ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) express concern for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) proposed plan to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs nationwide.
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ATLANTA – Today, State Representatives Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) commemorate the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. Signed into law on July 30, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Medicare provides health coverage to seniors and people with disabilities, while Medicaid delivers care to low-income families, pregnant women, children and seniors in long-term care.
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By State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Sandra G. Scott (D-Rex)
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As Georgia endures another record-breaking summer of scorching heat, the brutal truth can no longer be ignored: heat is not just uncomfortable, it’s deadly. Yet, too many workers across our state continue to labor in dangerous conditions without basic protections from extreme heat. If Georgia continues to do nothing, the price will be paid in lives lost, hospital beds filled and billions drained from our state economy.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) and State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), as chair and vice-chair of the DeKalb House Legislative Delegation, congratulates Chief Judge Mike Jacobs, the State Court of DeKalb County and the entire judicial team on achieving the highest clearance rate among all State Courts in Georgia — a 165.44 percent for calendar years 2022 through 2024, as reported by the Judicial Council of Georgia.
Continue reading “DeKalb House Delegation Congratulates State Court on #1 Ranking in Georgia Clearance Rates”GUEST EDITORIAL: Shining a Light on the Inequity of Georgia’s Public School Funding System
By State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Sandra G. Scott (D-Rex)
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It is urgent that we bring transparency to Georgia’s public school funding system by releasing new data obtained through an Open Records Request (ORR) that we submitted to the Georgia Department of Education. The request reveals the list of school districts that did not receive the Equalization Grant or Sparsity Grant for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, underscoring a growing concern about fairness, equity and how taxpayer dollars are distributed statewide.
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