ATLANTA – Today, Chatham County Democratic Delegation members State Representative Anne Allen Westbrook (D-Savannah) and State Senator Derek Mallow (D-Savannah), a member of the Senate Committee on Ethics, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to deploy federal election monitors to Chatham County and five other Georgia counties during the November 3rd General Election:
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By State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta)
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We are calling for the restoration of essential service funding and stronger protections for public dollars following decisions involving House Bill 463 and House Bill 1192.
Continue reading “EDITORIAL: Reps. Viola Davis, Sandra Scott and Kim Schofield: Calling for Accountability on Tax Decisions, Funding Protections and $344 Million in Budget Restrictions”Rep. Arlene Beckles Congratulates House District 96 Students Who Graduated from Georgia Tech This Summer
ATLANTA – State Representative Arlene Beckles (D-Norcross) recently congratulated 39 students from House District 96 through the Merit platform who earned degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology at the end of the summer 2026 semester. Merit is a digital recognition platform that elected officials use to congratulate students on their achievements.
Continue reading “Rep. Arlene Beckles Congratulates House District 96 Students Who Graduated from Georgia Tech This Summer”EDITORIAL: Rep. Kim Schofield: Georgia Cannot Afford to Ignore the Threat of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Our Water
By State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta)
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Twenty locations tested. Twenty locations contaminated with PFAS. Four sites along the Chattahoochee River. Eleven different PFAS compounds detected. And one deeply troubling reality: the Chattahoochee River supplies drinking water to approximately 70% of metro Atlanta.
Continue reading “EDITORIAL: Rep. Kim Schofield: Georgia Cannot Afford to Ignore the Threat of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Our Water”Rep. Rick Townsend Recaps Final Meeting of House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances in Atlanta
ATLANTA – State Representative Rick Townsend (R-Brunswick) recently convened the fifth and final meeting of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances on Friday, October 23, 2026, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The study committee has convened five meetings across the state to gather testimony and hear from local communities on this topic ahead of the 2027 legislative session.
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