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GUEST EDITORIAL: Don’t Balance the Budget on the Backs of Georgians in Need

By State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) 

(537 words)

We just concluded Georgia’s state budget process—one where I fought to protect and fully fund critical programs like PeachCare, SNAP, school lunches and other vital lifelines for our most vulnerable families. But let’s be clear: balancing the federal budget by slashing Medicaid, SNAP and housing aid is not sound policy—it is economic sabotage and moral injustice.

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Georgia Lawmakers Issue Statement in Response to Adriana Smith Case

Reps. Kim Schofield, Viola Davis and Sandra Scott call for legislative change following denial of family rights

ATLANTA – Today, State Representatives Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Sandra Scott (D-Rex) issued a condemnation of the state’s abortion law in response to the case of Adriana Smith – a young Black woman declared brain dead and being kept on life support because of her pregnancy:

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GUEST EDITORIAL: When the Heat Is Off, Lives – and Dollars – Are at Risk

By State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) 

(419 words)

In Georgia, summer heat is more than uncomfortable—it’s dangerous. In winter, the chill can be just as unforgiving. But for too many residents in House District 63—which includes parts of Atlanta, South Fulton, Hapeville, College Park, East Point and Union City—these aren’t just weather patterns. They’re life-threatening emergencies.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Firing of CDC Workers puts Public Health at Grave Risk

By State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain)

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As state lawmakers and public health advocates, we are sounding the alarm over the recent and deeply troubling decision to terminate key personnel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—the very institution headquartered in our state that has long served as the frontline defense against national and global health threats.

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