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ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) recently introduced House Bill 10, or the “Support Students Living in Poverty” Act, to provide additional resources to certain students who may be living in poverty.
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ATLANTA – Members of the DeKalb House and Senate Delegation, co-chaired by State Representative Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) and State Senator Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur), will host a “Protect Your Voting Rights” virtual forum on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom and Facebook live stream. Registration via Zoom is strongly encouraged; to register for the Zoom meeting, please click here.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Houston Gaines (R-Athens) recently joined Fox News on the Fox & Friends First show to discuss House Bill 286, legislation which would stop local governments from defunding their police departments without demonstrated budgetary need.
ATLANTA – State Representative Erica Thomas (D-Austell), along with members of the Georgia Entertainment Caucus, will announce the nominees for the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame TODAY, Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Gathering Spot in Atlanta. This event is not open to the public; for press access, please email erica.thomas@house.ga.gov.
ATLANTA – The Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC), led by House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon), today responded to Governor Brian Kemp’s bipartisan plan to address Georgia’s citizen’s arrest statute, which is an issue that Georgia House Democrats have worked to repeal before a video of Ahmaud Arbery’s death was released in 2020. The caucus is encouraged by the support of repealing and reforming the citizen’s arrest law since the release of this video, and the caucus believes the law is tied to slave-owning and emboldened three men to kill Mr. Arbery.
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