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Charlton Ranks Among Georgia Counties With Dire Health Provider Shortages

Nearly two-thirds of Georgia’s counties fall below the statewide average number of nurses, physician assistants, total doctors and ...
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Time to Remedy Georgia’s Health Care Provider Shortages

As published in the AJC June 26, 2016 Georgia needs a health care system that is sustainable. The ...
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Better Investments Needed to Close Georgia’s Child Hunger Gap

When the final bells ring and students pour out of schools for the summer, some set their sights ...
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Prescribing Remedies for Georgia’s Medical Provider Shortage

Local access to health professionals varies widely across Georgia, from relative availability in populous Fulton County to the ...
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Several remedies show promise for Georgia’s health care provider shortage

Last week, the North Georgia Medical Center in Ellijay, Georgia closed and left yet another county with a ...
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Aiming for Average in Education Spending

Georgia ranks 38th among states for public school spending. Spending per student in Georgia is $1,807 less than ...
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State Revenue Gain Offers Possibilities

As we near the close of the 2016 fiscal year, we can breathe a sigh of relief. The ...
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New Overtime Rules a Win for Georgia’s Middle Class

As many as half a million Georgia workers stand to gain from a long-overdue update to the nation’s ...
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More Needed for Schools, Health Care After $23.7B Budget Kicks in July 1

Gov. Nathan Deal  just signed the state’s budget for the 2017 fiscal year that kicks in this July ...
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Lawmakers Reject Major Tax Cuts, OK Modest Tax Breaks

Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2016 Legislative Session Recap Each year, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute examines ...
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Georgia Misses Big Opportunity to Help Struggling Rural Hospitals

First published in the SW Georgia Health Beat on page 23. The good news is Georgia lawmakers understand something ...
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Georgia Work Credit Could Get Families a Better Deal at Tax Time

As Georgians put the finishing touches on their returns to meet today’s income tax filing deadline, one benefit ...

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