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Notes from the Georgia Senate: Week One

By Senator Bill Hamrick

ATLANTA (Jan. 19, 2010) – Last week marked the beginning of the 151st Georgia State Senate Session. Georgia has a rich history dating back hundreds of years. We have seen many tumultuous periods from World War I to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Each time, our state comes out as a better, stronger state. This recession is yet another trying time but I am confident that all members of the legislature will work diligently for the people of Georgia so we can emerge once again as a national leader. Continue reading “Notes from the Georgia Senate: Week One”

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Senator James Announces Haitian Relief Campaign

ATLANTA (Jan. 15, 2010) – Sen. Donzella James (D-College Park) has joined forces with East Point Mayor Earnestine D. Pittman, State Rep. Joe Heckstall (D-East Point) and the Honorable Patsy Jo Hilliard, former mayor of East Point, to encourage schools, businesses and members of the faith community to make generous monetary donations to the citizens of Haiti.   

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Sen. Jones to Discuss Education and Jobs at Town Hall Meeting in Stockbridge

ATLANTA (Jan. 29, 2010) – Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) is inviting the public to attend a town hall meeting on Saturday, Jan. 30 to discuss education and jobs at the Fairview Public Library in Stockbridge.  He will be joined by State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox to talk about the issues facing education in Georgia, and will also discuss his legislation to curb the abuse of zero tolerance discipline policies in schools.  A representative of the Georgia Department of Labor will also be present to talk about issues facing employment in Georgia.       

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Common Sense Legislation

Laws should be easy to follow, simple to enforce and always balance public safety and private rights.  As legislators, we work to craft laws that improve Georgia’s economy, transportation infrastructure, education, health care, and lower taxes.  We strive to make Georgia a cleaner, friendlier, and safer place.  We also have a great responsibility to protect the rights afforded to us through the Constitution of the United States: the rights to freedom of speech, religion, to own personal property, and the right to bear arms.  Creating laws that promote, protect and maintain personal freedoms requires a delicate balance.  When laws don’t achieve these goals, lawmakers have a duty to improve them.

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