GBPI In The News Poor students and minorities fall behind on Georgia HOPE money September 8, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Less than half of the students in Georgia’s public colleges and universities benefit from the state’s main Lottery-funded scholarships, according to a new report, while minorities and poor students are even less likely to benefit from the merit-based programs. Read the full article on The Moultrie Observer. Read more » Claire Suggs Education HOPE Scholarship
GBPI In The News Is HOPE Scholarship lifting middle-class students while leaving poor kids behind? September 7, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia has thousands of low-income students who cannot afford college because they don’t qualify for the HOPE Scholarship or its more lucrative offspring, the Zell Miller Scholarship. HOPE pays for 70 to 85 percent of tuition depending on which public campus students attend, while Zell Miller covers full tuition.s. Read the full article on ajc.com. Read more » Claire Suggs Education HOPE Scholarship
GBPI In The News Rise in Medicaid rolls has continuing impact on state budget August 25, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Continued growth in Georgia’s Medicaid enrollment accounts for much of the state budget increases that the Department of Community Health is seeking both for fiscal 2017 and 2018. In addition, the agency said Thursday that it’s starting a payment system next July that will penalize health insurers for not meeting medical quality standards. Read the full article on […] Read more » Budget & Taxes Georgia Health News health Laura Harker medicaid
GBPI In The News More will have to work to keep food stamps August 14, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia plans to significantly expand the number of counties that require food stamp recipients with no children to find a job, extending the program from three to 24 counties across the state. The extension will bring another 10,000 people under the work mandate, presenting them with an ultimatum: get a job or lose your food […] Read more » food stamps Melissa Johnson Safety Net SNAP
GBPI In The News States ease access to welfare and food stamps for convicted drug felons August 9, 2016 / March 18, 2021 by GBPI Admin Twenty years after a federal law blocked people with felony drug convictions from receiving welfare or food stamps, more states are loosening those restrictions — or waiving them entirely. In April, Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican, signed a criminal justice reform bill that lifted the ban on food stamps for drug felons in Georgia. Read the […] Read more » Melissa Johnson Safety Net
GBPI In The News Medicaid expansion: Much debated but still not studied in Georgia July 11, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin With a troubled state budget, Louisiana is banking on an extra $184 million in savings. Read more. Read more » coverage-gap georgia-budget health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Studio plans keep coming despite doubts July 8, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Another week, another proposed movie studio in metro Atlanta. Read more. Read more » economy tax breaks tax-credits Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Report: Mental health care in short supply in Hall, Northeast Georgia June 28, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Mental health care providers are in short supply across Northeast Georgia, according to a new report from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Read more. Read more » coverage-gap health health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion
GBPI In The News Report: Georgia students go hungry during the summer June 24, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia is among six states that “missed out” on the most federal funding for feeding children from low-income households, according to a new report. Read more. Read more » child-poverty Melissa Johnson Safety Net
GBPI In The News Child poverty continues to plague Georgia June 21, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia fell slightly in an annual ranking of how children and families fare as the state continues to be plagued by a high percentage of children in poverty and parents without a secure job. Read more. Read more » child-poverty Melissa Johnson Safety Net
