Blog Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Health Justice Jennifer Owens Families First Coronavirus Response Act to Provide Georgians with Initial Wave of Assistance March 20, 2020 / May 19, 2020 by Jennifer Owens | 2 Comments on Families First Coronavirus Response Act to Provide Georgians with Initial Wave of Assistance Late in the evening on March 18, President Trump signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The measure touches a broad array of issues from health care to food assistance to paid leave. The goal of the legislation is to address and ultimately stem the spread of coronavirus by unleashing resources aimed […] Read more » coronavirus COVID-19 health medicaid SNAP wic
Blog Cash and Safety Net People Powered Prosperity Taifa Smith Butler GBPI Letter Urges Governor, State Leaders to Remove Barriers to SNAP During Pandemic March 18, 2020 / March 15, 2021 by Taifa Smith Butler Dear Governor Kemp, It is commendable that Georgia is taking proactive and necessary steps to fight the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and it is imperative that the state consider support for families with tight budgets and few savings who will face great financial strain. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food […] Read more » coronavirus COVID-19 Safety Net TANF
Blog Coronavirus Health Justice Laura Harker People Powered Prosperity Fighting COVID-19 in Georgia With Medicaid and New Funding March 18, 2020 / November 17, 2020 by Laura Harker The first cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Georgia were reported on March 3, 2020, and the number of people with the virus continues to rise statewide and across the nation. Efforts are underway to help slow the spread of the virus and increase health system capacity for testing and treatment. President Trump declared a […] Read more » coronavirus COVID-19 medicaid PeachCare Public Health
Blog Budget and Taxes Jennifer Owens Crossover Day Recap: Senate Approves Expanding Record Restriction Before Session is Suspended March 16, 2020 / April 28, 2020 by Jennifer Owens Crossover Day 2020, the deadline by which bills must pass their legislative chamber of origination in order to be considered by the other chamber this session, was marked by much more than the usual flurry of last-minute deals, supplemental rules calendars, forceful requests to reconsider bills that fail floor votes and unending streams of unhealthy […] Read more » Budget budget and taxes Caps Crossover Day Education flat tax medicaid record restriction
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD People Powered Prosperity Reports A Flat Tax is Wrong for Georgia March 11, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Download PDF Sharp Revenue Losses, Middle-Class Tax Increases Pay for Big Tax Cuts for Top Earners Members of the Georgia General Assembly are considering legislation, HB 949 (LC 43 1624S), to change the structure of the state’s income tax in ways that would negatively affect hundreds of thousands of families across the state while threatening […] Read more »
Blog Health Justice Laura Harker Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage to Improve Maternal Health in Georgia March 5, 2020 / November 11, 2021 by Laura Harker Note on Nov. 11, 2021: In 2021, Georgia was approved to expand postpartum Medicaid to six months. Federal lawmakers are debating requiring states to extend the program to one year after giving birth. Georgia lawmakers are considering a measure to allow mothers who receive Medicaid to keep their coverage for six months after their delivery. […] Read more » health maternal mortatlity medicaid postpartum
Bill Analysis K-12 Education Stephen Owens Potential Voucher Expansion Leaves Students and Parents at a Loss February 28, 2020 / April 28, 2020 by Stephen Owens Bill Analysis: Senate Bill 386 (LC 49 0125) Established in 2007, the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (GSNS) is a voucher that allows parents of students with disabilities to pay for private education programs using money previously allocated for public schooling. The voucher is available to students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) who have attended […] Read more » 504 plans Education K-12 vouchers
Alex Camardelle Blog Criminal Legal System Reform Fact Sheets Worker Justice Telling the Unvarnished Truth About Georgia February 26, 2020 / June 3, 2020 by Alex Camardelle As we close out Black History Month, I reflect on our commitment this month and every month to confront the troubled history that still reproduces disadvantage for hardworking Georgians. W.E.B. Du Bois debuted The Georgia Negro 120 years ago at the Paris World Exhibition. The project featured a variety of hand-drawn data visualizations that displayed […] Read more » black history month employment jim crow racism reconstruction record expungement
Blog Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Jennifer Lee Stephanie Angel Every Georgian Deserves Access to Higher Education February 21, 2020 / June 18, 2020 by Jennifer Lee Co-authored by Policy Fellow Stephanie Angel and Senior Policy Analyst Jennifer Lee Diana graduated from Gainesville High School at the top of her class in 2014. She started attending the University of North Georgia (UNG), taking a lower course load than she wanted, because she could not afford to go to school full-time. Though she […] Read more » daca Higher Education
Fact Sheets Higher Education Jennifer Lee Unused Lottery Funds Available to Support More Affordable Access to College February 14, 2020 / April 28, 2020 by Jennifer Lee Since FY 2011, lawmakers have appropriated an average of $60 million more every year for HOPE Scholarships and Grants than students receive.[1] Over time, the state treasury has amassed nearly $1.3 billion in lottery reserves built up from unspent surplus funds.[2] Georgia is required by law to have 50 percent of the prior year’s net […] Read more » Higher Education Lottery scholarships
