Fact Sheets
Jobs Recovery Picking Up Steam, Though Troubling Signs Remain
A look at job growth in Georgia finds the last few months have been the strongest stretch of ...
HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits for Georgia Workers to Repay Federal Loan
Under the General Assembly’s plan to repay the $746.8 million federal loan Georgia borrowed to meet its unemployment insurance ...
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
The TANF federal allocation, which states receive each federal fiscal year (October – September) has several components. For ...
HOPE Awards and HOPE Dollars, Distribution of Hope Benefits by Institution and Household Income
Examining HOPE awards across household incomes, by institution, and factoring in tuition costs provides a telling picture of ...
State of Working Georgia: Jobs Count – April 2012
It will likely be several years unil the state’s job market returns to pre-recession levels. Although the state’s ...
Senate Resolution 20, The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR)
Senate Resolution 20, The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), is flawed legislation that would amend the Georgia State ...
State of Working Georgia: Jobs Count
According to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Georgia enjoyed a slight improvement in job ...
TANF Supplemental Grant
As Congress finalizes the extension of the TANF program for the remainder of FFY 2012 (ending September 30, ...
Georgia Establishes Stand-Alone Public Health Agency Beginning in FY 2012
The FY 2012 budget appropriates $186 million in state funding for the newly established Department of Public Health. ...
Smaller Budgets Impact Higher Education
This fact sheet provides an overview of the FY 2012 budgets for the University System of Georgia and ...
Funding Cuts Affect HOPE Program
The FY 2012 budget allocates $650 million in total funding for programs that provide financial assistance for post-secondary ...
State Adds Funding to Implement U.S. Department of Justice Settlement
The FY 2012 budget includes new funding to Georgians with developmental disabilities and mental health needs in community ...
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