ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) today announced that she will introduce legislation to address “period poverty” and make menstrual hygiene products more accessible and more affordable to Georgians. Rep. Scott, along with State Representatives Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), pre-filed House bills 861, 863 and 864 last fall and will formally introduce these bills during the 2022 legislative session, which convened today, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.
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ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia Working Families Legislative Caucus leadership praise the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) International Union for their efforts to improve working conditions at Kellogg’s facilities across the country. The BCTGM members who work at several Kellogg’s facilities recently voted to accept the recommended collective bargaining agreement, which ends a nearly three-month long strike.
Reps. Burnough, Davis, Schofield, Scott Issue Statements on Jury Selection for Ahmaud Arbery Trial
ATLANTA – State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Sandra Scott (D-Rex) today issued statements regarding the jury selection process for the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s death.
Rep. Kim Schofield to Host Series of Virtual Events on Menstrual Equity, Period Poverty
ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) will host a series of virtual events for the “Got You Covered: Period Focus Week” from October 19 – 22, 2021, via Facebook, Instagram and Zoom. To participate in these virtual events, please contact Rep. Schofield at kim.schofield@house.ga.gov. The virtual event schedule is as follows:
Democratic Legislators Oppose Department of Labor Legislative Portal Access Pilot Program Agreement
ATLANTA – House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon), State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) oppose the Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) user agreement form for its Legislative Portal Access pilot program, which would allow legislators to monitor complaints and requests from their constituents.