ATLANTA (February 7, 2019) | Sen. Zahra Karinshak (D – Duluth) issued the following statement on Senate Bill 58: Continue reading “Sen. Zahra Karinshak Issues Statement on Her First Piece of Legislation”
Sen. Nan Orrock to Host Working Families Caucus Press Conference
ATLANTA (February 6, 2019) | Thursday, February 7, 2019, Sen. Nan Orrock (D – Atlanta) and members of the Working Families Caucus will hold a press event to call for policies that help support working Georgians and work towards building a state and economy that works for everyone. The press event will focus on legislation that addresses wage inequality, raising the minimum wage, provide a refundable earned income tax credit and other wage related issues. These bills include Senate Bill 49, sponsored by Sen. Orrock (D – Atlanta), Senate Bill 46 sponsored by Sen. Donzella James (D – Atlanta), Senate Bill 41, sponsored by Sen. Elena Parent (D – Atlanta), among others. Continue reading “Sen. Nan Orrock to Host Working Families Caucus Press Conference”
Sen. Gail Davenport to Speak in Celebration of Black History Month
ATLANTA (February 6, 2019) | Sen. Gail Davenport (D – Jonesboro) has been invited to speak at Liberty Springs Baptist Church’s morning worship service on Sunday, February 10. Continue reading “Sen. Gail Davenport to Speak in Celebration of Black History Month”
Sen. John Albers Honors Firefighters and Commends Agencies for Preparation during Weekend Festivities
ATLANTA (February 6, 2019) | Sen. John Albers (R – Roswell) sponsored Senate Resolution 71 which designates February 5, 2019, as Firefighters Recognition Day in the Georgia Senate. SR 71 honors the 600 fire departments, 2,200 stations and over 25,000 firefighters who go above and beyond to protect their fellow Georgians. Continue reading “Sen. John Albers Honors Firefighters and Commends Agencies for Preparation during Weekend Festivities”
Update from the Capitol: Big Issues at a Glance
By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)
There are many issues in the state of Georgia that garner a lot of media attention, questions and comments from our constituents, but probably the most talked about this year surround access and affordability of health care. With the two “hot” topics related to this being, Medicaid waivers and our Certificate of Need requirements. Continue reading “Update from the Capitol: Big Issues at a Glance”