Georgia Democratic Legislators to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow to Demand for New Department of Labor Call Center

ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 are calling on the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) to establish a call center to improve communications regarding Unemployment Insurance (UI) requests. These state legislators will hold a virtual press conference to discuss their concerns TOMORROW, Friday, December 4, 2020, at 11:15 a.m. via Zoom. Zoom meeting access will be private and reserved for the press; to request access, please contact State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) at sandra.scott@house.ga.gov.

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Georgia House Democrats Draft Independent Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Proposal in Response to COVID-19

ATLANTA – State Representative James Beverly (D-Macon), chairman of the House Minority Caucus, along with several state legislators of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) COVID-19 Subcommittee, recently drafted an independent Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal in response to COVID-19. The GHDC seeks to build a viable and conservative budget that places Georgia citizens as the priority, leverages revenue, repurposes tax credits and/or limits and closes “corporate welfare loopholes.” Continue reading “Georgia House Democrats Draft Independent Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Proposal in Response to COVID-19”