Rep. Schofield to Participate in Unveiling of “Loved Ones Not Numbers” COVID-19 Memorial Wall, Candlelight March and Vigil Today

ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) will participate in the unveiling of the “Loved Ones Not Numbers” memorial wall to honor those who have died from COVID-19 in Georgia TODAY, Thursday, August 27, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. Continue reading “Rep. Schofield to Participate in Unveiling of “Loved Ones Not Numbers” COVID-19 Memorial Wall, Candlelight March and Vigil Today”

Democratic State Legislators Urge Gov. Kemp to Issue Statewide Mask Mandate

ATLANTA – House Minority Caucus Chairman James Beverly (D-Macon), State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Roger Bruce (D-Atlanta), Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville), Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Mary Robichaux (D-Roswell) urge Governor Brian Kemp to issue a statewide mandate requiring masks or face coverings in public. Continue reading “Democratic State Legislators Urge Gov. Kemp to Issue Statewide Mask Mandate”

Democratic State Legislators to File Second Open Records Request with Georgia Department of Labor

ATLANTA – House Minority Caucus Chairman James Beverly (D-Macon), State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Debra Bazemore (D-South Fulton), Sharon Beasley-Teague (D-Red Oak), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Valencia Stovall (D-Forest Park) and Mary Robichaux (D-Roswell) today announced their plans to submit a second open records request to the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) for information concerning the backlog of Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims. The legislators filed an initial request on July 21, 2020, and have not received a reply regarding their first request. Continue reading “Democratic State Legislators to File Second Open Records Request with Georgia Department of Labor”

Concerned State Legislators Continue Work to Eliminate Unemployment Insurance Benefits Backlog

ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), along with House Minority Caucus Chairman James Beverly (D-Macon), State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) and Valencia Stovall (D-Forest Park), recently have worked to eliminate the backlog of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits requests in Georgia. This week, Reps. Scott and Schofield coordinated a series of press conferences held across the state to address this issue. Continue reading “Concerned State Legislators Continue Work to Eliminate Unemployment Insurance Benefits Backlog”