Opinion: Use lottery surplus to help more students afford college

In the wake of a new analysis showing the Georgia Lottery’s unrestricted reserve has crossed $600 million, in addition to the $500 million in reserves required by law, former state representative and candidate in the Democratic primary for governor Stacey Evans said in a guest column the time is now to tap this underutilized resource. Read the full column at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Critical SNAP Updates

The Georgia Department of Human Services has clarified that SNAP recipients can use their EBT card with any unspent SNAP benefits in November.  

DHS states: “Households may continue to redeem benefits issued to their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card prior to Nov. 1, 2025, at any SNAP authorized retailer.” 

However, as DHS reported before, the November SNAP benefits will be suspended until federal funds are available. 

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