ATLANTA – State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) recently submitted a memorandum on January 8, 2021, to the DeKalb County Board of Education (BOE) calling for the cancelation of in-person instruction at DeKalb County schools. In her memo, Rep. Davis cited recent reports of a new variant of COVID-19, which is reported to be a more contagious strain of the virus, and requests that the DeKalb County BOE continue to reevaluate its current action plan regarding COVID-19 in local schools.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus Subcommittee on COVID-19 Submits Letter to Governor on Coronavirus Variant
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 recently submitted a letter to Governor Brian Kemp to urge an action plan against a new variant of COVID-19, which is reported to be a more contagious strain of the virus. The members of the subcommittee, which includes State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), request that Gov. Kemp reevaluate his current response plan regarding the spread of COVID-19 within the state of Georgia.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus Subcommittee on COVID-19 Requests Investigation and Audit of Department of Labor
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 recently submitted a letter to Attorney General Christopher Carr to request an investigation and audit into the Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) inability to process and pay Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits claims in a timely manner.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus Subcommittee on COVID-19 to Hold Virtual Hearing on Unemployment Insurance Benefits
ATLANTA – The Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 will hold a virtual hearing to discuss the Georgia Department of Labor’s processing of unemployment insurance (UI) benefit claims on Monday, December 21, 2020, from 10 – 11:30 a.m. via Zoom. To participate in the virtual hearing, please click here; the meeting ID is 837 9025 9113, and the password is 876445.
GHDC COVID-19 Subcommittee Issues Statement on Risk of Community Spread at Legislative Events
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 today issued the following statement regarding the potential risk of spreading COVID-19 at in-person legislative events: