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By Elizabeth Hustad ehustad@postandcourier.com AUGUSTA — The place where many had been learning to read or to “read better” closed in 2019 for building renovations. The students at Augusta University Literacy Center have been learning solely at its satellite locations – area schools, the public library – until this fall, when the center began serving its clients at 631 Chafee Ave. in… Read more »

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Two Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday urged a federal labor board to abandon its standard that has required most union elections to be held via mail ballot during the COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives Virginia Foxx of North Carolina and Rick Allen of Georgia in a letter to National Labor Relations Board Chair… Read more »

Kevin Faigle October 19, 2022 It was an important day for the Augusta University Literacy Center as the ribbon was cut on its new location at The HUB for Community Innovation on Tuesday, Oct. 19. For over 20 years, the Literacy Center has provided free instruction to students and adults, and now in a new home, the center is able to offer more opportunities to… Read more »

By Staff AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The HUB for Community Innovation held another ribbon cutting Tuesday afternoon for Augusta University’s new literacy center. We talked to Congressman Rick Allen at the ceremony, who stressed why this center is so important. “If you’re not reading at a third-grade level when you finish the third grade, it’s likely you won’t finish high… Read more »

When polled recently, 79 percent of Americans said they believed our country is headed in the wrong direction. They’re right. Under Democrats’ one-party rule, the past two years have been punctuated by a seemingly endless stream of wasteful, big-government spending that’s sent our economy straight into a recession. Workers have seen their take-home pay shrink amidst the combination… Read more »

Rachel Greszler  You know the Biden administration’s special-interest giveaways are out of control when an additional $4.5 billion is met with hardly any criticism. The Congressional Budget Office released a report on Sept. 30 that says President Joe Biden’s changes to the rules of a recent taxpayer bailout of select private union pension plans will add $4.5 billion in costs,… Read more »

In a release Friday, Congressman Rick W. Allen reminded residents of Georgia’s 12th District that the deadline to apply for his nomination to attend a Military Service Academy is Friday, Oct. 14. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must meet various eligibility requirements and be nominated by an authorized person, including a member of the United States… Read more »

by Grice Connect Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) reminds residents of Georgia’s 12th District that the deadline to apply for his nomination to attend a Military Service Academy is Friday, October 14. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must meet various eligibility requirements and be nominated by an authorized person, including a Member of… Read more »

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) reminded residents of Georgia’s 12th District that the deadline to apply for his nomination to attend a Military Service Academy is Friday, October 14. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must meet various eligibility requirements and be nominated by an authorized person, including a Member of the… Read more »