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.
Sen. Buckner to host Women’s Equality Day at the State Capitol
Senator Fort Demands Atlanta Public School System Documents Be Released
ATLANTA (Aug. 18, 2010)-Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) made the following statement today regarding the CRCT testing scandal and the release of related documents:
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A Government Takeover Disguised as Financial Regulatory Reform
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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Congressman James Clyburn to be Keynote Speaker at Savannah GLBC Conference
ATLANTA (August 9, 2010) – Sens. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) and Lester Jackson (D-Savannah) are announcing that U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) will be the keynote speaker at the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus’ (GLBC) annual legislative conference in Savannah on Friday, August 27. Jones serves as GLBC chairman, while Jackson is the caucus’ conference chairman. The conference’s theme this is year is “A Dawn of a New Georgia,” which will highlight the new laws and policies passed by the Georgia Legislature that will impact the general welfare of the state.
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