ATLANTA (March 29, 2021) | Sen. Sally Harrell (D – Atlanta), along with the self-advocates, families and allies of Georgians with disabilities will be hosting a press conference to for call of state legislators to fully fund Georgia’s New Option Waiver (NOW) Program and Comprehensive (COMP) Waivers in five years.
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ATLANTA (March 29, 2021) | This week, Senator Sally Harrell (D – Atlanta) filed Senate Bill 314 to give county election supervisors and local elections boards the option to allow out of precinct voting on Election Day making voting easier and more accessible in those counties.
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ATLANTA (March 18, 2021) | Today, Senator Sally Harrell (D – Atlanta) spoke against House Bill 593, a bill to raise the standard deduction in Georgia, in order to urge a more targeted tax cut for low and middle income Georgians through an Earned Income Tax Credit, as well as to highlight the need to eliminate Georgia’s planning list, also known as the “waiting list,” for Georgia’s Medicaid New Options Waiver (NOW) and the Comprehensive Supports Waiver Program (COMP) Waivers.
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ATLANTA (February 4, 2021) | Today, Senator Sally Harrell (D – Atlanta) filed Senate Bill 83 to increase Georgian’s access to quality, affordable health care by allowing anyone, regardless of income, age, or insurance status, to purchase Medicaid Managed Care, the same system used for Georgia’s PeachCare for Kids program. The PeachCare Public Option would cost consumers no more or less than what it will cost the government to provide the service.
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ATLANTA (March 12, 2020) | Sen. Elena Parent (D – Atlanta), Sen. Sally Harrell (D – Atlanta) and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D – Decatur) released the following statement on Senate Bill 507, which was filed today to consider bringing the Vista Grove area of DeKalb county under municipal ownership:
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