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CANCELED: House and Senate Reapportionment Committees Announce Details for Town Hall Hearings in Athens, Augusta

*Editor’s note: Out of an abundance of caution due to impending inclement weather, tonight’s meeting in Augusta has been canceled. Information about this meeting being rescheduled will be announced at a later date.

ATLANTA – The House Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment Committee, chaired by State Representative Bonnie Rich (R-Suwanee), and the Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, chaired by State Senator John F. Kennedy (R-Macon), will hold a series of joint town hall hearings in Athens and Augusta (Martinez). The schedule for these in-person hearings is as follows:

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Rep. Wilkerson Issues Statement on Lawsuit against Georgia Department of Labor for Delays in Unemployment Claims

ATLANTA – Georgia House Minority Whip David Wilkerson (D-Powder Springs) today issued a statement in regards to the recent lawsuit filed by The Southern Poverty Law Center and Bondurant, Mixon & Elmore LLP against the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) for delays in processing unemployment claims:

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Reps. Kendrick, Bennett to Host Third Annual Back-to-School Block Party

ATLANTA – State Representatives Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) and Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), along with Derrick J. Wilson, The Promised Land Open Market, The Chad Livsey Project, Lettum Eat!, Guardian Financial Services and the Alpha Alpha Pi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., will host the third annual Back-to-School Block Party on Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 4540 Lee Road SW, Snellville, GA, 30039. School supplies will be distributed from 12 – 2 p.m.

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