ATLANTA (May 29, 2025) — Last week, Lt. Governor Burt Jones appointed Minority Leader, Sen. Harold Jones II (D–Augusta), as Chairman of the Senate Study Committee on Improving Family Caregiver Services.
Continue reading “Minority Leader Harold Jones II Appointed Chairman of Senate Study Committee on Improving Family Caregiver Services”Minority Leader Harold Jones II and Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes to Hold Press Conference on State of Georgia’s Reproductive Freedom
ATLANTA (May 28, 2025) — Tomorrow, Minority Leader Sen. Harold Jones II (D–Augusta) and Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes (D–Duluth) will hold a press conference alongside community advocates to address women’s access to medical care under Georgia’s abortion law.
Continue reading “Minority Leader Harold Jones II and Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes to Hold Press Conference on State of Georgia’s Reproductive Freedom”Sen. RaShaun Kemp Appointed to Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools
ATLANTA (May 28, 2025) — Last week, Lt. Governor Burt Jones appointed Sen. RaShaun Kemp (D–Atlanta) to the Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools.
Continue reading “Sen. RaShaun Kemp Appointed to Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools”Sen. Sonya Halpern Appointed to Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism
ATLANTA (May 28, 2025) — Last week, Lt. Governor Burt Jones appointed Sen. Sonya Halpern (D–Atlanta) to the Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism.
Continue reading “Sen. Sonya Halpern Appointed to Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism”Sen. Billy Hickman Applauds Signing of Dignity and Pay Act into Law
ATLANTA (May 6, 2025) — Last week, Senate Bill 55, the “Dignity and Pay Act,” was signed into law by Governor Brian P. Kemp. This measure, sponsored by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro), will prevent companies from paying employees with disabilities a subminimum wage and give a timeline for companies currently paying less than minimum wage to follow in phasing out the practice.
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