Posted by Taifa S. Butler Newtown, Connecticut. Without saying anything else, I’m sure many hearts—like mine— fill with sadness thinking about the senseless violence that befell 27 precious souls at Sandy Hook Elementary School earlier this month. In the aftermath
The Wall Street Journal this week examined the impact of changes to Georgia’s HOPE scholarships made by the legislature in 2011, and the picture isn’t pretty. According to the Journal’s analysis, the legislature’s decision to boost academic requirements for HOPE,
Posted by Wesley Tharpe We often hear about the social and cultural differences that divide Georgians of different backgrounds –but what about the economic differences that divide Georgia too? The state’s gap between the haves and have-nots has never been
School kids in five states will be spending at least 300 more hours learning next school year, as calendars are expanded for certain schools in those states. Education leaders in Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee are taking this
Posted by Timothy Sweeney Fully implementing health care reform in Georgia would extend insurance coverage to more than 1 million Georgians — including 700,000 by just expanding Medicaid. The cost to the state? A mere 1 percent bump in overall
Posted by Wesley Tharpe Each year, GBPI’s State of Working Georgia report seeks to answer the question of how typical Georgia families are faring: Are they making enough to meet their basic needs? Are there enough jobs to go around?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA – Everyday working Georgians saw two decades of economic progress disappear in the wake of the Great Recession and continue to struggle through its aftermath, a new report from the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute finds.
Posted by Timothy Sweeney The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney Op-ed on health care reform in Georgia following the election. As published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Rather than continue the political
Posted by Timothy Sweeney The countdown has begun: Now that the election is over comes news that what had been one of the staunchest anti-health reform governors in the nation – Florida’s Rick Scott – has softened his stance on
Nearly one in five Georgians, and one out of four children, live in poverty, according to 2011 U.S. Census data, making Georgia the fifth-poorest state in the nation. Since the recession hit, Georgia’s overall poverty rate has increased by approximately
This legislative session gives us the opportunity to reset the table, however. Join us for our annual policy conference to get data and insights on what’s on the table this year. Let’s make sure every Georgian has a seat, let’s make sure every Georgian has a plate. Let’s build an economy that serves us all.
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