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Drug Testing Food Stamp and Welfare Recipients is a Waste of Time and Money
Representatives in the Georgia House are considering a proposal to start “suspicion-based” drug testing for people who receive ...
Fact Check: Georgia Gets Money’s Worth from Medicaid
It’s frustrating to hear the cost-effectiveness of Georgia’s existing Medicaid program bashed as opponents of eligibility expansion stretch ...
Analyze Incentives Before Giving Tax Breaks
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution A while back, my wife and I got word that Scarlett Johansson ...
New Report Shows Georgia’s Opportunity to Uplift Low-Income Working Moms
Forty-one percent of Georgia’s low-income working families are headed by women and 46 percent of these mothers have ...
Medicaid Expansion Opposition Enters Absurd Territory
Georgia’s House Judiciary Committee this week gave approval to a puzzling one-two punch of legislation aimed at distancing ...
Roadblock to Medicaid Expansion a Threat to Middle Georgia
As published in the Macon Telegraph on February 23, 2014. What would you think about a new state ...
Opponents Inflate Cost of Medicaid Expansion in Georgia
Georgia lawmakers continue to overstate the cost of Medicaid expansion in the state as they press ahead with ...
Lawmakers Tinker Slightly with Governor’s 2015 Budget as Session Speeds Along
Neither snow, nor sleet seem likely to slow Georgia’s 2014 legislative session.The sine die gavel is now scheduled ...
Why Erect New Barriers to Accessible Health Care?
Georgia lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday as a snow storm closed in on the state that carries the ...
Purpose Vs Short-Term Profit: CVS’ Lesson for Georgia
Since the Great Recession, the public has given extra scrutiny to business interests and recognized that, left to ...
Georgia Lawmakers Still Flirting With Dangerous Tax Shift Ideas
The debate over changing Georgia’s tax system is quieter than usual at the Georgia General Assembly this year. ...
Georgia Can Learn About Higher Ed’s Importance From Volunteer State
While Tennessee pursues free tuition for all students to attend community colleges and technical schools, Georgia is moving ...
