Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget of $2.47 billion for the state’s two postsecondary systems includes money intended to help increase faculty salaries, which trail those of competing neighbor states. Still, state spending per student in the university system remains far below earlier years, continuing the financial pressures that yielded tuition hikes in recent years.

GBPI’s 2023 Farm Bill Recommendations to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
No one should go hungry simply because they cannot afford the cost of