ATLANTA (February 24, 2025) — On Tuesday, February 25, at 12:00 p.m., Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro) will celebrate Georgia Reads Day with the Georgia Council on Literacy. Sen. Hickman will be joined by Georgia Reads Coach Malcolm Mitchell, Rep. Chris Erwin (R–Homer) and leadership from the Georgia Council on Literacy. The 2025 Georgia READBowl champions and the Georgia Reads Community Award winners will be recognized during the event.
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ATLANTA (February 24, 2025) — Last week, Sen. Sally Harrell (D–Atlanta) and Sen. Elena Parent (D–Atlanta) filed Senate Bill 224, “Donna’s Law,” to allow Georgia citizens at risk for suicidal ideations to place themselves on the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Firearms Checks List to protect themselves.
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ATLANTA (February 20, 2025) — This week, Sen. Jason Esteves (D–Atlanta) introduced a series of bills aimed at cutting costs for Georgia seniors and ensuring elderly Georgians have the resources they need to age with dignity, regardless of their income or zip code.
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ATLANTA (February 18, 2025) — On Wednesday, February 19, at 12:30 p.m., Sen. Nan Orrock (D–Atlanta) will join Rep. Anne Allen Westbrook (D–Savannah) to announce legislation that would ban the state funding of anti-abortion centers. They will be joined by members of the Amplify Georgia Collaborative to discuss the effects of these centers and the goals of the legislation.
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ATLANTA (February 13, 2025) — This week, Sen. RaShaun Kemp (D–Atlanta) introduced a resolution to enshrine same-sex marriage in the Georgia Constitution and ensure that the state recognizes same-sex marriages from other states.
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