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New Report Finds More than Half of Georgia’s Seniors Struggle Economically
Proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare would do more harm in Georgia than most other states. Nearly 54 percent…
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Georgia Shouldn’t Shift Aid to Families to Nonprofits
To expand Georgia’s economy, the state should reassess the way it allocates resources. For the last few years, Georgia cut…
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State Budget Leaves Needs of Many Unmet
The Georgia Legislature approved a 2014 budget March 28 for the Department of Human Services that is an improvement over…
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GSU Study Conclusion is Flawed
A new study that casts vital family supports in a bad light relies on far-fetched assumptions about the way people…
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Georgia’s Reaction to Reports of Welfare Waste Poses Administrative Nightmare
This week the General Assembly began considering House Bill 138 (HB 138), legislation designed to discourage the misuse of cash…
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Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Human Services
State Spending Cuts Borne Most Heavily by Most Vulnerable The governor’s budget proposals for the next 17 months do not…
State of Working Georgia 2012
The State of Working Georgia brings together a wide range of data on jobs, incomes, poverty, health insurance, and other…
The 5th poorest state needs to step up
Posted by Clare S. Richie Nearly one in five Georgians — and one out of four children — lives in…
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Georgia’s Abuse of TANF Provision Gets Congressional Attention
Posted by Clare S. Richie Georgia recently attracted the attention of Congress because of its abuse of a tactic that…
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