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Reality Check: Optimism in the Midst of Stark Realities

As we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, some may travel great distances to spend time with family and ...
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Georgia at a Crossroads: Keep Sliding Backwards with Status Quo or Move Forward with Balanced Approach

GBPI’s new report, State of Working Georgia 2011, paints a troubling picture of how everyday Georgians are faring ...
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State of Working Georgia 2011

State of Working Georgia uses data on wages, jobs, unemployment and poverty to closely examine the effect of ...
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Tough Choices Lay Ahead for General Assembly in 2012 Legislative Session

Vital state services may face further budget cuts. Most state agencies have seen their budgets cut by an ...
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FY 2012 Budget Overview

The state budget is more than just a list of numbers. It is perhaps one of the single ...
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Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency

Years of employer tax cuts left Georgia unprepared for a recession and high unemployment; now the state is ...
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Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Federal Medicaid Cuts on Georgia’s Economy

Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget, if implemented today, would have a devastating impact on Georgia’s economy. ...
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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. ...
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Smaller Budgets Impact Higher Education

This fact sheet provides an overview of the FY 2012 budgets for the University System of Georgia and ...
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Funding Cuts Affect HOPE Program

The FY 2012 budget allocates $650 million in total funding for programs that provide financial assistance for post-secondary ...
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Georgia’s Decreasing TANF Funds: An Overview of the FY 2012 Allocation of TANF Funds in Georgia

Georgia has less available federal and state Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ...
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training – Georgia Primer

Georgia is poised to maximize its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment & Training program, which will help ...

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