ATLANTA – State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) recently pre-filed House Bill 671, which would implement a process for reducing the DeKalb County School board from nine to seven members, as required by Senate Bill 79, which was signed into law earlier this year. Continue reading “Rep. Oliver Pre-files Legislation to Reduce Size of DeKalb School Board”
Rep. Oliver Pre-files Legislation to Ensure More Effective and Responsive Local Governments
ATLANTA – State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) recently pre-filed House Bill 672, legislation that would help ensure that Georgians have more effective and responsive local governments by creating a two year procedure that communities in Georgia would have to follow before they could consolidate into cities. Continue reading “Rep. Oliver Pre-files Legislation to Ensure More Effective and Responsive Local Governments”
Rep. Oliver Appointed to Committee on Justice for Children
ATLANTA – State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) has been appointed by the Georgia Supreme Court to its Committee on Justice for Children. Her two-year term began Saturday, October 1, 2011. Continue reading “Rep. Oliver Appointed to Committee on Justice for Children”
Rep. Oliver Receives 2011 Democracy Award from Common Cause Georgia
ATLANTA – State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) recently received a 2011 Democracy Award from Common Cause Georgia, a self described statewide, non-partisan, cross-ideology education and advocacy group dedicated to openness, accountability and ethics in government. Continue reading “Rep. Oliver Receives 2011 Democracy Award from Common Cause Georgia”
Rep. Oliver Receives 2011 Conservation Legacy Award from Georgia Conservation Voters
ATLANTA – State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) recently received a 2011 Environmental Leadership Award from Georgia Conservation Voters. Georgia Conservation Voters is a statewide non-partisan organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of all Georgians by making conservation issues a top priority with Georgia’s elected officials, political candidates and voters. Continue reading “Rep. Oliver Receives 2011 Conservation Legacy Award from Georgia Conservation Voters”