Poverty alleviation efforts such as TANF, as well as investments in mental health, education and other critical programs, can help reduce crime, and therefore the state’s reliance on the police. However, from 1977 to 2017, Georgia saw a 122 percent increase in spending on
Key Takeaways: The Supreme Court ruled against ending the DACA program, which provides temporary relief from deportation to undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children. By keeping the program intact, DACA recipients will continue to benefit from resources that
Georgia is facing an economic and fiscal crisis that threatens the state’s ability to fund critically-needed programs and services in health, education and more. A state revenue shortfall of nearly $3 billion is projected in fiscal year 2021, and the
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