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Middle-Class Georgians an Afterthought in Federal Tax Proposal

Lawmakers in our nation’s capital are set to consider a sweeping package of tax changes that appears to ...
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Georgia’s Education Cuts a Growing Burden for Low-Income Students

Postsecondary education and training are key to long-term financial security, as more Georgia employers want to hire workers ...
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Graham-Cassidy Bill Risks Health Coverage and Pre-Existing Condition Protections for Georgians

The U.S. Senate plans to vote next week on yet another proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable ...
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Updated: Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Georgia’s Most Vulnerable Students

More than 118,000 students in Georgia cope with disabilities. Some are students with visual or hearing impairments while ...
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Adding Citizens a Powerful Way to Boost Georgia Communities

States and cities nationwide are discovering they can strengthen their local economies and boost tax revenues by encouraging ...
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Georgia Takes Steps to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce

Georgia lawmakers are scheduled to meet Monday to study barriers that block Georgians’ access to adequate health care. ...
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Georgia’s Tax Credit School Scholarship Program Lacks Accountability

Proposals to create school voucher programs, including tax credit scholarship programs, continue to pop up in a growing ...
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Georgia Higher Education Data Book

This guide is designed to provide a demographic snapshot of Georgia’s colleges at the outset of the 2017-2018 ...
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GBPI Research Opens New Dimensions for Latin American Association

GBPI has brought great value and a new dimension to our work. -David Schaefer, director of advocacy for ...
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Georgia Women’s Policy Institute Leverages Facts for Change

Working with GBPI was the key to my understanding of tax and budget issues that affect women and ...
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Kate Little supported GBPI from the beginning to inform state policymaking

I realize that more than anything else public policy impacts the work that we do. GBPI works every ...
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Georgia’s Revenue Increase Trails Needs of Growing Population

For most Georgians July 1, 2017 was just another steamy summer day in the south. For state lawmakers ...

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