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Standing with Black Lives

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Standing with Black Lives

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Amid the ongoing protests and demonstrations against police brutality, frustration over the deep and long-standing inequities in our societies and systems is on full display. The sin of white supremacy and inadequate, often racist actions by our nation, our state, generations before me, my generation and me drives a fiery desire for absolution. But standing […]

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CARES Act to Deliver Booster Shot of Additional Relief to Families, Economy Amid COVID-19 Crisis

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CARES Act to Deliver Booster Shot of Additional Relief to Families, Economy Amid COVID-19 Crisis

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Download PDF Key Takeaways The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by Congress is a $2.2 trillion package that includes direct financial assistance to many families, additional unemployment support, a substantial investment in programs and services aimed at the homeless population, housing and support interventions and necessary resources for states to […]

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Families First Coronavirus Response Act to Provide Georgians with Initial Wave of Assistance

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Late in the evening on March 18, President Trump signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The measure touches a broad array of issues from health care to food assistance to paid leave. The goal of the legislation is to address and ultimately stem the spread of coronavirus by unleashing resources aimed […]

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Georgia State Capitol at Night

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Crossover Day Recap: Senate Approves Expanding Record Restriction Before Session is Suspended

/ by Jennifer Owens

Crossover Day 2020, the deadline by which bills must pass their legislative chamber of origination in order to be considered by the other chamber this session, was marked by much more than the usual flurry of last-minute deals, supplemental rules calendars, forceful requests to reconsider bills that fail floor votes and unending streams of unhealthy […]

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CANCELED: Women-Powered Prosperity Day

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The Georgia state legislature has been suspended indefinitely due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, our Women-Powered Prosperity event has been canceled both to encourage safety during this time and due to the suspension. GBPI is partnering with Faith in Public Life, 9to5 and Small Business Majority to host and highlight the women of People-Powered Prosperity. March is […]

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Georgia Women Still Strive for Equality in Wages, Wealth and Opportunity

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Georgia Women Still Strive for Equality in Wages, Wealth and Opportunity

/ by Jennifer Owens

This month, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, affording white women the right to vote. We also underscore the disappointing benchmark of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which represents how far into 2019 a Black woman must work on average to earn what a […]

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Georgia Legislative Session Update: Crossover Day Recap

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Georgia Legislative Session Update: Crossover Day Recap

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This week lawmakers hit a legislative session milestone. Thursday, March 7 marked Crossover Day, the day a bill originating in one chamber must pass to the other to have a chance at becoming law during the remainder of the legislative session. Several bills crossed over on or before the deadline and now careen toward the […]

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Women, wages, wealth, health: Power at the polls must translate to policy change

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Women, wages, wealth, health: Power at the polls must translate to policy change

/ by Jennifer Owens

As published in SaportaReport on Sunday, February 24, 2019 During the 2018 elections, a record number of women engaged in the political process, many for the first time. They ran for office, turned out to vote and flexed their civic engagement muscles. Nearly two-thirds of all competitive state legislative races had at least one woman […]

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Potential Changes to Public Charge Would Negatively Impact Georgia Families, Economy

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Potential Changes to Public Charge Would Negatively Impact Georgia Families, Economy

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On October 10, the federal administration released a proposal to radically change the U.S. immigration system by redefining the terms by which an immigrant would be considered likely to become a so-called “public charge.” If enacted, the proposed rule would likely cause a significant drop in legal immigration and hurt Georgia’s children, families and economy. […]

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Striking New Data Shines Light on Statewide Affordable Housing Crisis

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Striking New Data Shines Light on Statewide Affordable Housing Crisis

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No matter where you live in Georgia, the cost of housing stretches the paychecks of more and more families. From 2012-2016, roughly 1.3 million Georgia households were renters, representing 37 percent of Georgia’s population during that time. Housing issues look different in every community. In metropolitan parts of Georgia, affordable housing options continue to move […]

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