COVID-19 In GeorgiaWe have limited time to act. We are calling on Gov. Kemp to #ShutItDownGA because we are about to reach critical mass and our hospitals will not be able to handle the influx of those needing care. Gov. Kemp must take these measures to contain COVID 19 by closing non-essential businesses. We are … Continue reading We Need to #ShutItDownGA
Please contact the White House and your elected representatives in the U.S. House and Senate to demand that Trump utilize the Defense Production Act to ensure that we have adequate medical supplies and equipment to deal with the coming wave of COVID-19 patients.Conventional wisdom holds that we are about 10 days behind Italy when it … Continue reading Utilize the Defense Production Act
Urge the Governor and your state legislators to remove barriers to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) during this pandemic. Write or call the Governor's office to encourage them to take the following immediate steps: *Halt statewide ABAWD (Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents) work requirement implementation*Release guidance for “good cause” exemptions*Suspend mandatory SNAP Works program participation*Restore … Continue reading Remove Barriers to SNAP
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R.6201) It is time to call our senators and ask that they not only pass a bill to give working people the security they need during this unprecedented and frightening time, but that all working people be included. On Friday night, in response to the pandemic, the House passed the … Continue reading COVID-19 and Leave for Workers
No Tax Breaks For the WealthyOnce again, House Speaker Ralston is determined to hand out tax breaks to his wealthy friends. Our message: the wealthy need to pay their fair share. During this time when so much is unknown about how COVID-19 will affect Georgia and what will be required to pull through this public … Continue reading Crossover Week: Wednesday
Please remember to check our public Facebook page for rapid response requests. Scroll down our blog and review our calls to action last week on absentee ballots, guns, juvenile justice, and the "gang bill." On the Senate floor Tuesday 3/10Senate Bill 386 would increase access to the Special Needs Scholarship Tax Credit by expanding it … Continue reading Crossover Week Alerts: Monday and Tuesday
This is crossover week when bills cross from one house to the other and when things move very quickly. We will do our best to keep you apprised of issues. Please keep up with rapid response requests on our public Facebook page.On Friday, March 6, 2020, Sen. Elena Parent held a press conference to introduce … Continue reading SB 491 Transparency Act, Absentee Ballot, and Brandishing Guns in Public
Block Grants Reduce Federal Funding, Shifting Costs to the StateAsk state officials to say no to Medicaid block grants!National health officials recently announced that they will allow states to apply for block grants and per capita caps for parts of their Medicaid programs. Block grants and caps are simply Medicaid cuts in disguise.The block grant … Continue reading Healthcare: Block Grants for Medicaid, ACA Court Threat
The anti-voting rights bill of 2020 is here, and we need your help to stop it. On March 3rd, the Senate Ethics Committee rushed SB 463 out of committee on a party-line vote, and it will be on the floor of the Senate for a vote as early as the beginning of next week. SB … Continue reading Voting Rights: They’re Coming for Your Absentee Ballot
Guns:SB 224 passed Senate Judiciary late 3.3.20. It is a bill to expand gun rights. Call your Republican state senator and the Lt. Gov. (404-656-5030) and tell them it is unacceptable to pass bills that further endanger citizens under cover of darkness.This legislation would allow: weapon carry in churches, courtrooms used by courts other than … Continue reading State Updates: Guns, Criminalizing Youth, Mental Health
