ATLANTA (December 9, 2022) | Georgia State Senator Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta) is currently on a trip to Israel with a delegation of fourteen elected officials and civic leaders from across the nation. The week-long trip is co-sponsored by the American-Israel Friendship League (AIFL) and the State of Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Sen. Halpern will visit Tel Aviv and Metula before visiting holy sites in Jerusalem and the Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial. The group will also visit the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) in addition to participating in meetings and briefings with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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ATLANTA (June 3, 2022) | On June 1, 2022, Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta) was appointed by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan to serve as chair of the Senate Study Committee on Excellence, Innovation and Technology at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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ATLANTA (April 8, 2022) | Last Saturday, April 2, 2022, Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta) served as the keynote speaker for Nashville’s MLK Day of Service at the Tennessee State University Gentry Center. This annual day of service brings together hundreds of student volunteers from Nashville-area colleges and universities to continue the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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ATLANTA (March 20, 2022) | Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta), along with Gov. Brian Kemp, hosted the second Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Heritage Day celebration at the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, March 16th. Recognized at the Capitol were Albany State University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, the Interdenominational Theological Seminary, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, Payne College, Savannah State University, and Spelman College.
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ATLANTA (March 7, 2022) | Today, Senate Bill 545 authored by Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta), was successfully reported out of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth.
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