House Media Services Office
By State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex)
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There is a sickness spreading through our nation, and it’s not just the rise in mass shootings or gun violence. It’s the moral sickness of lawmakers who look into the tear-filled eyes of grieving parents and still choose the gun lobby over public safety. And now, they want to silence the very sound of violence.
Continue reading “Silencers, Switches and a Silenced Nation—Why I Refuse to Stay Quiet”ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah) will host Commissioner Kevin Tanner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) as the keynote speaker of a lunch and learn event on Monday, June 16, 2025, at 12 p.m. at the Southwest Chatham Library in Savannah.
Continue reading “Rep. Carl Gilliard to Host DBHDD Commissioner Kevin Tanner as Keynote Speaker at Lunch and Learn Event in Savannah”ATLANTA – State Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth) was recently named by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve as the chairman of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Insurance Rates.
Continue reading “Rep. Matt Reeves Named Chairman of House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Insurance Rates”ATLANTA – State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) today issued the following updated statement in response to an alleged event in Riverdale, Georgia:
Continue reading “Rep. Eric Bell Issues Updated Statement on Alleged ICE Activity in Riverdale”ATLANTA – State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), along with other state legislators, will hold a town hall meeting to update constituents regarding the 2025 legislative session on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the Tucker City Hall.
Continue reading “Rep. Viola Davis, State Legislators to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Tucker”