ATLANTA (March 18, 2024) – Last week, Senate Bill 421 received final passage and awaits signature by Governor Brian P. Kemp. This measure, sponsored by the Senate Committee on Education and Youth Chairman Sen Clint Dixon (R–Gwinnett), would enhance the penalties for the offense of transmitting a false public alarm, while also enhancing penalties for the offense of drive-by-shootings and aggravated assault.
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ATLANTA (March 14, 2024) — Today, Democratic Leader Sen. Gloria Butler (D–Stone Mountain) and members of the Senate Democratic Caucus will hold a press conference on Medicaid expansion upon the adjournment of the Senate Committee on Rules.
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ATLANTA (March 13, 2024) — Yesterday, Sen. Sally Harrell (D–Atlanta) presented Susie Kyle, founder of Clubhouse Atlanta, with the 2024 Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award during the annual Yellow Rose Ceremony hosted by the Georgia Women’s Legislative Caucus.
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ATLANTA (March 12, 2024) — Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 13th, Democratic Caucus Chair Sen. Elena Parent (D–Atlanta) and Sen. Sally Harrell (D–Atlanta) will hold a press conference to discuss Senate Bill 522, also known as Donna’s Law. Senators Parent and Harrell will be joined by Chelsea Piatt from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Dr. Peter Ash from Emory University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The press conference will follow a hearing on the measure in the Senate Committee on Public Safety.
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ATLANTA (March 12, 2024) –Today, the Georgia Women’s Legislative Caucus, co-chaired by Sen. Sally Harrell (D–Atlanta) and Rep. Kimberly Alexander (D–Hiram), honored 31 women from around the State of Georgia with the Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award during its annual Yellow Rose Ceremony.
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