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Albany, Georgia: Good people, great community, tremendous needs

Ursula looked me in my eyes and said “When you go back to Atlanta, the first thing that ...
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Fight Substance Abuse, Improve Mental Health Care to Help More Georgians

Improving the prevention and treatment of mental health conditions and substance abuse disorders is critical to ensure the ...
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Tackle Poverty’s Effects to Improve School Performance

Seventy percent of Georgia school district leaders say poverty is the most significant out-of-school issue that limits student ...
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Five Things Georgians Should Know About This Week’s Federal Tax Vote

The U.S. Senate is set to vote as soon as this Thursday on a major tax package that ...
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Insights Policy Conference Sponsorships

GBPI’s annual Insights Policy Conference returns on Jan. 25, 2018, to bring together a broad range of stakeholders ...
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Lopsided Tax Plan a Bad Deal for Georgians

Georgia’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to consider a large-scale tax package next week, ...
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A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class

A Georgia Work Credit would give a bottom-up tax cut to more than a million working families in Georgia, providing lifelong benefits for children and ...
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Federal Budget Proposal Threatens to Clear Dinner Tables of Rural Georgia Families

The congressional budget plan that passed both the U.S. House and Senate last month calls for deep cuts ...
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Three Trends Shaping Georgia Higher Education: Webinar Recap

Education beyond high school increases earning potential, strengthens the workforce, boosts economic development and helps move people up ...
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Bigger Tax Credits for Working Families Lead to Bigger, Healthier Babies

Some 1,047 babies in Georgia a year can be saved from risky, low birth weight if lawmakers pass ...
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Laying the Foundation: A Wealth-Building Agenda for Georgia Women

Why a Wealth-Building Agenda for Georgia Women? Building and growing the wealth of women is a necessary concern ...
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Georgia’s Higher Education Goals Hurt by Undocumented Student Policies

Across Georgia, people aspire to go to college. But students caught in the web of immigration laws and ...

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