ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Ruwa Romman (D-Duluth) will hold a press conference to address an amendment to the McIntosh County Zoning Ordinance for the Hog Hammock District on Sapelo Island TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 10 a.m. in room 610 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
Gwinnett County Legislators Pass First Homeowner Property Tax Cut in 35 Years
ATLANTA – State Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth), House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration (R-Dacula) and a group of bipartisan state representatives from Gwinnett County today announced that the Georgia House of Representatives passed local legislation to create a property tax exemption for Gwinnett County residents. If the local ballot referendum is approved by the Senate, this legislation would give local voters a chance to usher in the first major Gwinnett residential property tax cut since 1988.
Continue reading “Gwinnett County Legislators Pass First Homeowner Property Tax Cut in 35 Years”
Members of Georgia Legislative AAPI Caucus Issue Statement on Antisemitic Flyers Found in Dunwoody, Sandy Springs
ATLANTA – House Minority Whip Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville), State Representatives Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek), Saira Draper (D-Atlanta), Soo Hong (R-Lawrenceville), Farooq Mughal (D-Dacula), Ruwa Romman (D-Duluth), Long Tran (D-Dunwoody), State Senators Nabilah Islam (D-Lawrenceville) and Sheikh Rahman (D-Lawrenceville) today issued the following statement regarding antisemitic flyers found in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs on Sunday, February 5:
Members of the Georgia Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus Issue Statement on California Lunar New Year Shooting
ATLANTA – State Representatives Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek), Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville), Marvin Lim (D-Norcross), Saira Draper (D-Atlanta), Farooq Mughal (D-Dacula), Ruwa Roman (D-Duluth), Long Tran (D-Dunwoody) and State Senators Sheikh Rahman (D-Lawrenceville) and Nabilah Islam (D-Lawrenceville) today issued the following statement regarding the recent shooting at a Lunar New Year Festival in Monterey Park, California:
Georgia Legislators Announce Creation of First Formal Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia General Assembly today announced the creation of the first formal Georgia Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus. Starting in 2023, Georgia will have the most AAPI legislators of any state legislature in the nation.