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Senate Resolution 756 threatens to disrupt Georgia’s long-term finances
Senate Resolution 756 threatens to undermine Georgia’s ability to remain an attractive state for families and businesses. Passing the ...
Slashing Income Tax Delivers Meager Benefit to Most, Jeopardizes Public Services
Bill Analysis: House Bill 238 (LC 34 4895S) Georgia lawmakers are considering a pair of proposals that offer ...
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 ...
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