ATLANTA – State Representative Valencia Stovall (D-Forest Park) encourages Georgians to support the Innovation Fund Foundation (IFF), which is the philanthropic arm of the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. Continue reading “Rep. Stovall Encourages Georgians to Support the Innovation Fund Foundation”
Rep. Stovall Encourages Residents in House District 74 to Participate in 2020 U.S. Census
ATLANTA – State Representative Valencia Stovall (D-Forest Park) encourages residents in House District 74 to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census before the September 30 deadline. As of September 2, Georgia’s self-response rate is 60.3 percent, which is behind the national average of 65 percent; Clayton County’s response rate is 57.5 percent. Continue reading “Rep. Stovall Encourages Residents in House District 74 to Participate in 2020 U.S. Census”
Rep. Stovall to Host 2020 Single Parent Day Virtual Recognition and Awards Event
ATLANTA – State Representative Valencia Stovall (D-Forest Park), along with the National Leadership Group, Inc., will host the second annual “Legacy Builders” virtual recognition and awards event to celebrate Georgia’s Single Parent Day on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at 2 p.m. To participate in the virtual event, please contact Rep. Stovall at valencia.stovall@house.ga.gov or 404-656-0314. Continue reading “Rep. Stovall to Host 2020 Single Parent Day Virtual Recognition and Awards Event”
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”
Concerned State Legislators Continue Work to Eliminate Unemployment Insurance Benefits Backlog
ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), along with House Minority Caucus Chairman James Beverly (D-Macon), State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) and Valencia Stovall (D-Forest Park), recently have worked to eliminate the backlog of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits requests in Georgia. This week, Reps. Scott and Schofield coordinated a series of press conferences held across the state to address this issue. Continue reading “Concerned State Legislators Continue Work to Eliminate Unemployment Insurance Benefits Backlog”