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Georgia Passes up $92 Million in Federal Help for People With Disabilities
People with disabilities have known for years that Georgia misses out on federal money that could help them ...
Faulty Premise Leads to “Work Requirements” in Bill that Cuts $39 Billion from Food Stamps
The U.S. House passed a bill last week to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP,” commonly called ...
Sharing Some Tax Ideas with the Georgia Senate
Last week I testified before the special Fair Tax Study Committee of the Georgia state senate, which is ...
Official 2013 Tally is in, Georgia Rainy Day Fund Still Wanting
Georgia’s surplus from the 2013 is relatively small, as it turns out, slightly rebuilding the state’s reserves, while ...
New U.S. Census Report: Georgia’s Child Poverty Ranking Worsens
Georgia joined the ranks of the ten worst states with the highest percentage of children living in poverty ...
U.S. Census: Health Care Access for Georgians Among the Worst in U.S.
Georgia continues to rank near the bottom for access to health insurance and the growth in Georgia’s uninsured ...
Georgia’s September Bill is Due, but Unemployed Georgians Stuck with Most of the Tab
Georgia has to pay its monthly bills, just like the people who call the state home. This month, ...
Hunger a Struggle for More than One in Six Georgia Households Last Year
People in more than one in six Georgia households endured serious problems affording adequate nutritious food at some ...
Labor Day Reminder: Educated Workers Drive the Economy
A new study by the Economic Policy Institute once again confirms what should be obvious; a well-educated work ...
Michigan Poised to Join 24 States Embracing Medicaid Expansion
Yet another state with a GOP governor is moving forward with a bipartisan plan to take advantage of ...
Promises of Economic Growth Through Tax Cuts are Empty
Those pushing for the type of radical tax plans described in our new report say that deep income ...
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