ATLANTA – State Representatives William Boddie (D-East Point) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) will host the “Understanding the Department of Labor” virtual event TODAY, Thursday, March 11, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. To participate in this virtual town hall meeting, please contact kimberly.romaine@house.ga.gov.
Rep. Viola Davis, Chairman Billy Mitchell Honor Late Councilman Bill Rosenfeld with House Resolution 217
ATLANTA – State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Minority Caucus Chairman Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) recently sponsored House Resolution 217 to recognize Friday, February 26, 2021, as City of Tucker Councilman Bill Rosenfeld Day at the State Capitol. These legislators will also honor the life and memory of late Councilman Rosenfeld during a morning order on the House floor on Friday.
Rep. Viola Davis Called for DeKalb County Board of Education to Cancel In-Person Instruction
ATLANTA – State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) recently submitted a memorandum on January 8, 2021, to the DeKalb County Board of Education (BOE) calling for the cancelation of in-person instruction at DeKalb County schools. In her memo, Rep. Davis cited recent reports of a new variant of COVID-19, which is reported to be a more contagious strain of the virus, and requests that the DeKalb County BOE continue to reevaluate its current action plan regarding COVID-19 in local schools.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus Subcommittee on COVID-19 Submits Letter to Governor on Coronavirus Variant
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 recently submitted a letter to Governor Brian Kemp to urge an action plan against a new variant of COVID-19, which is reported to be a more contagious strain of the virus. The members of the subcommittee, which includes State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), request that Gov. Kemp reevaluate his current response plan regarding the spread of COVID-19 within the state of Georgia.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus Subcommittee on COVID-19 Requests Investigation and Audit of Department of Labor
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 recently submitted a letter to Attorney General Christopher Carr to request an investigation and audit into the Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) inability to process and pay Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits claims in a timely manner.