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New Guide to 2014 State Budget: We Do the Math for You
Georgia just took the wraps off a new fiscal year July 1, which means a new twelve-month budget ...
Pro-Family Tax Credits Help Guard Georgia’s Military Families from Poverty
An estimated 80,000 military families in Georgia, including both active-duty personnel and veterans, receive either the Earned Income ...
Georgia can blaze own path to expand Medicaid coverage
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney’s op-ed on Medicaid ...
Unemployment Benefits Will Run Out Faster for Georgians Laid Off After July 1
Georgians who lose their jobs after July 1 can expect one less week in unemployment insurance benefits – ...
New Report Finds More than Half of Georgia’s Seniors Struggle Economically
Proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare would do more harm in Georgia than most other states. Nearly ...
Lawmakers are Pricing College Out of Reach
State and federal lawmakers are changing higher education financial aid programs and that makes it harder for Georgia’s ...
Medicaid Expansion Could be a Lifeline for Veterans
Memorial Day is one day we set aside to honor service members who lost their lives to protect ...
Investigation Reveals Need for Business Subsidy Reforms
Georgia spends millions of dollars each year subsidizing companies that don’t always deliver on their promises of new ...
U.S. House Version of Farm Bill Threatens Nutrition Assistance for Georgia Families
The U.S. House’s Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill this week that would cut more than $20 billion ...
A Double Standard for Sales Tax Breaks
Tax breaks should be decided on their merits, not based on the pull of powerful lobbyists. Unfortunately, the ...
New Study Shows Significant Benefits for Medicaid Expansion, Contrary to Opponents’ Claims
Opponents of Medicaid expansion are misrepresenting the findings of a new study to argue that Georgia and other ...
Washington, D.C. Budget Debate Outcome Looms Large for Georgia
On Wednesday, May 1 GBPI will host its Spring Policy Forum, Protecting Our Investment in Georgia’s Future: Effects ...
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