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A Flat Tax is Wrong for Georgia
Danny Kanso
March 11, 2020
Sharp Revenue Losses, Middle-Class Tax Increases Pay for Big Tax Cuts for Top Earners Members of the Georgia ...
Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage to Improve Maternal Health in Georgia
Laura Harker
March 5, 2020
Note on Nov. 11, 2021: In 2021, Georgia was approved to expand postpartum Medicaid to six months. Federal ...
Potential Voucher Expansion Leaves Students and Parents at a Loss
Stephen Owens
February 28, 2020
Bill Analysis: Senate Bill 386 (LC 49 0125) Established in 2007, the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (GSNS) is ...
Telling the Unvarnished Truth About Georgia
Alex Camardelle
February 26, 2020
As we close out Black History Month, I reflect on our commitment this month and every month to ...
Every Georgian Deserves Access to Higher Education
Jennifer Lee
February 21, 2020
Co-authored by Policy Fellow Stephanie Angel and Senior Policy Analyst Jennifer Lee Diana graduated from Gainesville High School ...
Unused Lottery Funds Available to Support More Affordable Access to College
Jennifer Lee
February 14, 2020
Since FY 2011, lawmakers have appropriated an average of $60 million more every year for HOPE Scholarships and ...
What Are School Vouchers?
Stephen Owens
February 12, 2020
Vouchers Overview Georgia legislators have debated educational vouchers since the 1950s.[1] A school voucher is an amount of ...
Georgia Leaders Face Choice Between Tax Cuts for High Income Earners and Funding Key State Priorities
Danny Kanso
February 12, 2020
Twelve days into the 2020 session of the Georgia General Assembly, legislators voted to take a week-long break ...
Jumpstart Economic Opportunity with a Clean Slate
Stephanie Angel
February 10, 2020
By: Stephanie Angel, Policy Fellow and Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy Analyst Introduction Tens of thousands of Georgia citizens ...
Overview: Georgia’s 2021 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Public Health
Laura Harker
February 6, 2020
Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a 2021 budget of $263.5 million in state general funds for the Department of ...
Overview: Georgia’s 2021 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Corrections
Stephanie Angel
February 5, 2020
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.16 billion budget for the Georgia Department of ...
Overview: 2021 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia’s Department of Community Health
Laura Harker
February 5, 2020
Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a 2021 budget of $3.15 billion in state general funds for the Department of ...
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