ATLANTA (September 8, 2010) – Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) will co-chair the first meeting of the DeKalb School Board Legislative Review Committee at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9 in Room 341 of the State Capitol. The meeting will feature a presentation from State Superintendent of Schools Brad Bryant. The media is invited to participate in a question and answer session after the presentations, and the public is encouraged to attend.
DeKalb Lawmakers launch Committee to help Local School Board
ATLANTA (August 26, 2010) – State Senate and House members are forming a legislative review committee in response to the DeKalb County school board’s changing leadership and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ (SACS) questions regarding the board’s practices. Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) will co-chair the DeKalb School Board Legislative Review Committee and will hold their first meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 341 of the State Capitol.
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Congressman James Clyburn to be Keynote Speaker at Savannah GLBC Conference
ATLANTA (August 9, 2010) – Sens. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) and Lester Jackson (D-Savannah) are announcing that U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) will be the keynote speaker at the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus’ (GLBC) annual legislative conference in Savannah on Friday, August 27. Jones serves as GLBC chairman, while Jackson is the caucus’ conference chairman. The conference’s theme this is year is “A Dawn of a New Georgia,” which will highlight the new laws and policies passed by the Georgia Legislature that will impact the general welfare of the state.
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Sen. Jones to Speak at Atlanta Youth Training Program
ATLANTA (July 15, 2010) – Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) will speak during the Closing Event of the Character Competencies Program (CCP) on Tuesday, July 20 in Atlanta. Presented by the Global Peace Festival Foundation (GPFF) and Atlanta Workforce Development Agency (AWDA), the program is part of the Georgia Teenwork Program and represents a unique partnership of federal, state and city agencies and non-profits to impact Atlanta youth and community.
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Let the People Decide
By Sen. Emanuel Jones and Rep. Roberta Abdul-Salaam
ATLANTA (July 15, 2010) – The future of Metro Atlanta’s economic vitality is on a perilous tipping point. Already this year, Georgia has lost billions of dollars in federal funding for transportation while other states to our north and south received money to grow and strengthen their infrastructure. Clayton County is a crucial part of the Metro Atlanta region and lost its only means of regular mass transit in March. The legislature passed House Bill (HB) 1393, which allows for an immediate funding source to save C-TRAN. The legislature also acted this year to pass HB 277, a transportation funding package that will set this region and Georgia on the right track for stability and economic recovery. HB 1393 is also embedded in HB 277, which paved the way for the Clayton County Commission to restore the C-TRAN public transit service and become a member of the regional transportation authority.