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GUEST EDITORIAL: If ICE Can Pay $100K and $50K Bonuses, Our Soldiers and Police Deserve the Same

By State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain)

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America is witnessing an unprecedented imbalance in how we value our public servants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now offering starting salaries that can exceed $100,000, plus signing bonuses up to $50,000 and additional incentives like student loan repayment. These recruitment packages are drawing in law enforcement officers from local police departments and even pulling from our military ranks.

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Georgia Lawmakers Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, Calling to Protect and Strengthen the Programs

ATLANTA – Today, State Representatives Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) commemorate the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. Signed into law on July 30, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Medicare provides health coverage to seniors and people with disabilities, while Medicaid delivers care to low-income families, pregnant women, children and seniors in long-term care.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: The Heat Is On — Georgia Must Protect Its Workers Now

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

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As Georgia endures another record-breaking summer of scorching heat, the brutal truth can no longer be ignored: heat is not just uncomfortable, it’s deadly. Yet, too many workers across our state continue to labor in dangerous conditions without basic protections from extreme heat. If Georgia continues to do nothing, the price will be paid in lives lost, hospital beds filled and billions drained from our state economy.

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DeKalb House Delegation Congratulates State Court on #1 Ranking in Georgia Clearance Rates

ATLANTA – State Representative Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) and State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), as chair and vice-chair of the DeKalb House Legislative Delegation, congratulates Chief Judge Mike Jacobs, the State Court of DeKalb County and the entire judicial team on achieving the highest clearance rate among all State Courts in Georgia — a 165.44 percent for calendar years 2022 through 2024, as reported by the Judicial Council of Georgia.

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