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Georgia’s Workforce Development, Economy Damaged by Barriers to Higher Education for Undocumented Students
Melissa Johnson
September 29, 2015
New federal policy provides Georgia an opportunity to increase access to higher education for many young Georgia immigrants ...
Tax Credits Help Lead the Fight Against Poverty
Wesley Tharpe
September 25, 2015
When Georgians think about the best ways to fight poverty and help more families climb the economic ladder, ...
Understanding Medicaid in Georgia and the Opportunity to Improve It
Timothy Sweeney
September 23, 2015
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and Georgians for a Healthy Future today announce the joint release of ...
Georgia’s Need to Close Coverage Gap Flagged by New Census Report
Timothy Sweeney
September 23, 2015
Nearly 300,000 fewer Georgians went without health insurance in 2014 compared to 2013, a decline of about 15 ...
Georgia’s Path to School Funding Reform Reaches Crossroads
Claire Suggs
September 16, 2015
An updated version of this report is available Georgia’s effort to overhaul the formula it uses to split ...
Pro-Worker Credits in Jeopardy this Labor Day
Wesley Tharpe
September 3, 2015
The U.S. Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894 to honor the contributions workers make every ...
Pending TANF Changes Could Send Georgia Budget Writers Scrambling
Melissa Johnson
August 21, 2015
Pending changes to a federal work-development and safety-net program that relies on state contributions could create a shortfall ...
A Time-Tested Tax Tool to Grow Georgia’s Middle Class
Wesley Tharpe
August 12, 2015
Too many Georgians today work hard and play by the rules but fail to get ahead. Incomes are ...
A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class
Wesley Tharpe
August 12, 2015
The Case for a State Earned Income Tax Credit Building a better Georgia, with a strong economy and ...
Educating Adults Critical to Georgia’s Success
Melissa Johnson
August 6, 2015
School is starting this week for many Georgia children but education ended much too soon for many of ...
Improved Adult Education Support Critical to Georgia’s Bottom Line
Melissa Johnson
August 6, 2015
Georgia’s economic well-being is threatened by the high numbers of adults without a high school diploma or a ...
Georgia Budget Primer 2016
GBPI Admin
August 5, 2015
Where does the money for Georgia’s $21.8 billion budget come from this year? How does the new transportation ...
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