ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) will host a Red Sand Project ceremony TOMORROW, Friday, February 7, 2025, at 1 p.m. at Toney Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Devan Seabaugh (R-Marietta) recently introduced HB 183, The Innkeeper Reform Act, which would close a loophole in state squatter laws that allows long-term hotel guests to illegally squat in extended-stay hotels without immediate removal. This bill seeks to redefine extended-stay hotel guests who refuse to leave after their reservation expires as trespassers, rather than tenants.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Teddy Reese (D-Columbus) recently was named the 2025 Legislator of the Year by the State of Georgia chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc.
Continue reading “Rep. Teddy Reese Named 2025 Legislator of the Year During the Georgia Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Day at the Capitol”Rep. Holt Persinger Sponsors House Speaker Jon Burns’ School Safety Legislation
ATLANTA – State Representative Holt Persinger (R-Winder) will sponsor a comprehensive school safety plan, which is a legislative priority for House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington). The plan would enhance school security by mandating statewide participation in a new student information-sharing and safety database, implementing threat assessment teams in schools and requiring the use of an anonymous reporting app that meets specific standards. It will also address physical security infrastructure needs and increase penalties for making terroristic threats.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Imani Barnes (D-Tucker) will hold a press conference on the Healthy Start Act on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 12:15 p.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol.
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