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GUEST EDITORIAL: Raising Concerns Over $85 Million Shortfall in State Child Welfare System

By State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta)

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Today, we issue a joint warning following testimony confirming Georgia’s projected $85 million deficit within the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), citing impacts on foster care placement capacity, provider operations, child welfare services and safety considerations for children, families and frontline workers statewide.

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Reps. Davis, Schofield and Scott Meet with Senator Warnock’s Office, Highlight State and Federal Legislation Addressing Government Shutdown

ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Sandra Scott (D-Rex) recently met with Senator Raphael Warnock’s (D-GA) office, highlighting federal legislation introduced to address concerns raised by the lawmakers during and after the 2025 federal government shutdown. The representatives said it was a productive meeting as part of their ongoing engagement with his office.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Forever Chemicals, Immune Health and Georgia’s Responsibility to Eliminate Dangerous Exposures

By State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) 

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For many Georgians who are living in urban, suburban or rural areas, or near military installations, clean water is not an abstract policy discussion—it is a daily reality. It comes from a well behind the house, a small community water system or a local utility serving families for generations. For the past five years, I have worked to address “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, and communities are right to ask not only how much exposure is acceptable, but why exposure should be acceptable at all.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Congress: Don’t Give Georgians A Lump of Lost Healthcare Coal

By State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Sandra Scott (D-Rex)

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As families across Georgia prepare for the holidays, far too many are carrying a burden that has nothing to do with gifts or celebrations: fear. Fear of rising grocery costs, higher housing payments, shrinking wages and now, fear of losing access to healthcare they depend on to survive.

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Reps. Scott, Davis and Schofield Applaud State Funding Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Students in Poverty

ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra G. Scott (D-Rex), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently applauded state funding that allocates $15 million for students living in poverty and $19.6 million for student mental health services. This funding for the Department of Education was included in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget (FY26), which took effect on July 1, 2025. These legislators also highlight House Bills 26 and 27, legislation they introduced during the 2025 legislative session that would support students’ mental health and support students living in poverty.

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