ATLANTA (January 15, 2015) | State Sen. Gail Davenport (D-Jonesboro) will host two and attend other events in her district to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend. Both events are sponsored by The Concerned Black Citizens Coalition of Clayton County. Sen. Davenport will also attend the Salute to Greatness Dinner, the 47th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service and a Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade. Continue reading “Sen. Gail Davenport To Host Multiple Events And Attend Three Others To Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
Medical Association of Georgia Honors Sen. Renee Unterman with 1849 Friend of Medicine Award
ATLANTA (January 15, 2015) | Sen. Renee Unterman (R – Buford) was recently honored with the 1849 Friend of Medicine Award from the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG). The organization specifically recognized Sen. Unterman’s leadership of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, as well as her support of Georgia’s medical personnel and work to improve safety and licensing regulations.
Sen. Harold Jones II Co-Sponsors Bill to Raise the Minimum Wage
ATLANTA (January 15, 2015) | As one of his first acts as state senator, Senator Harold Jones II (D-Augusta) is co-sponsoring a bill that would increase the state’s minimum wage.
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Sen. Gloria Butler Elected to Leadership Role with Women In Government
ATLANTA (January 14, 2015) | At the 21st Annual State Directors’ and 11th Biennial First Term Legislators’ Conference in St. Pete Beach, Florida, Sen. Gloria Butler (D – Stone Mountain) was sworn in as a 2015 State Director with Women In Government, following her election to this position by her fellow state legislative colleagues this past year.
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Local Clergy Unite To Oppose “Religious Freedom” Bills
ATLANTA (January 13, 2015) | Earlier today, an inter-faith coalition of clergy hosted at the Capitol by Senator Nan Orrock (D—Atlanta) presented a letter urging Georgia lawmakers to oppose the “religious freedom” bills proposed in the state legislature. Continue reading “Local Clergy Unite To Oppose “Religious Freedom” Bills”