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Adding Citizens a Powerful Way to Boost Georgia Communities
Wesley Tharpe
September 15, 2017
States and cities nationwide are discovering they can strengthen their local economies and boost tax revenues by encouraging ...
Georgia Takes Steps to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce
Laura Harker
September 8, 2017
Georgia lawmakers are scheduled to meet Monday to study barriers that block Georgians’ access to adequate health care. ...
Georgia’s Tax Credit School Scholarship Program Lacks Accountability
Claire Suggs
August 31, 2017
Proposals to create school voucher programs, including tax credit scholarship programs, continue to pop up in a growing ...
Georgia Higher Education Data Book
Jennifer Lee
August 22, 2017
This guide is designed to provide a demographic snapshot of Georgia’s colleges at the outset of the 2017-2018 ...
GBPI Research Opens New Dimensions for Latin American Association
GBPI Admin
August 20, 2017
GBPI has brought great value and a new dimension to our work. -David Schaefer, director of advocacy for ...
Georgia Women’s Policy Institute Leverages Facts for Change
GBPI Admin
August 20, 2017
Working with GBPI was the key to my understanding of tax and budget issues that affect women and ...
Kate Little supported GBPI from the beginning to inform state policymaking
GBPI Admin
August 20, 2017
I realize that more than anything else public policy impacts the work that we do. GBPI works every ...
Georgia’s Revenue Increase Trails Needs of Growing Population
Taifa Smith Butler
August 10, 2017
For most Georgians July 1, 2017 was just another steamy summer day in the south. For state lawmakers ...
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 ...
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