, on the ground floor of City Hall across the lobby from the… Read more »

By WILLS ROBINSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Republicans are ramping up their bid to challenge the Biden administration's policy to allow employers to consider green and social investments in American 401ks. GOP members of both the House and Senate are bringing forward legislation to protect retirement and investment accounts from asset managers who prioritize ESG… Read more »

By: Zoe Seiler Atlanta, GA — The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Regional Office on Clairmont Road is expected to be renamed to honor the late Sen. Johnny Isakson. Sen. Jon Ossoff introduced legislation this summer to rename the facility at 1700 Clairmont Road, and the bill has been passed by Congress. It now heads to President Joe Biden for his signature, according to a press… Read more »

by: Kim Vickers AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- After years of fundraising and construction, Apparo Academy is hosting a ribbon cutting on it’s new building addition. It’s an early intervention school for children with special needs. Apparo is a faith-based, nonprofit school that specializes in teaching children with special medical and therapeutic needs from ages 6 weeks to 7… Read more »

By Austin R. Ramsey Workplace retirement plan asset managers stand to gain more regulatory freedom under the Biden administration’s new approach to 401(k) climate change investing, even though the regulation’s immediate effects on actual plan offerings may be less dramatic. A new US Labor Department rule announced last week will let employers consider environmental, social,… Read more »

 Rachel Koning Beals Rule is likely to fire up opponents of environmental, social and governance principles — including Ron DeSantis — who have railed against ‘woke capitalism’ The Department of Labor finalized a rule Tuesday that explicitly permits retirement-plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) features when selecting… Read more »

By Nicole Wells Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga., told Newsmax on Thursday that, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is "a force to be reckoned with," he thinks she "didn't have any options but to step down" from her position. "Obviously her age has got to be a factor," the Georgia Republican said during an appearance on Newsmax's "American Agenda." "What… Read more »

By Tia Mitchell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in Decatur will soon bear the names of former Georgia senators who were known as champions of service members. The U.S. House on Thursday approved legislation renaming the Veterans Affairs Medical Center after U.S. Sen. Max Cleland. Minutes later, the House signed off… Read more »

 Jonathan Raymond (11Alive) ATLANTA — Two Atlanta area Veterans Affairs buildings will soon be renamed for former Georgia senators, after the U.S. House passed bills authorizing the renaming of the buildings on Thursday. Those bills will now require only the signature of President Joe Biden for the renamings to officially take effect. The bills will rename the VA… Read more »