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Tax Shift Plans Chart Wrong Path to Reform
State legislators are likely to consider large-scale changes to Georgia’s tax system when they return to work in ...
Better Ways to Fix Georgia Taxes
As Published in the AJC State lawmakers can seize a real opportunity to improve the lives of Georgia families ...
So Many Georgians Struggle, but it Doesn’t Have to be That Way
For the last 15 years or so, I’ve peered out across many crowded rooms filled to capacity with ...
Planned Financial Support for Low-Income Students in a Slump
Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission members agree the state should send extra dollars to school districts to ...
Open College Entry to Undocumented Students to Bolster Georgia’s Workforce
Many Georgia students started college for the first time this fall. That’s good news for Georgia as the ...
Georgia’s Workforce Development, Economy Damaged by Barriers to Higher Education for Undocumented Students
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pending changes to a federal work-development and safety-net program that relies on state contributions could create a shortfall ...
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