ATLANTA – State Representatives Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) and Omari Crawford (D-Decatur), along with State Senator Elena Parent (D-Atlanta), will host a legislative town hall to recap the 2024 legislative session and discuss election season issues on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 7-8 p.m. at Decatur City Hall.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Omari Crawford (D-Decatur) today joined with State Representatives Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates), Becky Evans (D-Atlanta), Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) and State Senator Elena Parent (D-Atlanta) to announce that voters in the city of Decatur will have the opportunity to vote on proposed homestead tax exemptions this November through local ballot referendums. These ballot referendums are the result of a package of property tax relief bills passed and signed into law during the 2023 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly.
Continue reading “Decatur Property Tax Relief Proposals to be included on November 2023 Ballot”Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Urges Increased State Funding for Georgia HBCUs
ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), urges the Georgia General Assembly to increase state funding for the state’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The caucus has expressed concern that the state’s current funding formula for its public higher education institutions has negatively impacted HBCUs, such as Savannah State University.
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DeKalb Co. Legislators Announce Legislation to Remove Stone Mountain Park’s Designation as Confederate Memorial
ATLANTA – State Representatives Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain), Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) and Omari Crawford (D-Decatur) have introduced House Bill 794, a bill which would remove the official designation of Stone Mountain Park in its entirety as a Confederate Memorial and removes the word “Memorial” from the park’s official title. HB 794 is co-sponsored by every member of the DeKalb delegation.
Reps. Becky Evans, Omari Crawford to Host Legislative, Community Town Hall Meeting
ATLANTA – State Representatives Becky Evans (D-Atlanta) and Omari Crawford (D-Decatur) will host a legislative and community town hall on Saturday, February 11, 2023, from 9:30 – 11 a.m. at the South DeKalb Senior Center in Decatur.