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Sensible Reforms Can Boost Undocumented Immigrants’ Tax Contribution
Undocumented immigrants in Georgia pay a significant share of state and local taxes each year and providing those ...
Tax Credit for Contributions to Rural Hospitals
Bill analysis updated on Mar. 10, 2016. Please see updated draft. Georgia lawmakers are considering a $250 million ...
School Workers, State Retirees Make Gains in 2017 House Budget Passed Today
The Georgia House of Representatives today proposed increased benefits for state retirees and expanding raises to public school ...
Bill Aims at Nonexistent Problem to Target Georgia’s Poor
Georgia House Bill 1006 proposes to rip another hole in the state’s frayed safety net, cutting lifetime eligibility ...
Overview: 2017 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget of $2.47 billion for the state’s two postsecondary systems includes money intended to ...
Another Tax Credit for Private School Scholarships
Georgia lawmakers are considering legislation to create a new tax credit for individuals and corporations that donate to ...
State Minimum Wage Hearing Testimony, Feb. 11, 2016
These written remarks in support of a higher state minimum wage reflect the full version of the abbreviated ...
Services for Georgia’s Vulnerable Lifted but Challenges Remain
The evening news confronts us with the plight of Georgia’s most vulnerable people almost nightly, the fragile children, ...
Overview: 2017 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services
Services for Georgia’s Vulnerable Get Needed Lift Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed $634 million Department of Human Services budget ...
Better Pay for Honest Work Brief
Download our latest brief on the state minimum wage and expanding Georgia’s middle class. In two pages, this document outlines ...
Georgia Lawmakers Can Still Create Opportunity for State’s Young Immigrants
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday against a group of young immigrants seeking in-state tuition at the state’s ...
Overview: 2017 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget of nearly $1.05 billion for the state’s lottery-funded programs adds money for needed ...
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