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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 ...
Teachers, Other State Workers Should Temper Raise Expectations
With all the talk about pay raises being included in the 2015 state budget, state employees and teachers ...
Revenues rise, but Georgia’s policies still stuck in recession mode
As published in the Saporta Report on February 3, 2014 The good news for Georgia is the state’s ...
Reckless Budget Proposal Has Unintended Consequences
State lawmakers are considering a misguided proposal that could help put Georgia and our entire nation on a ...
New State Budget Plan Takes Small Steps to Repair Damage from Years of Cuts
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Wednesday unveiled a state budget for the 2015 fiscal year that includes $807 million ...
K-12 education funding a top priority
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on January 12, 2014. Georgia’s leaders are talking about increasing spending on ...
Policy Conference Sets High Bar for GBPI’s 10th Anniversary Year
(View the presentation slides included in the breakout workshops) About 200 people gathered Wednesday for our 2014 Policy ...
General Assembly Set to Race Through Budget Hearings
By all accounts we can look forward to a historically fast Georgia legislative session this year. The governor’s ...
Higher Ed Funding, Completion Rates Focus of GBPI Policy Conference Panels
Performance funding for higher education is coming to Georgia. Beginning fall 2015, state funding for the university system ...
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