ATLANTA – State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) is urging public support as he presents his legislation, House Bill 206, before the House Higher Education Committee TODAY, Monday, February 23, 2026, at 1 p.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Georgia.
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By State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Sandra G. Scott (D-Rex)
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More than six million veterans currently receive disability compensation through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Many rely on medication to manage service-connected injuries and illnesses, from PTSD and traumatic brain injury to hypertension, joint damage and chronic pain.
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ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Sheila Jones (D-Atlanta), Edna Jackson (D-Savannah), Mekyah McQueen (D-Smyrna) and Terry Cummings (D-Mableton) recently introduced House Resolution 1195 to recognize Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Day, which they will celebrate on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 12 p.m. at the Georgia Freight Depot in Atlanta.
Continue reading “State Representatives Introduce Resolution to Celebrate Delta Day in Atlanta”Rep. Brad Thomas, Sen. John Albers Applaud Final Passage of Legislation to Amend Holly Springs City Charter
ATLANTA – State Representative Brad Thomas (R-Holly Springs), chairman of the House Special Committee on Resource Management, and State Senator John Albers (R-Roswell), chairman of the Senate Public Safety Committee, today announce that House Bill 1029 has successfully passed the Georgia General Assembly and now heads to the governor’s desk for consideration.
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ATLANTA – DeKalb County House Legislative Delegation Chair Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates), Vice Chair Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Secretary Long Tran (D-Dunwoody), along with members of the DeKalb County House Legislative Delegation, will hold a virtual meeting with the DeKalb Municipal Association (DMA) on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 12 p.m. via Zoom. Additionally, these legislators will meet with the DeKalb County Board of Education on Monday, March 2, 2026, from 12 – 2 p.m. in room 514 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
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