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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 ...
Pre-K and HOPE Rebound in 2017 Budget, Still Room to Improve
The nearly $1.05 billion for lottery-funded programs in Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget adds money to increase Pre-Kindergarten ...
New State Health Budget Traps 300K Georgians in Coverage Gap
The proposed 2017 budget for the Department of Community Health directs $2.5 billion from the state general fund ...
Overview: 2017 Budget for Department of Community Health
The proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year starting July 1, 2016 directs $2.59 billion from the general ...
EITC Day 2016 Highlights
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a successful federal tax credit and powerful tool to support working ...
Georgia’s Golden Opportunity to Strengthen Pro-Work Tax Credit
The federal Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC for short, is widely viewed as a triumph of sound ...
State Education Cuts Still Linger for School Districts
The $8.92 billion for Georgia’s 180 public school districts in Gov. Nathan Deal’s 2017 budget proposal represents a ...
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