Elena Parent
State Sen. Elena Parent is holding an “End-of-Session Town Hall” to recap events from the 2016 Legislative session, which wrapped up on March 25. The town hall will be held Wednesday, April 13, from 7 ...
There’s growing concern among residents in the Medlock Park neighborhood about Decatur’s annexation plans, despite perceptions that the Legislature has no real appetite for pursuing any annexation bills this year. A letter that ran on ...
By Dyana Bagby, contributor More than 30 people attended the Clairmont Heights Civic Association meeting on Wednesday to hear from their elected officials. State Sen. Elena Parent and State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver tag-teamed a ...
This story has been updated. State Sen. Elena Parent says the first meeting of a senate committee studying the state’s processes for annexations and creating new cities will take place on Monday, Aug. 24 at the ...
Georgia state Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur, is asking for input on the annexation and cityhood issue. Rep. Oliver was recently appointed to the House Study Committee on Cityhood, Annexation and De-Annexation. She said in the email ...
This story has been updated. It looks like the Affordable Care Act – also known as Obamacare – is here to stay. On Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling against a legal ...
State Sen. Elena Parent, D-SD42, will recap the 2015 Legislative session this Thursday, May 14, at a town hall meeting. The event will be held at Drew Charter School in East Lake, located at 300 East ...
This story has been updated. The state Legislature on Thursday passed general legislation that gave a boost Decatur’s plans to redevelop the Callaway property. While the General Assembly did not pass the city’s annexation plan or ...
The DeKalb Farmers Market is going to stay in unincorporated DeKalb County for now. That’s the verdict on the Avondale Estates annexation bill. While it was approved by the state Senate on Thursday, it was ...
By Dena Mellick It was a packed house Thursday evening at state Senator Elena Parent’s (D-SD 42) Town Hall on Cityhood and Annexation at Young Israel of Toco Hills. Many members of the audience wore ...