ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently announced that Fulton County has been named as a Purple Heart County. On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Fulton County Commission Chairman Rob Pitts and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously issued a proclamation presented by Commissioner Marvin Arrington and co-sponsored by Commissioner Natalie Hall, which seeks to honor the courage, service and sacrifice of the men and women who have been wounded or killed in the line of duty while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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ATLANTA – Rep. Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and the DeKalb House and Senate Constituent Services Offices, in collaboration with Rep. Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) of the Fulton Delegation, will provide Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) passes for those facing transportation challenges to Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones’ DeKalb and Fulton Constituent Services Day on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) in Atlanta.
Continue reading “Reps. Viola Davis and Kim Schofield to Help Provide MARTA Passes for Transportation to Lieutenant Governor’s DeKalb and Fulton Constituent Services Day in Atlanta”Rep. Kim Schofield Participates in National Purple Heart Day in Union City
ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently celebrated in the National Purple Heart Day in Union City unveiling a new Purple Heart City sign at the city’s borders.
Continue reading “Rep. Kim Schofield Participates in National Purple Heart Day in Union City”Georgia Legislators Call for Action Against Defunding of AP African American Studies
ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) today call for action against State Superintendent Richard Woods’ decision to block an AP African American Studies course from state curriculum for the 2024 academic year.
Continue reading “Georgia Legislators Call for Action Against Defunding of AP African American Studies”Reps. Burnough, Davis, Schofield Announce Start of Period Poverty Awareness Week
ATLANTA – State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) announce the start of Period Poverty Awareness Week by the Alliance for Period Supplies, which begins today, Monday, May 20, 2024. Period Poverty Awareness Week seeks to bring attention to the financial burden of purchasing menstrual supplies.
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