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Pre-K and HOPE Rebound in 2017 Budget, Still Room to Improve
Claire Suggs
February 4, 2016
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
Timothy Sweeney
February 2, 2016
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
Timothy Sweeney
February 2, 2016
The proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year starting July 1, 2016 directs $2.59 billion from the general ...
EITC Day 2016 Highlights
GBPI Admin
February 1, 2016
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
Wesley Tharpe
January 28, 2016
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
Claire Suggs
January 27, 2016
The $8.92 billion for Georgia’s 180 public school districts in Gov. Nathan Deal’s 2017 budget proposal represents a ...
Overview: 2017 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Claire Suggs
January 27, 2016
The $8.92 billion for Georgia’s 180 public school districts in Gov. Nathan Deal’s 2017 budget proposal represents a ...
Overview of Georgia’s 2017 Fiscal Year Budget
Timothy Sweeney
January 20, 2016
The $23.7 billion state budget proposed by Gov. Nathan Deal for the 2017 fiscal year represents a high ...
Record State Budget Still Reflects Austere Approach
Timothy Sweeney
January 20, 2016
You’ve no doubt heard reports that the $23.7 billion state budget proposed by Gov. Nathan Deal for the ...
Georgia Missing Opportunity to Strengthen Workforce
Melissa Johnson
January 15, 2016
While most adults who rely on cash and food assistance in Georgia lack any education beyond high school, ...
Untapped Potential
Melissa Johnson
January 15, 2016
Georgia is missing out on key opportunities to strengthen its workforce because it does not fully leverage the ...
Get education, health care right to build Georgia’s prosperity
Taifa Smith Butler
January 11, 2016
This op-ed was first published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jan. 10, 2016. Education and health care spending amount ...
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