Budget and Taxes Coronavirus Fact Sheets Georgia Can Leverage $4.9 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funds to Jumpstart Recovery July 26, 2021 / July 30, 2021 by Alex Welch Georgia will receive $4.9 billion in federal emergency relief and infrastructure funding as part of the American Rescue Plan. This money is meant to be used to support Georgians as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Brian Kemp is overseeing how the state will spend this money. State leaders should use the […] Read more » American Rescue Plan Budget Cuts EITC Medicaid Expansion
Fact Sheets Higher Education Jennifer Lee Learning the Basics 2021 Fast Facts on HOPE July 19, 2021 / July 19, 2021 by Jennifer Lee HOPE At-a-Glance provides a quick and simple reference of the state’s six lottery-funded HOPE programs. HOPE provides grants and scholarships to students pursuing technical certificates and diplomas and associate and bachelor’s degrees. This downloadable, one-page fact sheet includes state budget information, eligibility requirements and number of students served. For more detailed information on HOPE, […] Read more » higher ed Higher Education HOPE Scholarship
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Federal Policy People Powered Prosperity Make the Child Tax Credit Expansion Permanent June 18, 2021 / June 18, 2021 by Alex Welch One major provision of the American Families Plan extends the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion, originally created by the American Rescue Plan, through 2025 and increases the amount to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 per child age 6 through 17. What does this expansion do? This expansion increases the amount […] Read more » american families plan American Rescue Plan arp child tax credtit ctc
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Fact Sheets Georgia Can Maximize Federal Aid March 23, 2021 / March 24, 2021 by Daniel Kanso, PhD The federal government passed a relief package that will send $4.7 billion in direct funding to Georgia. In addition to the state aid, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) extends the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation to September 6 of 2021, expands the federal Earned Income Tax Credit for […] Read more »
Cover GA Fact Sheets Health Justice Laura Harker Medicaid is Now an Even Better Deal for Georgia March 17, 2021 / March 18, 2021 by Laura Harker Georgia’s pending Medicaid waiver plan partially expands Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes below the poverty line (or those making about $12,000 a year or less) if they report 80 hours of work each month and pay monthly premiums. Enacting full Medicaid expansion instead would mean expanding Medicaid to cover those who make […] Read more » espansion health-care medicaid waivers
Budget and Taxes Coronavirus Daniel Kanso, PhD Fact Sheets Georgia Needs a Three-Pronged Approach to Funding Long-Term COVID Relief February 18, 2021 / February 18, 2021 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Compared to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget, which was approved before the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia’s FY 2022 budget, which takes effect July 1, 2021, includes $1.2 billion in continued budget cuts due to a state revenue shortfall caused by the pandemic. At a time when millions of families are experiencing heightened needs due […] Read more » federal relief rainy day fund revenue raisers Revenue Shortfall Reserve
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Fact Sheets Higher Education Jennifer Lee Learning the Basics Casino Gambling is Wrong for Georgia February 5, 2021 / February 10, 2021 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Co-authored by Jennifer Lee, senior policy analyst for higher education Casino gambling is not a stable, adequate or fair source of revenue. In addition to being highly volatile, the legalization of casino gambling could cause significant harm to Georgians, including families and small business owners. Casino gambling risks influence from large out-of-state corporations […] Read more » casino gambling Lottery
Fact Sheets Spanish Stephen Owens Ficha informativa: Inglés para hablantes de otros idiomas January 4, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Stephen Owens Download PDF Read more »
Fact Sheets K-12 Education Stephen Owens Fact Sheet: English for Speakers of Other Languages November 19, 2020 / February 4, 2021 by Stephen Owens Thank you to Latin American Association & Center for Pan Asian Community Services for translation services Enrollment Georgia educates the eighth-highest number of ELs in the nation (FY 2017).[1] 108,752 total students in ESOL in Georgia (FY 2019).[2] EL enrollment in ESOL grew by 61 percent FY 2011 to 2019.[3] Spanish is the […] Read more » Education ESOL K-12
Fact Sheets Health Justice Laura Harker People Powered Prosperity Fact Sheet: Supporting Early Childhood Education Programs for Health and Well-Being of Georgia Children and Families September 21, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF Early care and education (ECE) centers play an integral role in the health and well-being for many children and families in Georgia. The holistic approach ECE centers provide has a substantial, lasting and intergenerational impact on health and well-being, particularly for children from families with low incomes. How Early Childhood Education […] Read more » Caps child care DECAL early care and education early childhood education health
