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Working Families Leverage Tax Credits to Make Ends Meet and Invest in Future
Eric Strunz
July 17, 2018
Paying for health care and paying off credit cards. Buying food, clothing or school supplies for children. Making ...
SNAP Provides a Lifeline to Georgia’s Adults Navigating Hard Times
Alex Camardelle
July 9, 2018
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves about 1.6 million Georgians on average every month, and more than ...
Georgia K-12 Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019
Claire Suggs
July 1, 2018
Education Funding in Georgia: Financial Challenges for Schools Remain Lawmakers reached a critical benchmark with the 2019 budget: ...
Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019
Laura Harker
July 1, 2018
Georgia Health Care Budget Overview Health care services are primarily delivered through three state agencies, the departments of ...
Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019
Alex Camardelle
July 1, 2018
Human Services Budget Overview Georgia’s Department of Human Services oversees state spending to protect children and the elderly ...
Georgia Higher Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019
Jennifer Lee
July 1, 2018
Higher Education Budget Overview The higher education budget in Georgia is $2.4 billion for the university system and ...
Georgia State Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2019
Wesley Tharpe
June 29, 2018
Introduction Georgia plans to spend $26.2 billion in state funds raised through taxes and fees for the 2019 ...
Supreme Court’s Online Sales Tax Decision Provides Georgia a Welcome Boost
Wesley Tharpe
June 28, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a decision this month that puts brick-and-mortar businesses on a more level playing ...
Georgia Budget Primer 2019
Taifa Smith Butler
June 26, 2018
Click on the links below to learn about different policy areas of the 2019 budget. State Budget K-12 ...
Food Assistance Helps Promote a Healthy Georgia
Laura Harker
June 20, 2018
About 1.7 million Georgians receive help to put meals on the table through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, ...
Overlooked Colleges Often a Springboard to Middle Class and Beyond
Jennifer Lee
June 12, 2018
You might be familiar with college rankings, like the well-known list U.S. News and World Report compiles. Each ...
GBPI’s 2017-2018 Milestones and Highlights
John McCosh
June 8, 2018
During Georgia’s 2017-2018 legislative cycle and throughout the months between those two sessions, the growing GBPI team improved ...
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