Scott Holcomb

Lambert High School in Georgia was the only U.S. school to place in the high school top 10 at iGEM, an international synthetic biology competition. The other top teams included one from South Korea, one from Taiwan, and seven from China. cbsn.ws/4otdEKq

I walked to my precinct and voted. Solid turnout.

Polls close at 7 PM.

Quite a shift.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s economic tracker shows negative growth of (1.5%) for Q1 25.

Dempsey and Holcomb: We owe survivors of wrongful conviction the chance to rebuild their lives House Bill 533 would help provide compensation to those wrongfully convicted

I’m proud to be working with Rep. Katie Dempsey on legislation to compensate the wrongfully convicted.

Here’s our op-ed explaining why this is so important.

www.ajc.com/opinion/demp...

Georgia lawmakers pushing for compensation for wrongfully convicted State lawmakers are pushing for a new bill (HB533) that would compensate individuals who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated.

HB 533 proposes a system to compensate those who were wrongfully convicted.

This is a needed reform that will provide support to those whose lives were devastated by years of imprisonment for crimes they did not commit.

www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia...

Georgia lawmakers pushing for compensation for wrongfully convicted State lawmakers are pushing for a new bill (HB533) that would compensate individuals who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated.

One of my top legislative priorities is to reform Georgia’s approach to compensating the wrongfully convicted.

It’s long overdue.

www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia...

One of the most consequential & cost-effective actions our state can take this legislative session is to fully expand Medicaid.

• save 100s of millions
• insure 100s of 1000s (GA: 3rd highest uninsured rate in US)
-preventative care
• economic lifeline to many hospitals

Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds Response to a 2019 prison lawsuit settlement exposes how Georgia Department of Corrections officials block potentially damaging information and present falsified documents.

“Holcomb, D-Atlanta, wanted to know more about the GDC’s data for 2023, which showed that only 7% of the 819 PREA allegations it investigated that year had been substantiated. How, he wondered, were so many cases unfounded and unsubstantiated?”

www.ajc.com/news/investi...

GBI charges man in 1985 Georgia church killings, 3 years after original suspect exonerated A deacon and his wife were killed inside their church. First suspect served 20 years in prison and was freed in 2021 after investigations by AJC and Georgia Innocence Project.

Dennis Perry had his life stolen from him b/c of prosecutorial misconduct. Perry was thankfully exonerated, & compensated.

Glad to see an effort to charge the correct person. Justice demands it.

www.ajc.com/news/crime/g...

Opinion: Data centers will drive up electric rates for Georgians Georgia is on its way to becoming a data center hub. How does this benefit Georgians? Short answer: it doesn't.

Data centers use tons of energy and water, and don’t bring jobs.

“Being a major data center hub doesn’t provide any direct or indirect benefits to Atlanta or Georgia residents.

Data centers do not provide numerous high-paying jobs.”

www.ajc.com/opinion/opin...

The Kemp administration's estimate for 1st year enrollment of Georgia Pathways (limited Medicaid expansion) was 25,028. The program hits the 1 year mark on 6/30.

As of 6/7, 4,318 Georgians are enrolled.

If GA fully expanded Medicaid, far more would sign up on day 1. And at less cost.