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Georgia House Democratic Caucus Responds to Citizen’s Arrest Reform Legislation

ATLANTA – The Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC), led by House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon), today responded to Governor Brian Kemp’s bipartisan plan to address Georgia’s citizen’s arrest statute, which is an issue that Georgia House Democrats have worked to repeal before a video of Ahmaud Arbery’s death was released in 2020. The caucus is encouraged by the support of repealing and reforming the citizen’s arrest law since the release of this video, and the caucus believes the law is tied to slave-owning and emboldened three men to kill Mr. Arbery.

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Georgia House Democratic Caucus to Host Series of Virtual Legislative Town Hall Meetings

ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) will hold a series of virtual town hall meetings to discuss the GHDC’s “Healthy Georgia” 2021 legislative agenda. To watch the virtual town hall meetings, please contact Kimberly.Romaine@house.ga.gov. The virtual town hall meeting schedule is as follows:

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