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How to Protect and Expand Health Care Access in Georgia
Laura Harker
August 3, 2017
The defeat of health care legislation in the U.S. Senate last week marked a milestone in the effort ...
Planned Federal Budget Cuts Likely to Increase Hunger Risk for Georgians
Melissa Johnson
July 27, 2017
The U.S. House Budget Committee passed a resolution last week calling for deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition ...
Momentum on State Earned Income Tax Credits Evident Across the Country, Will Georgia Be Next?
Jennifer Owens
July 26, 2017
This spring significant momentum built across the country for state earned income tax credits (EITCs). In recent months, ...
Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Georgia’s Most Vulnerable Students
Claire Suggs
July 13, 2017
More than 118,000 students in Georgia cope with disabilities. Some are students with visual or hearing impairments while ...
Georgia Budget Primer 2018
Taifa Smith Butler
July 12, 2017
Welcome to GBPI’s 2018 Budget Primer Georgia plans to spend $25 billion in state funds for the 2018 ...
Georgia Higher Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018
Jennifer Lee
July 12, 2017
Higher Education Budget Overview The Legislature is directing $2.3 billion to the university system and $361 million to ...
Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018
Melissa Johnson
July 12, 2017
Human Services Budget Overview Georgia’s Department of Human Services oversees state spending to protect children and seniors, as ...
Georgia K-12 Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018
Claire Suggs
July 12, 2017
Education Funding in Georgia: Financial Challenges for Schools Remain Georgia is spending nearly $12.3 billion on education in ...
Georgia State Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2018
Wesley Tharpe
July 12, 2017
Budget Basics Georgia’s 2018 fiscal year runs July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 and the total budget ...
Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018
Laura Harker
July 12, 2017
Georgia Health Care Budget Overview Health care services are primarily delivered through three state agencies: the departments of ...
Senate Health Bill Shrinks Health Care Access, Makes Deep Long-Term Cuts to Medicaid
Laura Harker
July 6, 2017
The U.S. Senate is set to take up a fundamental upending of federal health care law as soon ...
Food Stamps Help More than 500,000 Working Georgians
Jennifer Owens
June 29, 2017
Food assistance plays a critical role in helping Georgians working low-wage jobs put meals on the table. An ...
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