ATLANTA (May 12, 2022) | — In response to Liberty County Sheriff deputies unjustifiably stopping and searching a bus filled with female college students from Delaware State University, a Historically Black institution, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Chairwoman Senator Tonya Anderson issues the following statement:
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ATLANTA (April 29, 2022) | On Monday, April 25, 2022, Senate Bill 612, sponsored by Sen. Senator Emanuel Jones (D – Decatur) and Sen. Brian Strickland (R – McDonough) was signed by Gov. Brian Kemp. SB 612 proposes new boundaries for the City of Stockbridge to enhance contiguity and increase access to local government services.
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ATLANTA (April 14, 2022) | In response to Wellstar ending emergency room services at the only hospital located in South Fulton, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Chairwoman Senator Tonya Anderson (D – Lithonia) issues the following statement:
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ATLANTA (April 8, 2022) | In response to Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) celebrating the presidential nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court, GLBC Chair Senator Tonya Anderson issues the following statement:
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ATLANTA (April 7, 2022) | Last week, Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta) stood beside Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R – Dallas) and Sen. Tyler Harper (R – Ocilla) to present the final exhibit for a collaborative art project, “I Am Georgia.” The black and white portfolio is composed of tiny selfies of high school seniors from a total of 107 public high schools throughout the state of Georgia. The final image, which is temporarily displayed in the rotunda of the Capitol, is of the Georgia state quarter.
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