ATLANTA (February 5, 2021) | Sen. Dean Burke (R – Bainbridge) announced today that a grant application submitted to the Georgia Land and Water Conservation Fund for a project to update Paradise Park in Thomasville, Ga., will be recommended to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. If approved by the U.S. National Park Service, the City of Thomasville will receive $200,000 to take on their project.
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ATLANTA (February 4, 2021) | Sen. Dean Burke (R – Bainbridge) stood beside Governor Brian Kemp today as he honored his constituent and former President of the Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB), Gerald Long, for his longtime commitment to the development of agriculture in the State of Georgia.
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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 (February 3, 2021) | Sen. Kim Jackson (D – Stone Mountain) has recently introduced Senate Bill 75, a bipartisan piece of legislation intended to expand protections for identified victims of stalking.
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ATLANTA (February 2, 2021) | In response to news of former Georgia gubernatorial candidate and house minority leader Stacey Abrams being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) Chairwoman State Senator Tonya P. Anderson (D – Lithonia) issues the following statement:
“The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus is proud to hear one of our own, former house minority leader, 2018 gubernatorial candidate, and GLBC member Stacey Abrams has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Her effort to protect the Constitutional voting rights of all Americans has become a movement towards greater justice and equity, especially for communities whose voices continue to be attacked by pernicious policies committed to voter suppression and disenfranchisement.