Mother’s Day invites us to reflect on the importance of mothers and show our appreciation for them. One of the best ways Georgia can demonstrate commitment to moms is to bolster their economic opportunities and provide more tools to help
Georgia’s HOPE and Pre-K programs stood to gain as much as $127 million if state lawmakers successfully nudged a lottery bill through the legislative process last month. In the end, lawmakers left that proposal and one with a similar aim
Tax Day arrives every April, annually stirring a conversation about the benefits of taxes and their influence on the state economy. GBPI’s analysts break down Georgia tax policy to help the public better understand the fundamental value of taxes and the
Among the bills now awaiting signature or veto by Gov. Nathan Deal is a complicated new tax break that promises a windfall to some well-connected financial firms and little to no benefit to rural communities it promises to help. Senate
Medicaid provides nearly 2 million Georgians with vital health services, 92 percent of whom are children, elderly or disabled. It covers 1.3 million Georgia children and 500,000 Georgia seniors and Georgians who live with disabilities. The program pays for more
Georgia’s university system Board of Regents is set to meet this month to decide on tuition rates for the 2017-2018 school year. At the beginning of the legislative session, the university system chancellor assured the Legislature that any tuition increase decided
As Georgia lawmakers opened the 2017 General Assembly January 9, our top legislative priorities included renewal of a fee critical to the state’s health care system, momentum for a bottom-up tax cut for workers and commitment to supporting high-quality public
Georgia stands to lose $4 billion in federal Medicaid funding over ten years if the proposed American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) passes, according to a new Urban Institute report. That loss is almost certain to shift costs to
State legislators are considering a package of income tax changes in the final days of the 2017 session that could lead to major changes for families, businesses and the state’s financial health. The headline-grabbing core of House Bill 329 is
State lawmakers are considering a big expansion of the private school scholarship tax credit program. House Bill 217 proposes to hike the program’s cap to $100 million from the current $58 million over the course of a few years. The
Submit public comment on Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program extension by February 20th – just complete this easily fillable form:
