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.
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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 “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.
Continue reading “Rep. Rick Townsend Recaps Final Meeting of House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances in Atlanta”Rep. Lynn Smith Serves as Guest Speaker for UGA Arch Policy Institute Discussion on Ethical Leadership
ATLANTA – State Representative Lynn Smith (R-Newnan), chair of the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee, recently spoke with a group of University of Georgia honors students who are members of the Arch Policy Institute (API) during a discussion focused on ethical leadership.
Continue reading “Rep. Lynn Smith Serves as Guest Speaker for UGA Arch Policy Institute Discussion on Ethical Leadership”Reps. Schofield, Scott and Davis Urge Legislative Action Following ‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected in Georgia Waterways
ATLANTA – State Representatives Kim Schofield (D–Atlanta), Sandra Scott (D–Rex) and Viola Davis (D–Stone Mountain) urge legislative action following a report by The Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center detecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly called “forever chemicals,” at all 20 Georgia waterway testing locations examined.
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