Research

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Deep Cuts in the Frontline

The governor’s proposed state budget cuts for fiscal year 2011 total $116.5 million, or 18.2 percent, of the ...
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Last Chance for Policymakers to Fund Forest Land Protection Act Reimbursements

The Amended Fiscal Year 2010 budget should contain the first state reimbursements to certain schools and counties for ...
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Why Revenues are Falling and What Georgia Can do About It

The state budget deficit is due to a lack of revenues. State revenue collections, as a percentage of ...
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The Only Solution to Georgia’s Multi-Billion Dollar Shortfall Is a Balanced Approach

Georgia’s budget crisis is not due to funding the wrong priorities or waste and inefficiency. Georgia has a ...
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Deep Cuts are NOT Georgia’s Only Option

Using a more balanced approach to budgeting would reduce the cuts, such as budgeting additional revenues through increasing ...

Rebuilding Georgia’s Rainy Day Fund is Key to Long-Term Budget Stability

Over the next three to five years, the state needs between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in surpluses ...

Governor’s Proposed Budget Cuts Vital Eligibility Workers

The governor’s proposed Department of Human Services (DHS) budget cut 138 eligibility workers in FY 2011. Eligibility workers ...
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Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Education Budget Proposals

Education does not escape the governor’s proposed cuts to agencies for the upcoming year. Adjusted for inflation, per ...
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Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Department of Human Services Budget Proposals

The Department of Human Services is facing a wide variety of budget cuts in the FY 2011 budget ...
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Overview of the Governor’s Proposed FY 2010 Amended Budget and the FY 2011 Budget

Due to the “Great Recession,” state revenues have continued to decline through the first six months of the ...
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Highlights of the Governor’s Amended FY 2010 & FY 2011 Health Care Budget Proposals

The enacted fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget spared the Department of Community Health (DCH) from large-scale program cuts ...
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Recovery Act Directly Aiding Unemployed, Elderly, and Low-Income Families

Data on dollars spent and Georgians helped to date with a county-by-county breakdown.

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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: