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Worker Power Key to a Better Balance in Georgia
CW: To highlight the racist roots of right-to-work laws, this piece quotes racist statements proponents of the policy …
Beyond the Unemployment Rate: You Can’t Tell the Whole Truth with Half of the Data
Key Takeaways: The unemployment rate, labor force participation rate (LFPR), employment to population rate (EPOP) and underemployment rate …
Spread the Word: COVID Relief Plan Must Meet the Need of Georgians
Millions of people are struggling to feed themselves and their families, falling behind on rent and losing their …
GBPI Writes Senator Perdue About the HEROES Act
GBPI recently wrote the following letter to Senators Perdue and Loeffler asking them to support the HEROES act …
Data on Police Spending in Georgia
Poverty alleviation efforts such as TANF, as well as investments in mental health, education and other critical programs, …
Raise Revenue to Protect Georgia Families
Dear Governor Kemp and Members of the Georgia General Assembly, Thank you for your work in service of …
State of Working Georgia in the COVID-19 Crisis
Nearly two and a half months into the nationwide crisis responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, recent economic data …
State of Working Georgia Before and During COVID-19
This blog was co-authored by Senior Policy Analyst Alex Camardelle and Research Associate Ray Khalfani On March 13, …
CARES Act to Deliver Booster Shot of Additional Relief to Families, Economy Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Key Takeaways The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by Congress is a $2.2 …
Georgia Won’t Thrive if People Don’t Survive
Key Takeaways: Years of disinvestment, poor public health infrastructure and systemic barriers have exposed Georgians’ vulnerability—particularly for those …
Atlanta’s Low-Wage Workers: Most at Risk, First to be Cut in Crisis
As virus-linked actions slam the brakes on the metro Atlanta economy, the first to be hurt are the …
The Coronavirus’s Harsher Reality for the Most Vulnerable
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is creating new burdens and exacerbating existing ones for Americans at the economic margins. …
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