ATLANTA – State Representative Pam Dickerson (D-Conyers) and State Senator Sally Harrell (D-Atlanta), co-chairs of the Georgia Women’s Legislative Caucus, today remember the women’s suffrage movement on the eve of the 19th Amendment’s 100th anniversary. Continue reading “Co-Chairs of Georgia Women’s Legislative Caucus Remember Women’s Suffrage Movement”
Rep. Douglas Commends 2020 Comcast Leaders & Achievers Scholar from House District 78
ATLANTA – State Representative Demetrius Douglas (D–Stockbridge) commends Arriel Barganier, a recent graduate from Lovejoy High School in Hampton, for being selected as a 2020 Comcast Leaders & Achievers Scholar. Continue reading “Rep. Douglas Commends 2020 Comcast Leaders & Achievers Scholar from House District 78”
Rep. Erica Thomas Seeks to Help Thousands of Students in Cobb County Without Laptops
ATLANTA – State Representative Erica Thomas (D-Austell) is currently seeking laptop donations for Cobb County School District students before the 2020-2021 school year begins on Monday, August 17. Continue reading “Rep. Erica Thomas Seeks to Help Thousands of Students in Cobb County Without Laptops”
Rep. Karen Bennett Issues Statement on U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as Running Mate to Democratic Presidential Nominee Vice President Joe Biden
ATLANTA – State Representative Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), today issued the following statement on U.S. Senator Kamala Harris being selected as the running mate to Democratic Presidential Nominee Vice President Joe Biden: Continue reading “Rep. Karen Bennett Issues Statement on U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as Running Mate to Democratic Presidential Nominee Vice President Joe Biden”
Democratic State Legislators to File Second Open Records Request with Georgia Department of Labor
ATLANTA – House Minority Caucus Chairman James Beverly (D-Macon), State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Debra Bazemore (D-South Fulton), Sharon Beasley-Teague (D-Red Oak), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Valencia Stovall (D-Forest Park) and Mary Robichaux (D-Roswell) today announced their plans to submit a second open records request to the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) for information concerning the backlog of Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims. The legislators filed an initial request on July 21, 2020, and have not received a reply regarding their first request. Continue reading “Democratic State Legislators to File Second Open Records Request with Georgia Department of Labor”