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Rep. Eric Bell: We Must Boycott Institutions that Remain Complacent in Direct Attacks on Minority Communities

By State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) 

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We are standing at a critical crossroads where the very ground of our democracy is being cut from beneath our feet. Right now, politicians are working in the dark to gerrymander our boundaries, dilute our representation and systematically erase the collective voice of Black and brown voters. Let us be clear: when a state suppresses your right to vote, it is telling you exactly how little it values your life.

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Rep. Josh Bonner to Serve on the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding, and Budgeting

ATLANTA – State Representative Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville), chairman of the House Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, was recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding, and Budgeting.

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Rep. Arlene Beckles to Participate in TEDxSnellville Countdown 2026 Event

ATLANTA – State Representative Arlene Beckles (D-Norcross) will participate in the TEDxSnellville Countdown 2026 event, an independently organized TED event presented by the John and JeJuan Stewart, Jr. (JJSJ) Foundation, on Saturday, May 30, 2026, from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Centerville Community Center in Snellville.

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Rep. John Corbett Appointed to House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances

ATLANTA – State Representative John Corbett (R-Lake Park), chairman of the House Motor Vehicles Committee, was recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve as a member of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances.

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