Blogs
Graham-Cassidy Bill Risks Health Coverage and Pre-Existing Condition Protections for Georgians
Laura Harker
September 21, 2017
The U.S. Senate plans to vote next week on yet another proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable ...
Updated: Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Georgia’s Most Vulnerable Students
Claire Suggs
September 21, 2017
More than 118,000 students in Georgia cope with disabilities. Some are students with visual or hearing impairments while ...
Georgia Takes Steps to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce
Laura Harker
September 8, 2017
Georgia lawmakers are scheduled to meet Monday to study barriers that block Georgians’ access to adequate health care. ...
Georgia’s Tax Credit School Scholarship Program Lacks Accountability
Claire Suggs
August 31, 2017
Proposals to create school voucher programs, including tax credit scholarship programs, continue to pop up in a growing ...
Georgia’s Revenue Increase Trails Needs of Growing Population
Taifa Smith Butler
August 10, 2017
For most Georgians July 1, 2017 was just another steamy summer day in the south. For state lawmakers ...
How to Protect and Expand Health Care Access in Georgia
Laura Harker
August 3, 2017
The defeat of health care legislation in the U.S. Senate last week marked a milestone in the effort ...
Planned Federal Budget Cuts Likely to Increase Hunger Risk for Georgians
Melissa Johnson
July 27, 2017
The U.S. House Budget Committee passed a resolution last week calling for deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition ...
Momentum on State Earned Income Tax Credits Evident Across the Country, Will Georgia Be Next?
Jennifer Owens
July 26, 2017
This spring significant momentum built across the country for state earned income tax credits (EITCs). In recent months, ...
Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Georgia’s Most Vulnerable Students
Claire Suggs
July 13, 2017
More than 118,000 students in Georgia cope with disabilities. Some are students with visual or hearing impairments while ...
Senate Health Bill Shrinks Health Care Access, Makes Deep Long-Term Cuts to Medicaid
Laura Harker
July 6, 2017
The U.S. Senate is set to take up a fundamental upending of federal health care law as soon ...
Food Stamps Help More than 500,000 Working Georgians
Jennifer Owens
June 29, 2017
Food assistance plays a critical role in helping Georgians working low-wage jobs put meals on the table. An ...
How Medicaid Benefits Help Joshua Proffitt Achieve His Dream
John McCosh
June 28, 2017
The email dated May 11, 2017 from the East Georgia State College academic office felt ominous to Joshua ...