Georgia State representative Roger Bruces discusses with City Manager ,Odie Donald for the City of South Fulton, what his vision was for the new city and gets an update on the milestones achieved.
Rep. Roger Bruce discusses issues of the day w/ Rep. David Dryer, and Legislative Aides, A.D. Fields, Jason Gathing, and Sharon Matthews.
Under The Gold Dome with Rep. Roger Bruce Guest Rep. Derrick Jackson (D-64), Ahmad Rheddick , Askhari Little, Brandon Stokes.
Our topic for this week will be on legislation regarding Immigration, the "English Only" Bill, and the "Protest" Bill. Comment your thoughts!
Hosted by Rep. Roger Bruce. Guests: Nelly Miles, GBI Public Affair Director, Tamiko Lowry-Pugh, Still Standing Foundation founder, Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick, Rep. Doreen Carter, Legislative Aide Shay'na Fields.
Under The Gold Dome, Hosted by Rep. Roger Bruce. Guests: Sen. Lester G. Jackson, Doree Henry, Shay'na Fields, Horrace Bearden.
District #61 State Rrepresentative Roger Bruce discusses HB 514 with Fulton County School Board Dist. #4 VP Linda Bryant, State House Rep. Billy Mitchell, Carmelia Moore, Lou Bell 3/25/16
District #61 State Rrepresentative Roger Bruce discusses HB 514 with Fulton County School Board Dist. #4 VP Linda Bryant, Rodney Littles and Carmelia Moore - Pt 2
Weekly panel guest with Rep, Roger Bruce this week is Rep. Virgil Fludd.
Discussing the week of January 25th GA House of Representatives topics of importance:
Medical Marijuana and HB 712 The Georgia Economic Justice Act (http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/e...) sponsored by Rep. Bruce to Create a the Division of Supplier Diversity to manage a Minority and Women Business program. Joining Roger is William S Cannon V , the President of the Georgia Black Constructors Association, Tiffany Steward-Stanley (Roger's Communications Director) and Rodney J Littles, Roger's Legislative Aide who worked with Legislative Counsel to draft the Bill.
1. What does the Bill do?
Creates a Supplier Diversity Division in the Department of Administrative Services to implement a Supplier Diversity Program for the award of State contracts. The Bill establishes purchasing goals with women and minority owned business (MWBE) in the purchasing of goods and services by all State Agencies. The goals are established based upon a Statewide Disparity Study that analyzes the State’s procurement practices for a period of at least 3 years. If a statistical disparity is found in the award of Georgia’s contracts to ready, willing and able market area MWBEs then remedies will be recommended to correct the disparity. This program is modeled after the Georgia Minority Supplier Diversity Council’s program of Fortune 500 Georgia based companies.
2. Provide a short, concise statement as to why this piece of legislation is needed.
Georgia needs to conduct the Disparity Study and create the Division of Supplier Diversity to identify best practices that will that will help the State build programs to stimulate the economic growth of all of the State’s businesses. Thereby increasing the participation of Minority and Women owned businesses in the State’s contracts. The State will benefit by identifying industry practices to improve the State’s contracting process; increase the number of bidders on State’s contracts and lower the State’s procurement costs through increased competition.
3. Succinctly describe the opposition, if any, and what is says:
It has been alleged that the current GADOT program is putting majority owned companies out of business because so many MBEs are taking business away from their firms.
4. Does this bill have a fiscal note? If so, briefly describe the fiscal impact this legislation will have. The Disparity Study will cost from $750,000 to $1,200,000. The Division of Supplier Diversity’s budget is estimated to be $450,000 per year.
Hosted by Rep. Roger Bruce. Guests: Rep. Debra Bazemore, Sen. Nikema Williams, Rep. Kevin Tanner, Rep. William Boddie.
Latest Episode #10 October 7,2019. Under the Gold Dome hosted by State Representative (District 61) Roger Bruce and State Representative Derrick Jackson (District 64).
Guests: State Senator(District 39) Nikema Williams, Taos Wynn (American humanitarian, entrepreneur, advocate for social progress and millennial civil rights). Our topic for this week is Census and Voter Participation. Comment your thoughts! Producers: Kevin Pride and Trista Mills Editors: DeAndre Moreland and Justin Speck
Under the Gold Dome hosted by Rep. Roger Bruce.
Guests: Rodney Strong, Esq (Disparity Study and Diversity Program Expert), and Eleanor Kinlaw Ross (Curator Historian of Georgia's Great African Americans of Historic Distinction). Our topic for this week is Atlanta Black History and Civil Rights. Comment your thoughts! Producers: Brittaney Bevineau Nunnally and Matthew Ponder Editor: Jason Green
Episode #8 Feb. 8, 2019.
Under the Gold Dome hosted by Rep. Roger Bruce.
Guests: Mariah Muhammad, Stacey Key and Rodney James Little. Our topic for this week is Supplier Diversity Programs. Comment your thoughts! Producers: Brittaney Bevineau Nunnally and Matthew Ponder Editor: Jason Green
Episode #7 Feb. 1, 2019.
Under the Gold Dome hosted by Rep. Roger Bruce.
Guests: State Rep. (District 64) - Derrick Jackson Voter Protection Director - Sara Tindall Ghazal, Teresa Vicks-Givens and Rashawn Richgeorge. Our topic for this week is the government shutdown and voting machine legislation. Comment your thoughts! Producers: Brittaney Bevineau Nunnally and Matthew Ponder Editor: Jason Green
Episode #6 Jan. 18, 2019.
Under the Gold Dome Hosted by Rep. Roger Bruce.
Guests: Minority Leader Bob Trammell, Minority Whip William Boddie, and Minority Caucus Chairman James Beverly. Our topic for this week is session issues from the 1st week of the Georgia General Assembly. Comment your thoughts! Producers: Brittaney Bevineau Nunnally and Matthew Ponder Editor: Jason Green