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Georgia Ready to Close Coverage Gap

Closing the Gap is Good for Georgia’s Economy As new enrollees gain access to health coverage, the money ...
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An Investment in Georgia Women is an Investment in a Stronger State

This year marks a watershed moment for women in the United States. Across the nation, women are reminding ...
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Poverty Leaves a Mark on Albany Area Schools

The teachers at Alice Coachman Elementary School in Dougherty County are quick to tell you the students are ...
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Albany, Georgia: Good people, great community, tremendous needs

Ursula looked me in my eyes and said “When you go back to Atlanta, the first thing that ...
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Five Things Georgians Should Know About This Week’s Federal Tax Vote

The U.S. Senate is set to vote as soon as this Thursday on a major tax package that ...
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Insights Policy Conference Sponsorships

GBPI’s annual Insights Policy Conference returns on Jan. 25, 2018, to bring together a broad range of stakeholders ...
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Insights Policy Conference 2018

Registration for GBPI’s Insights 2019: 15 Forward Policy Conference is now available. A sold-out crowd of more than 200 ...
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Lopsided Tax Plan a Bad Deal for Georgians

Georgia’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to consider a large-scale tax package next week, ...
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Federal Budget Proposal Threatens to Clear Dinner Tables of Rural Georgia Families

The congressional budget plan that passed both the U.S. House and Senate last month calls for deep cuts ...
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Three Trends Shaping Georgia Higher Education: Webinar Recap

Education beyond high school increases earning potential, strengthens the workforce, boosts economic development and helps move people up ...
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Bigger Tax Credits for Working Families Lead to Bigger, Healthier Babies

Some 1,047 babies in Georgia a year can be saved from risky, low birth weight if lawmakers pass ...
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Georgia’s Higher Education Goals Hurt by Undocumented Student Policies

Across Georgia, people aspire to go to college. But students caught in the web of immigration laws and ...

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2026 Budget Primer Released

The Georgia Budget Primer is GBPI’s signature annual examination of state revenues and investments. It outlines Georgia’s budget changes, trends and impacts regarding taxes, education, health care, human services and criminal legal systems. This year we are taking special care to describe how federal funding contributes to Georgia’s budget.

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