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Georgia Health Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026

Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here.  Georgia’s 2026 Health Budget The Departments of Behavioral Health and ...
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Georgia Economic Justice Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026

Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here.  The Georgia Department of Labor FY 2026 Budget The Georgia ...
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Georgia Education Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026

Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here.  The Department of Early Care and Learning FY 2026 Budget ...
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Georgia Budget Trends Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026

Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here.  As Georgia Awaits Potential Federal Changes, Opportunities Abound on Horizon ...
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Georgia Revenue and Funding Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026

Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here.  Understanding Georgia’s FY 2026 Budget: Overall, Georgia plans to spend ...
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World Refugee Day and Immigrant Heritage Month: Love Your Neighbor and Do Something

Friday June 20, 2025 is World Refugee Day, and Immigrant Heritage Month is celebrated throughout the month of ...
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The House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Would Significantly Increase National Debt, Primarily Benefitting Top Earners, While Cutting Health Care and Food Assistance

*The following information reflects the legislation passed by the United States House of Representatives on May 22, 2025.  ...
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How Medicaid Can Fund Housing Support in Georgia

Many state health departments and programs use acronyms. To help keep track of ones used in this paper, ...
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The House Agriculture Committee Proposes Unprecedented Changes to the SNAP Program that Would Increase Food Insecurity

The House is rushing the process to fundamentally change the structure of the SNAP program. They held no ...
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House-Passed Federal Budget Legislation Proposes Historical Medicaid Cuts With Serious Fiscal Impacts for Georgia

*The following information reflects the legislation passed by the United States House of Representatives on May 22, 2025.  ...
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The Data is in on Federal Budget Cuts: Great Harm for Rural Georgians, Georgians of Color and Georgians with Low-Incomes

Georgia’s future depends on every community having the tools to thrive. For too long, systemic barriers have made ...
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Federal Funding for Georgia Public Schools

  Federal funding by congressional district Source: University of Michigan, Federal Education Funding Data Dashboard Note: Due to ...

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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: