ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) recently co-sponsored legislation to increase accountability within the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) and call for the resignation of GDOL Commissioner Mark Butler. These legislators also support a recently filed writ of mandamus which seeks to instate a State Advisory Council to improve the department’s operations.
Rep. Donna McLeod Introduces Legislation to End Private Prisons in Georgia
ATLANTA – State Representative Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville) recently introduced House Bill 728 to end the use of private prisons in Georgia.
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Rep. Donna McLeod Introduces Legislation to Address Medicaid, Education, Juvenile Laws
ATLANTA – State Representative Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville) recently introduced three legislative measures which seek to expand Medicaid, study the state’s education funding formula, as well as improve Georgia juvenile laws.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus to Host Virtual Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow on School Voucher Program Legislation
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus will host a virtual town hall meeting TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at 7 p.m. To participate in this virtual town hall meeting, please contact kimberly.romaine@house.ga.gov.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus Subcommittee on COVID-19 Submits Letter to Governor on Coronavirus Variant
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 recently submitted a letter to Governor Brian Kemp to urge an action plan against a new variant of COVID-19, which is reported to be a more contagious strain of the virus. The members of the subcommittee, which includes State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), request that Gov. Kemp reevaluate his current response plan regarding the spread of COVID-19 within the state of Georgia.