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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2019
The Georgia General Assembly approved 16 major tax bills between January and “Crossover Day,” the deadline for legislation ...
Georgia Legislative Session Update: Crossover Day Recap
This week lawmakers hit a legislative session milestone. Thursday, March 7 marked Crossover Day, the day a bill ...
Georgia Work Credit Grows the Middle Class
Georgia Work Credit Grows the Middle Class by Danny Kanso, Policy Analyst Georgia leaders have the opportunity to ...
College Affordability Creates Hurdles for Many Students
The following is a summary of a presentation on College Affordability delivered by GBPI Higher Education Analyst Jennifer ...
Proposed State Restrictions Would Limit Food Assistance
The Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture is now soliciting public comment on ...
Dual Enrollment Explained
Georgia’s Dual Enrollment program allows high school students, grades 9 through 12, to enroll in college courses and ...
Quick Facts: Low Wages and Steep Cliffs
What is the Cliff Effect? The cliff effect occurs when an individual abruptly loses their assistance as a ...
Georgia Lawmakers can Maximize Lottery Effectiveness
The Georgia Lottery is intended to support a more educated Georgia where everyone gets a good early start ...
Women, wages, wealth, health: Power at the polls must translate to policy change
As published in SaportaReport on Sunday, February 24, 2019 During the 2018 elections, a record number of women ...
Low Wages and Steep Cliffs
Recommendations to Eliminate the Cliff Effect in Georgia’s Safety Net Programs The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and ...
Senate Bill 106: Medicaid Waivers Could Reshape Georgia’s Health Care System & State Budget
Last week, Georgia leaders announced an unprecedented plan to seek federal waivers that could extend health care access ...
Opinion: Ga.’s start to expand healthcare access needs work
As published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday, February 17, 2019 Georgia lawmakers appear poised to take action ...
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