ATLANTA – DeKalb County House Legislative Delegation Chair Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates), Vice Chair Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Secretary Long Tran (D-Dunwoody), along with members of the DeKalb County House Legislative Delegation, will host a “From the Capitol to the Community” town hall meeting on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Browns Mill Recreation Center in Stonecrest, Ga.
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By State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain)
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Georgia families are being told something very clear: if you need help putting food on the table, you must work—or prove you are working or training—to keep receiving assistance.
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By State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain)
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This morning, while fixing my mother a cup of coffee, she asked me a question that stopped me in my tracks: “Can we have a moratorium on senseless shootings?”
Continue reading “EDITORIAL: Rep. Viola Davis: Can We Have a Moratorium on Senseless Shootings?”State Representatives Welcome Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to Atlanta for 50th Southern Regional Conference and Centennial Celebration
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) will welcome members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to Atlanta from August 7 – 9, 2026, for the 50th Southern Regional Conference and the Centennial Celebration of the Southern Region. These representatives introduced House Resolution 61EX during the 2026 special legislative session to recognize the conference.
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By State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain)
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For months, Georgians have heard promises about property tax relief. Tax reform is an important conversation, and every homeowner deserves transparency and the facts about how proposed changes may affect their finances. But there is another question receiving far less attention: What happens to our public schools if the revenue that has funded them for generations changes dramatically?
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