ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 are calling on the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) to establish a call center to improve communications regarding Unemployment Insurance (UI) requests. These state legislators will hold a virtual press conference to discuss their concerns TOMORROW, Friday, December 4, 2020, at 11:15 a.m. via Zoom. Zoom meeting access will be private and reserved for the press; to request access, please contact State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) at sandra.scott@house.ga.gov.
Rep. Schofield Encourages Residents in House District 60 to Participate in 2020 U.S. Census
ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) encourages residents in House District 60, which includes portions of Southeast Atlanta, Forest Park, College Park and East Point, to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census before the September 30 deadline. As of September 21, Georgia’s self-response rate is 61.5 percent, which is behind the national average of 66 percent; Fulton County’s response rate is 61.5 percent; and Clayton County’s response rate is 58.9 percent. Continue reading “Rep. Schofield Encourages Residents in House District 60 to Participate in 2020 U.S. Census”
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”