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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 ...
Health, Entrepreneurship, and Child Care Among Top Priorities for Georgia Women
Millions of moms graduate from college every year. Women-owned Georgia businesses generate millions of dollars in revenue and ...
Rome Listening Tour Provides Earful on Community Mental Health Problems
Talk to people around Rome, Ga. for a while and the conversation often shifts to the lingering stresses ...
Rome Stop on GBPI Listening Tour Highlights Need for Workforce Training, Health Care Access
On a beautiful spring morning in the northwest foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a group of community leaders ...
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 ...
New State Budget Marks Progress, Leaves Important Work Undone
Georgia’s new annual budget signed into law by Gov. Nathan Deal last week marks a positive step forward ...
Tireless Effort Culminates in Full Funding for Schools
One of GBPI’s key goals is to ensure all Georgia students get the chance to attend great public ...
A Health Insurance Card in Every Georgian’s Pocket
Thousands of Georgians are stuck without any affordable options for health insurance because state leaders repeatedly reject billions ...
Helping Students Navigate Financial Aid Forms Offers Georgia Big Return
Janai Raphael’s job as a college advisor at Maynard Jackson High School in Atlanta often means she plays ...
A Reflection: The Poor People’s Campaign and Dr. King’s Economic Vision
By Charles Johnson, GBPI Board Member and General Counsel, VP of External Affairs for Tuskegee University Much attention ...
Lawmakers Pass Need-Based Aid Bill, What’s Next?
On the last day of Georgia’s 2018 legislative session, the Senate passed a bill that aims to help ...
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 ...
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