NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy was in Atlanta Thursday and met with several U.S. congressmen while making the rounds. She first held a roundtable with Democratic U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams at Spelman College focusing on increasing diversity in STEM. She then went across the aisle to tour Georgia Tech’s cutting edge space research and technology programs with Republican Reps. Mike Collins and Rich McCormick. RISING…
Senate Republicans nominate new president pro tem
A follow up to yesterday’s Floating Boat – Georgia Senate Republicans this week also nominated state Sen. Larry Walker III, R-Perry, as president pro tem. That nomination won’t become a full election until the General Assembly convenes in January, at which point Walker will succeed state Sen. John F. Kennedy Jr., R-Macon, who is running for lt. governor. RISING…
