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”
Rep. David Knight Announces Legislation to Reduce Prescription Costs, Improve Regulations for Pharmacy Benefit Managers Signed Into Law
ATLANTA – State Representative David Knight (R-Griffin) today announced that Governor Brian Kemp signed House bills 918 and 946 into law this week. Passed during the 2020 legislative session, these two bills seek to reduce the costs of prescriptions for citizens by improving regulations for pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) that operate in Georgia. Continue reading “Rep. David Knight Announces Legislation to Reduce Prescription Costs, Improve Regulations for Pharmacy Benefit Managers Signed Into Law”
Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Issues Statement on Signing of Senate Bill 288
ATLANTA – State Representative Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), today issued the following statement regarding Senate Bill 288, which was signed into law on Wednesday, August 5, 2020:
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