GBPI In The News As feds consider Medicaid cuts, state pursues $48 million for school nurses June 21, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia health officials may go after $48.6 million in federal healthcare funding for schools even as threatened Medicaid cuts in the Obamacare replacement could undermine school budgets. The Department of Community Health board will vote next month on a plan to harness Medicaid to pay for more nurses in schools. Read the full article on The […] Read more » health medicaid
GBPI In The News Georgia faces deep food stamp cuts June 16, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin WASHINGTON – Georgia could lose nearly $700 million annually in food stamp funds under cuts proposed by the Trump Administration. Anti-hunger advocates fear the $193 billion reduction President Donald Trump proposes to the federal food stamp program during the next 10 years will hurt millions of needy Americans who rely it for their daily sustenance. Read […] Read more » food stamps Melissa Johnson
GBPI In The News ‘Walking Dead’ demonstrates impact of film industry June 13, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin SENOIA – Not much can be seen from outside the rusted steel curtain that walls off the fictional town of Alexandria. But that didn’t matter to Jenny Williams, who traveled from Dade City, near Tampa, with her husband Ronnie to visit this small town about an hour south of Atlanta. Read the full article on The […] Read more » State Budget tax breaks Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News How did more than 7,000 Georgians lose food stamps? June 12, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Thousands of Georgians were dropped from food stamp benefits this year – roughly 62 percent of the state’s recipients. The state told them they had an April 1 deadline to find a job, or lose their benefits. We talk with Melissa Johnson, Senior Policy Analyst for the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Read the full […] Read more » food stamps Melissa Johnson SNAP
GBPI In The News State control would increase if GOP health plan becomes law May 7, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia and other states would have more control over health care — its rules, spending and benefits — under the bill that passed the U.S. House on Thursday. The revised version of the Republican-backed health bill, approved narrowly in the House, would allow states to get waivers to create insurance regulations much different from the current […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health medicaid
GBPI In The News Some Georgia teachers may not get full raise Gov. Deal pledged May 1, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The $25 billion state budget Gov. Nathan Deal signed Monday includes money the governor and legislative leaders intended for pay raises for Georgia teachers. But in some districts, teachers may get raises short of the promised 2 percent bump. Read the full article on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read more » Budget & Taxes K-12
GBPI In The News Film tax credits focus on rural Georgia April 29, 2017 / March 15, 2021 by GBPI Admin State lawmakers want to send more film work to the rural corners of the state. A measure expanding tax credits for the film industry sweetens a new perk for post-production work, awarding an additional tax break for work done in the state’s poorer and less developed counties. Gov. Nathan Deal signed the bill into law […] Read more » State Taxes tax breaks
GBPI In The News Many Georgia students feel overburdened by rising college costs April 24, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Athens resident Jessica Hembree, who wants to become a doctor, began her college career last year but she took this semester off. Why? She wanted, needed, to save money to pay the additional thousands of dollars it will cost her to attend the University of Georgia this fall. Read the full article on The Atlanta […] Read more » Higher Education HOPE Scholarship Jennifer Lee
GBPI In The News Three Colquitt County schools climb off state watch list April 14, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Dozens of struggling schools that were once flagged for state support have since made strides. The state Department of Education announced this week that one-third of the 274 schools identified as “focus” or “priority” schools because achievement gaps or low student performance had shucked off those labels. Read the full article on The Moultrie Observer. Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12
GBPI In The News AJC Watchdog: Is a flat tax right for Georgia? April 7, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin It didn’t happen this legislative session, but the day is coming when state lawmakers will address — in a comprehensive way — the Georgia income tax. What that will mean to you depends on where you fall on the income scale, and that’s something House Ways and Means Chairman Jay Powell knows all too well. Georgia […] Read more » Legislature State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
