ATLANTA (January 26, 2024) — Sen. Kim Jackson of Georgia State District 41 is set to stand with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the SPLC Action Fund, as well as fellow legislators, community advocates and constituents at the Georgia State Capitol. The gathering, scheduled for January 29 at noon ET, is a call to action for the state to halt the criminalization of individuals dealing with homelessness and to implement the recommendations presented in the 2022 final report by the Senate Study Committee on Unsheltered Homelessness.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and State Senator Kim Jackson (D-Stone Mountain) today commend Pine Lake Mayor Melanie Hammet for her years of public service and for her retirement. House Resolution 9EX was adopted by the House of Representatives on Thursday, November 30, 2023, to honor Mayor Hammet and recognize her service to the citizens of Pine Lake.
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ATLANTA (October 10, 2023) | Today, Senator Kim Jackson (D – Stone Mountain) stood with clergy on the Washington Street steps of the Georgia State Capitol to observe the annual World Day Against the Death Penalty.
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ATLANTA (October 3, 2023) | On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., Senator Kim Jackson (D – Stone Mountain), Senator Elena Parent (D – Atlanta) and local state representatives will attend a Legislator Line Up at the Decatur Presbyterian Church to discuss challenges facing Georgia. Axios Atlanta Reporter Thomas Wheatley will be serving as the moderator of the event to steer the conversation.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) and State Senator Kim Jackson (D-Stone Mountain), co-chairs of the DeKalb County Legislative Delegation, today announced the newly appointed members of the DeKalb Ethics Board.
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