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How the Federal Relief Package Affects Higher Education
Congress passed a $2 trillion relief package that includes provisions covering health care, payments to American families and ...
COVID-19 Update: State and Federal Unemployment Insurance Changes in Georgia
Unemployment insurance (UI) provides compensation to workers recently laid off due to no fault of their own. Georgia ...
Georgia Seeks New Medicaid Changes in Response to COVID-19
On March 28, 2020, the Georgia Department of Community Health submitted four plans to the federal government ...
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Eligibility for Georgia Unemployment Insurance
With thousands of Georgians across the state being laid off from their jobs, unemployment insurance (UI) is one ...
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 ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2020
Each year, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute analyzes tax legislation considered by the General Assembly and tallies ...
It is Time to Bolster Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance System
As of March 26, 2020, the Department of Labor has extended the Unemployment Insurance benefits duration to 26 ...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act to Provide Georgians with Initial Wave of Assistance
Late in the evening on March 18, President Trump signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ...
GBPI Letter Urges Governor, State Leaders to Remove Barriers to SNAP During Pandemic
Dear Governor Kemp, It is commendable that Georgia is taking proactive and necessary steps to fight the spread ...
Fighting COVID-19 in Georgia With Medicaid and New Funding
The first cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Georgia were reported on March 3, 2020, and the number ...
Crossover Day Recap: Senate Approves Expanding Record Restriction Before Session is Suspended
Crossover Day 2020, the deadline by which bills must pass their legislative chamber of origination in order to ...
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