ATLANTA – State Representative Tangie Herring (D-Macon) was recently selected by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to participate in the 2025 Georgia Legislative Leadership Institute (GLLI) hosted by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Arlene Beckles (D-Norcross) will host a community town hall meeting on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Norcross Community Center.
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ATLANTA – State Representatives Karen Lupton (D-Chamblee), Marvin Lim (D-Norcross), Imani Barnes (D-Tucker) and Lydia Glaize (D-Fairburn) – joined by fellow members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus, as well as parents, teachers and students – will hold a press conference calling to “fund the future” for Georgia’s students TODAY, Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 12 p.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Dr. Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates), chair of the DeKalb House Delegation, will speak at the DeKalb County School Board public meeting to express concerns about the recent reduction of recess time across elementary schools in the district TODAY, Monday, August 11, 2025, at 5:45 p.m. in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
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By State Representative Floyd Griffin (D-Milledgeville)
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When the Georgia General Assembly passed the “Georgia Promise Scholarship” voucher program, it was marketed as a lifeline for struggling students. In reality, it’s a political project that siphons taxpayer dollars from the very schools that need them most.
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