Rep. Ballinger Elected Vice Chair of Southern Legislative Conference Human Services & Public Safety Committee

ATLANTA – State Representative Mandi Ballinger (R-Canton), chairman of the House Juvenile Justice Committee, was recently elected vice chair of the Human Services & Public Safety Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) on Friday, July 2.

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Reps. Burnough, Davis, Scott, Schofield Encourage Georgians to Return to Work, Seek Minimum Wage Increase

ATLANTA – State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountains), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) continue to work on behalf of Georgia workers who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic and encourage these Georgians to return to work. These legislators empathize with Georgia workers who have become accustomed to an increase in income due to the additional $300 federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, and as such, they seek to increase the minimum wage in Georgia.

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