Rep. Mesha Mainor to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow on 2024 Legislative Agenda for House District 56

ATLANTA – State Representative Mesha Mainor (D-Atlanta) will hold a press conference on her legislative agenda for the 2024 legislative session TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at 11:15 a.m. at the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on the Georgia State Capitol Grounds (northeast exterior corner of the Capitol).

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The Non-Inclusive Democratic Value to Silence Black Parents

By State Representative Mesha Mainor (D-Atlanta) 

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The truth may not always be newsworthy, but catchy titles for readership is proving costly for news outlets in the long-run. A recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) article headlines me as a “Republican delight” based on my decision to vote in favor of Senate Bill 233, legislation which would give children living in poverty an opportunity to go to better performing schools. This bill does not allow affluent families to use “school choice” as a funding mechanism to pay for private school as opponents suggest.

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