Official Press Releases
ATLANTA (March 18, 2010) – Georgia citizens continue to contact their legislators asking about tax relief, particularly property owners. Recently the Georgia Senate passed property tax assessment and appeal reform, but State Sen. Bill Heath (R-Bremen) has gone one step further.
Continue reading “Heath proposes to eliminate State Ad Valorem Tax”
ATLANTA (Mar. 18, 2010) – State Sen. Ronald Ramsey (D-Lithonia) welcomed the DeKalb Section of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) to the Senate on Wednesday. He sponsored Senate Resolution 925 in their honor, to recognize their twenty years of service to our community. Continue reading “Sen. Ramsey Welcomes the DeKalb Section of the National Council of Negro Women to the Senate”
ATLANTA (March 18, 2010) – The Georgia State Senate today unanimously voted in favor of Sen. Emanuel Jones’ (D-Decatur) legislation to limit the abuse of zero-tolerance discipline policies in schools.
Continue reading “Senate approves Sen. Jones’ Zero Tolerance Discipline Bill”
WHAT: State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will join community leaders from Booker T. Washington High School, Washington Park and the Vine City neighborhood to show opposition to the opening of the Northside Pawn Shop. The pawn shop is located near Booker T. Washington High School and sells a variety of firearms, including handguns. Sen. Fort recently introduced legislation to allow cities to restrict zoning for gun dealers.
Presents Healthcare Freedom of Choice Act to Senate
ATLANTA (Mar. 17, 2010) – State Sen. Judson Hill (R-Marietta) brought legislation before the Senate that would allow Georgians a vote on the November ballot to protect their right to choice and freedoms with health insurance plans. The Health Care Freedom of Choice Constitutional Amendment (Senate Resolution 794), authored by Hill, would have allowed Georgia citizens the opportunity to decide whether or not to add an amendment to Georgia Constitution stating that no one in the state could be forced to purchase a healthcare plan against their will or be penalized for not doing so. All 34 Senate Republicans joined Hill in support of his measure, but with no Democrat support for SR 794, the resolution fell short of the two-thirds majority required to pass a Constitutional Amendment Continue reading “Sen. Judson Hill Continues Fight to Protect Georgians’ Choices on Healthcare”