REMINDER: Georgia House Democratic Caucus to Hold Statewide Public Hearing on Maternal Mortality

ATLANTA – State Representative Park Cannon (D-Atlanta), Secretary of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC), and members of the GHDC will hold a statewide public hearing on maternal mortality TOMORROW, Thursday, January 4, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.

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Reps. Sandra Scott, Kim Schofield and Ruwa Romman to Hold Press Conference to Address Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Hog Hammock District and its Impact on Sapelo Island Residents

ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Ruwa Romman (D-Duluth) will hold a press conference to address an amendment to the McIntosh County Zoning Ordinance for the Hog Hammock District on Sapelo Island TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 10 a.m. in room 610 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.

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Gwinnett County Legislators Pass First Homeowner Property Tax Cut in 35 Years

ATLANTA – State Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth), House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration (R-Dacula) and a group of bipartisan state representatives from Gwinnett County today announced that the Georgia House of Representatives passed local legislation to create a property tax exemption for Gwinnett County residents. If the local ballot referendum is approved by the Senate, this legislation would give local voters a chance to usher in the first major Gwinnett residential property tax cut since 1988.

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Members of Georgia Legislative AAPI Caucus Issue Statement on Antisemitic Flyers Found in Dunwoody, Sandy Springs

ATLANTA – House Minority Whip Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville), State Representatives Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek), Saira Draper (D-Atlanta), Soo Hong (R-Lawrenceville), Farooq Mughal (D-Dacula), Ruwa Romman (D-Duluth), Long Tran (D-Dunwoody), State Senators Nabilah Islam (D-Lawrenceville) and Sheikh Rahman (D-Lawrenceville) today issued the following statement regarding antisemitic flyers found in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs on Sunday, February 5:

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Members of the Georgia Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus Issue Statement on California Lunar New Year Shooting

ATLANTA – State Representatives Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek), Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville), Marvin Lim (D-Norcross), Saira Draper (D-Atlanta), Farooq Mughal (D-Dacula), Ruwa Roman (D-Duluth), Long Tran (D-Dunwoody) and State Senators Sheikh Rahman (D-Lawrenceville) and Nabilah Islam (D-Lawrenceville) today issued the following statement regarding the recent shooting at a Lunar New Year Festival in Monterey Park, California:

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