ATLANTA – State Representative Park Cannon (D-Atlanta), along with 23 members of the Fulton County House and Senate Legislative Delegations, recently wrote a letter to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners urging them to reject the nomination of two additional nominees to the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections. The lawmakers will attend the Board of Commissioners meeting tomorrow — Wednesday, September 3 at 10:00 a.m. — and are encouraging the public to stand with them in support.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek), joined by members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus, will hold a press conference on the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Apalachee High School, where parents and families from the school will also share remarks, on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 9 a.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Georgia’s Medical Marijuana and Hemp Policies, chaired by State Representative Mark Newton (R-Augusta), will hold its second meeting on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Augusta University’s Jaguar Student Activity Center in Augusta, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah), in partnership with the Chatham County Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission—established through House Bill 750 during the 2021 legislative session—will launch the “Campaign 4 Life” initiative at a commission meeting on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Empowerment Center in Garden City, Georgia.
Continue reading “Rep. Carl Gilliard, Chatham County Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission to Kick Off “Campaign 4 Life” Initiative”GUEST EDITORIAL: Calling for a Tenfold Funding Penalty Against Governments that Restrict Funding from Donor Cities, Counties and States
By State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain)
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Today, I issue a warning to local, state and federal governments: any attempt to restrict or withhold funding from donor cities, counties and states should result in those donor entities (cities, counties and states) denying funding back, equal to ten times the value withheld.
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