ATLANTA – State Representatives Jordan Ridley (R-Woodstock) and Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock) will hold a town hall meeting on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 9 a.m. at Tavern at Towne Lake in Woodstock.
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By State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta)
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A year ago, an African-American lobbyist lobbied Black legislators to sign a letter to send to the Biden Administration to ask for support to NOT ban menthol after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a ban in 2022. “Aren’t cigarettes cancerous, and if we make them more flavorful, more people will smoke cigarettes,” I asked. “Yeah, but it disproportionately impacts people of color. The ban is targeting Blacks who smoke cigarettes,” replied the lobbyist. “So, the ban means that potentially less Black people will want cigarettes, thus reducing their cancer-risk,” I responded.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) will present a proclamation to Delabia Cameron, founder of MiraMira90, a non-profit organization that advocates against gun violence, promotes social justice and seeks to empower communities on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Park Cannon (D-Atlanta), Secretary of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC), and members of the GHDC will hold a statewide public hearing on maternal mortality TOMORROW, Thursday, January 4, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Angela Moore (D-Stonecrest) recently participated in the International Youth Fellowship’s (IYF) 2023 Mind Education Workshop in Dallas, Texas and hosted by Revered Ock Soo Park of Seoul South Korea, founder of more than 50 churches in the U.S. and more than 146 churches, schools and cultural arts groups around the world. After learning of the number of children in her community who are suffering from depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism, Rep. Moore wanted to further her education on the subject and accepted the invitation to attend the summit.
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