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Tax Shift Could Hit Most Georgia Seniors with a Tax Increase

Plans to drastically cut or abolish state income taxes and replace them with higher sales taxes are gaining ...
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Tax Shift Proposals Would Hurt Georgia Schools

Plans to drastically cut or abolish state income taxes and replace them with higher sales taxes are gaining ...
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Rural Georgians Stand to Benefit Most from Medicaid Expansion

More than 140,000 uninsured Georgians in rural communities could get health coverage through Medicaid in 2014 if Georgia ...
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The Schoolhouse Squeeze Report Summary

State Cuts, Plunging Property Values Pinch School Districts School districts across Georgia are relentlessly pressed by ongoing cuts ...
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How Tax Shift Plans Raise Taxes on Most Families

A seismic shift from incomes taxes to sales taxes would raise total state taxes for as many as ...
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Six Reasons Why Georgians Should Protect the Income Tax

Proposals Would Hurt Families, Businesses, Communities and the Economy Currently in vogue in several states, plans to drastically ...
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Georgia Veterans Would Gain Health Coverage Through Expansion

If Georgia expands Medicaid in 2014, nearly 25,000 uninsured veterans and 7,000 of their spouses could get health ...
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Georgia Making Progress, Still a Steep Hill to Climb

Georgia’s economy is adding jobs at a strong pace compared to other states, according to the most recent ...
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Official Figures Overstate Fiscal Impact of Medicaid Expansion

State officials claim Medicaid expansion is unaffordable by overstating the real cost of covering newly eligible Georgians.  State ...
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The Dollars and Sense of Expanding Medicaid in Georgia

Georgia should take advantage of new federal funding to expand Medicaid in 2014 to boost Georgia’s economy and ...
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The Facts About Georgia’s Hospital Provider Fee and Why Allowing it to Expire Would be a Mistake

The Georgia hospital provider fee, or Medicaid assessment, expires on June 30, 2013.  The following answers to some ...
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Georgia Still Adding Jobs, though Public Sector Lagging Behind

Though still not firing on all cylinders, Georgia’s economy continues to add jobs at a comparatively strong pace, ...

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Critical SNAP Updates

The Georgia Department of Human Services has clarified that SNAP recipients can use their EBT card with any unspent SNAP benefits in November.  

DHS states: “Households may continue to redeem benefits issued to their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card prior to Nov. 1, 2025, at any SNAP authorized retailer.” 

However, as DHS reported before, the November SNAP benefits will be suspended until federal funds are available. 

If you are in need of food, you can find a local food bank here 

Submit your comment on the Georgia Pathways to Coverage Program

Submit public comment on Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program extension by February 20th – just complete this easily fillable form: