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Proposed Rule Change Threatens Legal Immigrants, U.S.-Born Children
Jennifer Owens
June 6, 2018
The Trump administration appears likely to propose a change to longstanding immigration rules that could lead immigrants lawfully ...
State Child Care Plan Makes Headway for Student Parents, Access Remains Restricted
Alex Camardelle
June 1, 2018
Georgia officials are considering a plan for child care assistance that proposes improvements that can help families, but ...
Health, Entrepreneurship, and Child Care Among Top Priorities for Georgia Women
Alex Camardelle
May 31, 2018
Millions of moms graduate from college every year. Women-owned Georgia businesses generate millions of dollars in revenue and ...
Rome Listening Tour Provides Earful on Community Mental Health Problems
Laura Harker
May 23, 2018
Talk to people around Rome, Ga. for a while and the conversation often shifts to the lingering stresses ...
Food Assistance for 1.7 million Georgians at Risk in Federal Proposals
Alex Camardelle
May 16, 2018
Lawmakers in Congress and the Trump administration are staging a multi-prong assault on the nation’s primary tool for ...
Lawmakers Slash Income Taxes, Approve Miscellaneous Tax Changes
Wesley Tharpe
May 15, 2018
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Session Recap 2018 Georgia legislators and Gov. Nathan Deal approved 11 tax measures ...
Rome Stop on GBPI Listening Tour Highlights Need for Workforce Training, Health Care Access
Jennifer Owens
May 11, 2018
On a beautiful spring morning in the northwest foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a group of community leaders ...
Proposed Farm Bill Creates Steep Federal Barriers to Food Assistance
Alex Camardelle
May 7, 2018
Congress is poised to put the nutritional health and economic vitality of hundreds of thousands of Georgians at ...
New State Budget Marks Progress, Leaves Important Work Undone
Taifa Smith Butler
May 7, 2018
Georgia’s new annual budget signed into law by Gov. Nathan Deal last week marks a positive step forward ...
Tireless Effort Culminates in Full Funding for Schools
GBPI Admin
May 3, 2018
One of GBPI’s key goals is to ensure all Georgia students get the chance to attend great public ...
A Health Insurance Card in Every Georgian’s Pocket
Laura Harker
May 1, 2018
Thousands of Georgians are stuck without any affordable options for health insurance because state leaders repeatedly reject billions ...
Helping Students Navigate Financial Aid Forms Offers Georgia Big Return
Jennifer Lee
April 30, 2018
Janai Raphael’s job as a college advisor at Maynard Jackson High School in Atlanta often means she plays ...
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