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Georgia Budget Primer 2019
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Proposed Rule Change Threatens Legal Immigrants, U.S.-Born Children
The Trump administration appears likely to propose a change to longstanding immigration rules that could lead immigrants lawfully in the…
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State Child Care Plan Makes Headway for Student Parents, Access Remains Restricted
Georgia officials are considering a plan for child care assistance that proposes improvements that can help families, but still doesn’t…
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Food Assistance for 1.7 million Georgians at Risk in Federal Proposals
Lawmakers in Congress and the Trump administration are staging a multi-prong assault on the nation’s primary tool for helping families…
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Proposed Farm Bill Creates Steep Federal Barriers to Food Assistance
Congress is poised to put the nutritional health and economic vitality of hundreds of thousands of Georgians at risk as…
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Proposed Rule on Food Assistance Would Limit State Flexibility
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is submitting objections this week to a proposed federal rule change that threatens to…
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Planned Federal Food Assistance Changes a Threat to Georgians, Grocers
The White House proposed a 2019 budget last month that makes steep cuts to one of the strongest lines of…
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Overview: 2019 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services
Foster Care Services Get Increases for Foster Parents, Child Placement Agencies Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed $788 million Department of Human…
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Boost Georgia’s Workforce with Affordable Child Care for Student Parents
Georgia can help produce enough college graduates to meet employer demand and improve family incomes by increasing child care funding.…
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