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State Minimum Wage Hearing Testimony, Feb. 11, 2016
These written remarks in support of a higher state minimum wage reflect the full version of the abbreviated testimony provided…
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Better Pay for Honest Work Brief
Download our latest brief on the state minimum wage and expanding Georgia’s middle class. In two pages, this document outlines how raising…
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Georgia’s Golden Opportunity to Strengthen Pro-Work Tax Credit
The federal Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC for short, is widely viewed as a triumph of sound public policy.…
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Workforce Legislation Can Increase Economic Opportunity in Georgia
The state is working on a new plan to better leverage federal resources to provide training and work support…
Welcome Newcomers to Build a Stronger Georgia
Opinions are rarely in short supply when it comes to immigration. Whether it’s on cable news, gathered around the family…
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Immigrants Help Chart Georgia’s Course to Prosperity
Georgia transformed over the past few decades as immigrants from around the world brought new workers, new entrepreneurs and new…
Open College Entry to Undocumented Students to Bolster Georgia’s Workforce
Many Georgia students started college for the first time this fall. That’s good news for Georgia as the state says…
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Georgia’s Workforce Development, Economy Damaged by Barriers to Higher Education for Undocumented Students
New federal policy provides Georgia an opportunity to increase access to higher education for many young Georgia immigrants who are…
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Pro-Worker Credits in Jeopardy this Labor Day
The U.S. Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894 to honor the contributions workers make every day to…
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