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Extending In-State Tuition to “Dreamers” Creates Opportunity for Georgia
Jennifer Lee
April 23, 2019
Marisol Estrada decided to attend Armstrong State, now part of Georgia Southern University, because it was in her ...
Guest Blog: A Georgia Work Credit Works for Georgia
GBPI Admin
April 12, 2019
To mark Tax Day, Step Up Savannah Financial Security Director Danielle Breidung explains how tax policy can help ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Sine Die 2019
Danny Kanso
April 10, 2019
During the 2019 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly approved 28 tax bills. Lawmakers will wait until next ...
A Half-Billion Steps in the Right Direction for Public Schools
Stephen Owens
April 9, 2019
In the 2019 legislative session Georgia lawmakers committed more than half a billion dollars to increase pay for ...
Georgia’s FY 2020 Budget: Majority of New Spending Dedicated to $530 Million Teacher Pay Raise
Danny Kanso
April 4, 2019
Georgia lawmakers gave final passage to the state’s $27.5 billion budget for the 2020 fiscal year, beginning July ...
Sine Die 2019: Progress and Missed Opportunities for a People-First Agenda
Jennifer Lee
April 4, 2019
The first legislative session under Gov. Brian Kemp and Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan ended on Tuesday, April 2. ...
Bills Set Stage to Divert Hundreds of Millions of Dollars From Public to Private Schools
Stephen Owens
March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019 Update – The original voucher expansion bill, SB 173, failed on the Senate floor before Crossover ...
Higher Education: Legislative and Budget Updates
Jennifer Lee
March 27, 2019
The Senate Higher Education committee passed HB 218 and HB 444. HB 218 would extend the time that ...
Georgia Lawmakers Should Renew Their Commitment to Student Transportation
Stephen Owens
March 22, 2019
In House Bill 31, the state of Georgia continues a pattern of shortchanging pupil transportation that triggers safety ...
GBPI Continues to Weigh In on Patients First Act
Laura Harker
March 21, 2019
Access to Quality Health Care Hearing for SB 106 – ‘Patients First Act’ Though our Georgia legislators are confident ...
Legislation Curbs Growth of Dual Enrollment Costs | Bill Analysis: House Bill 444 (LC 33 7896S)
Jennifer Lee
March 13, 2019
Updated on May 8, 2019: Though House Bill 444 did not pass during the 2019 legislative session, the ...
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