ATLANTA (May 16, 2023) | On Wednesday, May 10, Senator Kim Jackson (D – Stone Mountain) was appointed to serve on the 2023 Senate Study Committee on Foster Care and Adoption by Lt. Governor Burt Jones.
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ATLANTA (March 24, 2023) | This week, Senators Sally Harrell (D – Atlanta) and Kim Jackson (D – Stone Mountain) filed Senate Bill 319 to significantly expand Georgia’s civil rights laws to protect all Georgians from discrimination in housing, public accommodations and employment. Georgia is one of only three states that do not have comprehensive non-discrimination laws in these areas.
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ATLANTA (March 9, 2023) | Today, the Dekalb County Legislative Delegation Chairs, state Senator Kim Jackson (D – Stone Mountain) and state Representative Karla Drenner (D – Avondale Estates), joined with DeKalb County Clerk Debra DeBerry and DeKalb County Tax Commissioner Irvin Johnson to issue a call for nominations to the DeKalb Ethics Board in light of the recent resignations from the board.
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ATLANTA (February 13, 2022) | Senator Kim Jackson introduced the bipartisan “Second Chance” Hemp Farming Bill, SB 481, which allows persons with a misdemeanor or a felony (with certain restrictions) to grow industrial hemp, bringing Georgia in alignment with federal law.
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