Blogs
Time to Remedy Georgia’s Health Care Provider Shortages
Taifa Smith Butler
June 30, 2016
As published in the AJC June 26, 2016 Georgia needs a health care system that is sustainable. The ...
Better Investments Needed to Close Georgia’s Child Hunger Gap
Jennifer Owens
June 24, 2016
When the final bells ring and students pour out of schools for the summer, some set their sights ...
Several remedies show promise for Georgia’s health care provider shortage
Laura Harker
June 16, 2016
Last week, the North Georgia Medical Center in Ellijay, Georgia closed and left yet another county with a ...
Aiming for Average in Education Spending
Claire Suggs
June 14, 2016
Georgia ranks 38th among states for public school spending. Spending per student in Georgia is $1,807 less than ...
State Revenue Gain Offers Possibilities
Taifa Smith Butler
June 10, 2016
As we near the close of the 2016 fiscal year, we can breathe a sigh of relief. The ...
New Overtime Rules a Win for Georgia’s Middle Class
Wesley Tharpe
May 20, 2016
As many as half a million Georgia workers stand to gain from a long-overdue update to the nation’s ...
More Needed for Schools, Health Care After $23.7B Budget Kicks in July 1
Timothy Sweeney
May 10, 2016
Gov. Nathan Deal just signed the state’s budget for the 2017 fiscal year that kicks in this July ...
Georgia Misses Big Opportunity to Help Struggling Rural Hospitals
Timothy Sweeney
April 22, 2016
First published in the SW Georgia Health Beat on page 23. The good news is Georgia lawmakers understand something ...
Georgia Work Credit Could Get Families a Better Deal at Tax Time
Wesley Tharpe
April 18, 2016
As Georgians put the finishing touches on their returns to meet today’s income tax filing deadline, one benefit ...
Georgia’s Tuition Equity Opportunity Will Survive U.S. Supreme Court Case
Melissa Johnson
April 15, 2016
Georgia leaders debated for years whether the state should allow young immigrants to pay in-state college tuition if ...
Lawmakers Made Small Progress, Avoided Big Budget Mistakes
Taifa Smith Butler
April 11, 2016
As Published in the AJC Former drug offenders and their families who struggle financially could get better access ...
Lawmakers Miss on Health Care, Education, but Leave Flawed Tax Plan Behind
Timothy Sweeney
April 1, 2016
Soon after the traditional paper storm settled on the 2016 legislative session Gov. Nathan Deal’s swift veto of ...