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Supreme Court Ruling Frees Georgia to Turn Attention to Closing Coverage Gap

Today the U.S. Supreme Court again upheld a key component of the Affordable Care Act against a politically-driven ...
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Pro-Work Tax Credits Give Georgia Fathers a Hand

Countless Georgians will celebrate the role that fathers play in their families this Sunday, on Father’s Day. They’ll ...
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Rising Child Poverty Places More Demand on Summer Feeding Programs

Georgia summer nutrition programs served about 18,000 more children in July 2014 than in July 2013. That’s the ...
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North Carolina Mayor Makes Long Trek to Save Rural Hospitals

By Ann Hedges and Tim Sweeney On Monday, Belhaven, N.C. Mayor Adam O’Neal started a 283-mile walk to ...
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Education Reform Commission – Can We Talk About the Cost?

The Education Reform Commission established by Gov. Nathan Deal spent a lot of time talking about money in ...
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Summer Brings Child Hunger Challenges

It’s that time of year again. The school year is ending and Georgia children are leaving classrooms for ...
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Tax Policy a Quality of Life Topic in 2015 and Beyond

Taxes are nobody’s favorite expense. Most people view them as simply a nuisance bill to pay or as ...
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Georgia’s Medicaid “Experiment” a Tepid Response to Coverage Gap

State leaders at the Department of Community Health are reportedly working with a few Georgia hospitals to take ...
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Reworking QBE, Teacher Compensation Weighed by Education Reform Panel

The funding committee of the Education Reform Commission is considering big changes to teacher compensation as it moves ...
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Georgia Moms Earn It

Working moms are the bedrock of so many Georgia families. Between raising kids, contributing to their communities and ...
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Latest Tuition Hike Clouds Goal to Increase Graduates

A college education in Georgia just got less affordable. Tuition is going up again in the wake of ...
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Mixed Bag for Georgians’ Health Care in 2015 Legislature

Georgia lawmakers left town earlier this month after producing a 2016 state spending plan that invests no more ...

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