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Rep. Viola Davis: A Double Standard on Work: More Requirements for the Poor, Less Work for Their Elected Officials?

By State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) 

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Georgia families are being told something very clear: if you need help putting food on the table, you must work—or prove you are working or training—to keep receiving assistance.

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Rep. Marvin Lim Applauds Georgia Clarification Protecting COVID-19 Vaccine Access but Calls for Broader, Lasting Guidance

ATLANTA – State Representative Marvin Lim (D-Norcross) welcomes new guidance from the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy confirming the core interpretation of Georgia law that Rep. Lim and other state representatives urged state officials to recognize nearly a year ago: COVID-19 vaccines may be administered by pharmacists under valid vaccine protocol agreements to Georgians ages 13 and older because COVID-19 is an illness that “has resulted in a public health emergency,” even though that emergency is no longer in effect.

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Chairman Matt Hatchett, Senate President Pro Tempore Larry Walker Appointed by Governor Kemp to Nominating Committee Following Suspension of Dublin City Board of Education

ATLANTA – House Appropriations Chairman Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin) and Senate President Pro Tempore Larry Walker (R-Perry) were recently appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to serve on the Dublin City Board of Education Nominating Committee, which will propose nominations for temporary replacements following Gov. Kemp’s suspension of all seven board members through an executive order. The suspensions followed an August 12, 2026, State Board of Education hearing, after which the State Board unanimously voted to recommend the suspension of the entire board.

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Rep. Dr. Arlene Beckles Congratulates Three Baldwin Elementary School Students on Completion of ‘AI Sprouts Summer Camp’

ATLANTA – State Representative Arlene Beckles (D-Norcross) congratulates three Baldwin Elementary School students on completing “AI Sprouts: Meet Your AI Friend,” a summer camp that seeks to introduce young learners to the basics of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology.

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Rep. Eric Bell to Hold Food Distribution Event at Mundy’s Mill High School in Jonesboro Today

ATLANTA – State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro), alongside Councilman Alfred Dixon, Councilwoman Asjah Miller, Cameron Dixon, the ATL Community Food Bank and Food in the City, will host an alumni food distribution event TODAY, Friday, August 14, 2026, at 12 p.m. Mundy’s Mill High School in Jonesboro, Ga.

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