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Plan to Cut Medicaid Will Cost Georgia

Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgia would lose billions of dollars and thousands of children, seniors and modest-income workers ...
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Food Assistance for Georgians under Attack in Congress

Posted by Clare S. Richie Next week, the House of Representatives is expected to pass deep cuts to ...
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Why Georgia Needs its Income Tax

With Georgia’s economy still lagging behind, state leaders are desperate for solutions. In recent years, some have called ...
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Getting Georgians’ Money Worth on Tax Expenditures

Posted by Wesley Tharpe Looking to grow their economies and create jobs, lawmakers across the country spend billions ...
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features GBPI Op-ed: Less HOPE for those who contribute larger share of their income to the lottery

As posted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Posted by Taifa Smith Butler Georgia’s commitment to graduate 250,000 more college ...
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features GBPI Op-ed: Shot at real reforms fumbled yet again

As posted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Posted by: Alan Essig As we look back at the 2012 legislative ...
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Many Georgians Paying Taxes to their Boss

To hard-working Georgians, it may come as a surprise that the state taxes many of them pay on ...
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March Revenue Review: Revenue Growth Insufficient to Fund Reserves

In order to grow jobs and maintain a strong economy Georgia policy makers need to get Georgia’s fiscal ...
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New Report Shows That Texas’ Economic Model Is Not All It Seems

Some claim that Georgia’s public policies should emulate those of Texas; however, a review of the Texas economic ...
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features GBPI Op-ed: Law vital to health system

As posted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Timothy Sweeney Last week’s Supreme Court arguments over the Affordable Care ...
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The Best is Yet to Come – Affordable Care Act Will Offer More Coverage Options in 2014

Over the past few days, we’ve documented the many benefits that national health care reform has already brought ...
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Long-term Health Care Improves Under the Affordable Care Act

Posted by: Timothy Sweeney As a result of the Affordable Care Act, Georgians with long-term health care needs ...

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