ATLANTA – DeKalb County House Delegation Chair Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) and Vice Chair Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), along with members of the DeKalb County Legislative Delegation, will hold a pre-session town hall meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Continue reading “DeKalb County Legislative Delegation to Hold Pre-Session Town Hall Meeting”Reps. Viola Davis, Kim Schofield and Sandra Scott Condemn the Disbanding of Maternal Mortality Review Committee
ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Sandra Scott (D-Rex) condemn the recent disbanding of the state’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC).
Continue reading “Reps. Viola Davis, Kim Schofield and Sandra Scott Condemn the Disbanding of Maternal Mortality Review Committee”Rep. Sandra Scott Named Chairwoman of the National Foundation for Women Legislators
ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) recently was nominated to serve as the chairwoman of the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL). In addition to this nomination, Rep. Scott also obtained $200,000 in funding to support NFWL initiatives to help further the organization’s capacity to engage women in public policy discussions.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and other state legislators recently held a roundtable discussion on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) on Monday, October 28, 2024, at the Georgia State Capitol. The roundtable discussion aimed to highlight issues related to PBMs, and it included presentations, a question-and-answer segment and a discussion on legislative solutions.
Continue reading “Rep. Kim Schofield, State Legislators Hold Roundtable Discussion on Pharmacy Benefit Managers at State Capitol”GUEST EDITORIAL: Constituent Concerns about Proposed Crematory Development: A Matter of State Law and Protecting Our Community
By State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain)
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As your state representative for Georgia House District 87, it is my responsibility to address the concerns of constituents, especially when state laws are called into question. Recently, one of my constituents approached me with concerns regarding a proposed crematory development along Memorial Drive, asking whether it would violate Georgia state law.
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