Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Georgia Families Lose Food Assistance, Bigger Threat Looms October 30, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson | 1 Comment on Georgia Families Lose Food Assistance, Bigger Threat Looms More than 1.9 million Georgians, including more than one in three Georgia children, are more likely to go hungry this month. At the outset of November dramatic cuts took effect for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP,” commonly called food stamps). If you missed the media coverage asking how so many Georgia families will put […] Read more » Melissa Johnson SNAP
Author Blog Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice GBPI’s Annual Guide to How the Economy Affects Working Georgians October 24, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Most Georgia families still struggle to emerge from the long shadow of the Great Recession. Unemployment remains high, wages are flat, breadwinners work part-time when they want full-time jobs, public supports are still threatened and the economy isn’t adding jobs fast enough to recover from the downturn anytime soon. Those are among the findings of […] Read more »
Author Library Policy Areas Reports Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice State of Working Georgia 2013 October 24, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgians Struggle to Emerge from Shadow of Great Recession Georgia is still sputtering in the shadow of the Great Recession, with its workforce pressed from all sides by a sluggish economy, high unemployment, stagnant wages and at-risk public supports. When coupled with broader historical trends, such as shrinking opportunities for less-educated workers and labor market […] Read more »
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Tax Foundation Report is a Poor Guide for Tax Policy October 16, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Each year, the right-leaning Tax Foundation stirs up a slew of short-lived publicity by giving Georgia a mediocre ranking in its annual “business tax climate” report. But these rankings are meaningless as a measure of whether Georgia is a good place to do business, and they offer a faulty roadmap for how state policymakers should […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Taifa Smith Butler Georgia Gets a Failing Grade for the Overall Well-being of Women October 11, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler | 4 Comments on Georgia Gets a Failing Grade for the Overall Well-being of Women Once again, sigh, Georgia is among the worst in a new analysis that ranks states by how well its citizens are faring. Georgia ranks as the 41st worst state for women, according to a recent report by the Center for American Progress. “The State of Women in America” analyzes various factors around women’s livelihood, considering […] Read more »
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Georgia Passes up $92 Million in Federal Help for People With Disabilities October 10, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson | 2 Comments on Georgia Passes up $92 Million in Federal Help for People With Disabilities People with disabilities have known for years that Georgia misses out on federal money that could help them prepare for employment. A new Georgia Budget and Policy Institute report adds up the full extent of Georgia’s missed opportunity from 2009 to 2012 – $92 million. Drastic cuts to state investment in specialized job training, counseling […] Read more »
Author Cash and Safety Net Library Melissa Johnson Policy Areas Reports Georgians with Disabilities Miss Out on $92 Million in Federal Grants October 10, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson As the number of Georgians with disabilities grew over the last four years, funding that could have helped prepare them for employment decreased. Drastic cuts to state investment in specialized job training, counseling and other vocational rehabilitation led Georgia to leave $92 million in federal funding on the table, enough to serve roughly 28,000 more […] Read more »
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Faulty Premise Leads to “Work Requirements” in Bill that Cuts $39 Billion from Food Stamps September 27, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson The U.S. House passed a bill last week to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP,” commonly called food stamps) by $39 billion over ten years. Some House members characterized the bill as an introduction of “work requirements,” but the real effect of the bill would just make it extremely hard for about 168,000 unemployed […] Read more »
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson New U.S. Census Report: Georgia’s Child Poverty Ranking Worsens September 19, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson | 1 Comment on New U.S. Census Report: Georgia’s Child Poverty Ranking Worsens Georgia joined the ranks of the ten worst states with the highest percentage of children living in poverty in 2012, moving from eleventh to sixth, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report. It’s the first time Georgia ranked among the ten worst since the ranking was first reported in 2005. The large number of […] Read more »
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Georgia’s September Bill is Due, but Unemployed Georgians Stuck with Most of the Tab September 13, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Georgia has to pay its monthly bills, just like the people who call the state home. This month, Georgia has an important bill to pay – the interest payment on the federal loan to the unemployment insurance trust fund. Georgia plans to stick its financially fragile unemployed workers with most of this bill, possibly hurting […] Read more »
