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DeKalb Lawmakers launch Committee to help Local School Board

ATLANTA (August 26, 2010) – State Senate and House members are forming a legislative review committee in response to the DeKalb County school board’s changing leadership and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ (SACS) questions regarding the board’s practices.  Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) will co-chair the DeKalb School Board Legislative Review Committee and will hold their first meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 341 of the State Capitol. 

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Senator Fort and the Grady Coalition of Concerned Citizens to Hold Rally at Grady Hospital

WHAT:           Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) and the Grady Coalition of Concerned Citizens will host a rally at Grady Hospital to protest the end of dialysis treatment for 40 patients.  These individuals will be forced to find alternative treatment facilities after Aug. 31. This rally marks the second day of events regarding the end of services to the patients.  

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A Government Takeover Disguised as Financial Regulatory Reform

Sen. Chip Pearson

By Chip Pearson
ATLANTA (August 13, 2010) – Washington has released its latest assault on American liberty with the president’s recent signature of the massive financial overhaul bill.  Publicized by the White House and political left as a way to prevent another financial crisis, the bill is merely a vehicle for a government takeover of our financial sector.  The rules and regulations contained in the bill’s more than 2,300 pages impose new bureaucratic red tape throughout the financial and banking industries.  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has coined the term “regulatory tsunami” to describe the burdens it will put on U.S. businesses.  Chamber CEO Tom Donohue has said that the bill creates “over 350 required regulatory rulemakings, 47 studies and 74 reports.”  

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